Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Tropical Storm Paine Injecting Moisture Surge to Desert Southwest, Southern California

September 20,2016
Tropical Storm Paine is now curling toward Mexico's Baja California, weakening quickly, but spreading moisture into the Desert Southwest.
Although Paine is not forecast to make landfall as a tropical storm in the Baja peninsula, it could bring tropical storm-force winds to a portion of the coast. All tropical storm watches and warnings for the Baja have been discontinued by the national Hurricane Center.
Here's the latest from the National Hurricane Center:
  • Paine was located about 165 miles southwest of Punta Eugenia, Mexico, as of late Tuesday morning.
  • Paine should weaken to a remnant low by Wednesday.
  • Paine's circulation center will never impact land directly before it fizzles.
  • Some moisture from Paine is being drawn northward into the Southwest U.S. early this week by an upper-level low off the coast of California. This may lead to an uptick in shower and thunderstorm chances into Tuesday over far southern California and the Desert Southwest.
  • Locally, 1 to 2 inches is possible over parts of the Desert Southwest. Flooding is not expected to be a widespread, serious threat, but cannot be ruled out in a few locations.

Current Storm Status

Projected Path and Intensity

Current Radar, Watches and Warnings
Check back with us at weather.com for updates on this system.

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