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Tropical Storm Dora, the former Tropical Depression Five-E, is picking up strength as it moves toward the Central Pacific.
As of 5 a.m. today, the center of Dora was about 345 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. The storm is packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph with higher gusts and is moving to the west at 16 mph.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles from the center.
Rapid intensification is forecast during the next 24-36 hours and forecasters predict that Dora could become a major hurricane towards the latter half of this week.