Tropical Storm Cristina forms in Pacific

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

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Tropical Storm Cristina forms in Pacific*

The Associated Press
Saturday, June 28, 2008; 11:24 PM

MEXICO CITY -- Tropical Storm Cristina formed far off Mexico's Baja
peninsula on Saturday and forecasters.

It is the third named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season.

Saturday night, Cristina was located about 1,195 miles (1,920
kilometers) southwest of Baja California's southern tip with maximum
sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph), according to Miami's National
Hurricane Center.

Forecasters say the storm was moving out to sea at 9 mph (15 kph).

It joins Tropical Storm Boris, which was 630 miles (1,015 kilometers)
off the Baja tip, moving out to sea at 9 mph (15 kph) with winds of 50
mph (85 kph).