Tropical Storm Barbara formed off the coast of Southwestern Mexico and it is expected to become a hurricane without menacing land, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday. Barbara was located about 170 miles southwest of the tourist port of Zihuatanejo in Guerrero state,

Hurricane Barbara was located about 155 miles (245 kilometers) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph (120 kph). The storm’s center was moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph).