MIAMI, Fl. (AFP)–Tropical depression Alex strengthened late Sunday and was again upgraded to a tropical storm, the U.S. government announced.
| At 0300 GMT, Alex, which packed sustained winds of 45 miles (75 kilometers) an hour, was entering the Gulf of Mexico some 60 miles (100 kilometers) west southwest of Campeche, Mexico, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. |
| ”Additional strengthening is forecast – and Alex could become a hurricane within the next 48 hours,” the NHC said. |
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