MIAMI, Florida, Muharram 09, 1437, October 22, 2015, SPA -- Tropical Storm Patricia formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico and was expected to reach hurricane strength, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The NHC said that with sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph), the storm was 515 kilometers southeast of the resort city of Acapulco and moving west. The storm was expected to strengthen and to reach hurricane strength by Thursday. Hurricane warnings were posted off the Mexican coast between Lazaro Cardenas and Playa Perula, and a tropical storm watch was in effect between Lazaro Cardenas and Tecpan de Galeana. --SPA 11:32 LOCAL TIME 08:32 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w