Newborn Tropical Storm Simon (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured this infrared image of newborn Tropical Storm Simon on Oct. 2 at 9:15 a.m. EDT, when it was off the coast of southwestern Mexico. Credit NASA/NOAA GOES Project Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.