Tropical Storm Odile (2008)

Infobox hurricane current
name=Tropical Storm Odile
time=2 p.m. PDT (2100 UTC) October 11
category=storm
type=tropical storm


track=2008 16E 5-day track.gif| image_width=170px | track_topcaption =
location=17.9°N 102.8°W ± 30 nm
About 40 mi (65 km) W of Lazaro Cardenas
About 125 mi (200 km) SE of Manzanillo
1sustained=40 knots ! 45 mph ! 75 km/h
gusts=50 knots ! mph ! km/h
pressure=1005 mbar (hPa) ! 29.68 inHg
movement=NW at 10 kt ! 12 mph ! 19 km/h

Tropical Storm Odile is the seventeenth tropical depression of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season, and the sixteenth in the Eastern Pacific proper. It formed on October 8 from an area of low pressure near Nicaragua, which had been lingering near the area for nearly a week up until then. It became a tropical storm on the morning of October 9, becoming the first tropical cyclone worldwide to earn that name since 1990, when Odile was a powerful Category 4 hurricane.

Meteorological history

In early October, a tropical wave formed near Nicaragua. Barely moving until October 6 or October 7, the wave dumped heavy rain on the area, although damages or deaths, if any, have yet to be reported. On October 8, the wave became better organized as the National Hurricane Center increased the odds of development from the system. Then, later that day, the wave developed into Tropical Depression Sixteen-E, the sixteenth tropical cyclone of the season. On the morning of October 9, it became Tropical Storm Odile, while located southwest of Guatemala.

Impact

Before becoming a tropical wave, the precursor disturbance to Tropical Depression Sixteen-E dumped heavy rainfall on Nicaragua, although as of 2100 UTC October 8, 2008, any impact is unknown.

Current storm information

As of 2 p.m. PDT (2100 UTC) October 11, Tropical Storm Odile is located within 30 nautical miles of 17.9°N 102.8°W, about 40 mi (65 km) west of Lazaro Cardenas and about 125 mi (200 km) southeast of Manzanillo. Maximum sustained winds are 40 knots (45 mph, 75 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central pressure is 1005 mbar (29.68 inches), and the system is moving NW at 10 kt (12 mph, 19 km/h).

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center of Odile.

Watches and warnings

As of 2 p.m. PDT (2100 UTC) October 11, the following warnings and watches are in effect:

For the latest official information, see:

*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP1+shtml/ latest public advisory on Tropical Storm Odile] .
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCMEP1+shtml/ latest forecast/advisory on Tropical Storm Odile] .

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