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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Flossie has continued to strengthen
off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained
winds of 140 kph (85 mph), according to the U.S. National
Hurricane Center in Miami.
The hurricane center said Flossie became a Category 1 hurricane
Monday night.
The center said Flossie was about 260 kilometers (160 miles)
south of Manzanillo and was moving west-northwest off the
Mexican coast at 17 kph (10 mph). It was expected to skirt the
coast for a few days while dropping rain on several Mexican
states.
Mexico's government earlier issued a tropical storm warning
along the southwestern coast from Punta San Telmo to Playa
Perula.
A tropical storm watch remained in effect for other areas on the
southwest coast from Zihuatanejo to Cabo Corrientes. A watch
means tropical storm conditions are possible in the area within
two days.
While its center is forecast to remain offshore, rainfall up to
150 mm (6 inches) was likely for parts of the Mexican states of
Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco into Wednesday, with
the possibility of life-threatening flooding and mudslides,
especially in steep terrain.
Flossie is forecast to strengthen over the next 36 hours before
weakening over cooler waters.
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