1 hurricane, 2 tropical storms linger in Pacific, Atlantic; none poses a

Tropical Storm Claudette popped up in the far off Atlantic yesterday afternoon and is expected to weaken by tonight to post tropical storm status.

Hurricane Dolores strengthened a little and is expected to get even stronger off Mexico’s southwest coast. On the forecast track, the center will move southeast of Nova Scotia today and approach Newfoundland on Wednesday.

By The Associated Press on July 13, 2015.

Claudette is centered about 310 miles (500 kilometers) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is moving northeast near 20 mph (31 kph).

The storm poses no threat to Florida or the rest of the U.S. East Coast, and it is expected quickly race northeast over the next couple of days.

Another system, Tropical Storm Enrique, churned over the Pacific about 1,315 miles southwest of the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Claudette has maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (75 km/hr), with tropical storm force winds extending outward up to 70 Michigan (110 km) from the center of the storm. The hurricane center said the swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.

The upper level ridge of high pressure responsible for our drier than normal pattern will continue to hold firmly in place through the weekend, so high temperatures will continue to climb a degree or two hotter each day.