Bud likely to become a tropical storm later today. Location at 03:00 MDT (09:00 UTC) about 435 km / 270 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas Mexico maximum sustained winds 120 km/h / 75 mph. Bud is moving toward the north-northwest near 7 km/h, and this motion...

Bud likely to become a tropical storm later today. Location at 03:00 MDT (09:00 UTC) about 435 km / 270 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas Mexico maximum sustained winds 120 km/h / 75 mph. Bud is moving toward the north-northwest near 7 km/h, and this motion with a slight increase in forward speed is expected into Thursday.

Bud is forecast to accelerate northward late Thursday into Friday. On the forecast track, the center of Bud will cross southern Baja California Sur early Friday and move over the Gulf of California later on Friday.


Despite Bud’s expected weakening, the cyclone is still anticipated to be a tropical storm when it reaches southern Baja California Sur in about 48 hours.

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A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Santa Fe to La Paz including Cabo San Lucas.

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