Twin tropical storms have formed in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico, the US National Weather Service reported Saturday, while ruling out any impact on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Tropical Storm Blas and Tropical Storm Celia were churning westward off the Mexican coast, about 600 kilometers (373 miles) from one another but posing little threat to land.
Blas, with sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour, was some 755 kilometers south of the Baja California peninsula, and expected to strengthen over the next day before losing power.
Celia, with winds of 65 kilometers per hour, was about 355 kilometers south of Acapulco and expected to strengthen over the coming two days.
With North America and the Caribbean in the midst of hurricane season, US authorities and British energy giant BP have been keeping a wary eye on weather forecasts as they ramp up efforts to recover oil from the ruptured well that has already spilled tens of millions of gallons of crude in the Gulf of Mexico.
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