Tropical Depression Eighteen-E formed on Friday, November 1st, along the Mexican Pacific coast and a few hundred miles southwest of Manzanillo,Mexico.
The depression is expected to marginally gain strength over the next few days, and would be named "Sonia" when it hits tropical storm status.
After spinning over the open waters south of Baja California, increasing southwest winds aloft should slingshot the storm into western Mexico, possibly brushing the southern Baja peninsula (including Cabo,San Lucas) late Sunday night into early next week.
Tropical storm-force winds, locally heavy rain, and a threat of high surf and rip currents are the primary threats with this system for parts of western Mexico and the southern Baja peninsula.
The Government of Mexico has issued a tropical storm watch for the west coast of Mexico, including the areas between Topolobampo and La Cruz.
In the U.S., some moisture from this system could get pulled up into Texas early next week.
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