▁to ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁status ▁early ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁as ▁a ▁mid - level ▁r idge ▁forced ▁it ▁back ▁west . ▁Max ▁deg ener ated ▁to ▁a ▁rem nant ▁low ▁by ▁ 1 8 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁September   2 2 , ▁which ▁then ▁dr ift ed ▁south ▁before ▁diss ip ating ▁on ▁September   2 6 . ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Norm a ▁ ▁An ▁area ▁of ▁dist urbed ▁weather ▁formed ▁south ▁of ▁Mexico ▁on ▁September   1 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁broad ▁area ▁of ▁low ▁pressure ▁within ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁A ▁few ▁small ▁v ort ices ▁were ▁observed ▁within ▁the ▁broad ▁low ▁over ▁subsequent ▁days , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁c led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁by ▁ 0 0 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁September   2 3 . ▁On ▁a ▁west - n orth west ▁course , ▁the ▁de pression ▁intens ified ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Norm a ▁twelve ▁hours ▁later ▁and ▁ultimately ▁att ained ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 6 0   m ph ▁( 9 5   km / h ) ▁by ▁ 1 8 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁September   2 4 ▁as ▁the ▁circul ation ▁became ▁cent r ally ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁con ve ction ▁and ▁band ing ▁features ▁developed . ▁Norm a ▁turned ▁north west ▁as ▁e aster ly ▁wind ▁she ar ▁increased , ▁causing ▁it ▁to ▁weak en ▁to ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁by ▁ 1