Tropical Storm Ivo formed Wednesday off the southwestern coast of Mexico but was not forecast to pose a threat of landfall.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Ivo was expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Friday but remain well clear of the coast.
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph). It was centered about 490 miles (790 kilometers) south of the tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula and was moving to the west-northwest at 20 mph (31 kph).
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Chantal in the North Atlantic was forecast to weaken to a . . .
