MIAMI, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Nadine was just shy of hurricane strength in the Atlantic Wednesday while Tropical Storm Kristy grew in the Pacific, U.S. forecasters said.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its 11 p.m. EDT advisory Nadine had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph with higher gusts and was expected to become a hurricane Thursday morning. The storm was centered 820 miles east-northeast of the Lesser Antilles and heading northwest at 16 mph, the center said.