(RNN) – As Florida prepares for Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Jose swirls in the ocean, Tropical Storm Katia, off the coast of Mexico, has become the 11th named storm of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season.
According to the National Hurricane Center, at 4:00 CT, Tropical Storm Katia was located about 105 miles east of Tampico, Mexico.
Katia has sustained winds of 40 mph and is moving to the east-southeast at 2 mph.
No watches or warnings are currently in effect for Katia, but the NHC says a tropical storm watch could be required for the Mexican state of Veracruz later today.
Katia is forecast to turn southeastward in the next 24 hours and will move in that direction before turning southwest on Friday, according to the NHC. The center of Katia is expected to remain offshore of Mexico through Friday morning.
Some strengthening of the storm is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Tropical Storm #Katia Advisory 3: Depression Becomes Tropical Storm Katia. https://t.co/VqHn0uj6EM
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) September 6, 2017
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Jose is swirling in the Atlantic, located about 1255 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, as of the NHC's 5:00 ET update.
Expected to become a hurricane by tonight, Jose is stronger than Katia with sustained winds of 60 mph, and it is moving west at 13 mph.
Tropical Storm #Jose Advisory 4: Jose Expected to Become a Hurricane By Tonight. https://t.co/VqHn0uj6EM
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) September 6, 2017
No watches or warnings are in effect for Jose.
The storm is forecast to begin moving slightly faster in a west-northwest motion during the next two days, according to the NHC.
With Tropical Storms Katia and Jose posing little threat to land as of yet, all eyes remain on Hurricane Irma.
The potentially catastrophic category 5 storm made landfall in the Caribbean early Wednesday morning.
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