U.S. NHC says Potential Tropical Cyclone One to become storm by late Friday

(Reuters) – Potential Tropical Cyclone One is expected to become a tropical depression on Friday and a tropical storm later in the day or by night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday.

The system is located about 95 miles(155 km) north-northwest of Cozumel Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour (55 kilometers per hour), the Miami-based forecaster said.

(Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)