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The National Hurricane Center said a short-lived tropical depression or tropical storm could develop this morning. A short-lived tropical depression or storm remains possible in the central Atlantic today, June 24, although chances continue to decrease, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is forecast to rapidly intensify and become a Category 3 hurricane with 115-mph winds before making landfall along the coast of western Oaxaca or eastern Guerrero June 19. Hurricane watches and warnings, along with a tropical storm warning, have been issued.