Tropical Storm Celia churns off Mexico’s Pacific coast, expected to stay well off shore

Pacific Tropical Storm Celia forms off Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Celia formed Saturday over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Mexico, and forecasters said it was headed farther out to sea.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami warned that large ocean swells from the storm would produce dangerous surf conditions along portions of Mexico’s Pacific coast.

Celia was centered about 335 miles (540 kilometers) south-southeast of Acapulco, the hurricane center said. Maximum sustained winds were 45 mph (75 kilometers per hour).

The storm was moving to the west at about 7 mph (11 kilometers per hour) Saturday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Blas was still swirling 430 miles (690 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.

Its winds were at about 65 mph (100 kilometers per hour), but forecasters said it would likely get weaken Sunday.