Hurricane Flossie strengthens further off Mexico's Pacific coast

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This outer representation provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Flossie, Monday, July 1, 2025. (NOAA via AP) (Uncredited, NOAA)

MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Flossie has strengthened into a almighty Category 3 hurricane disconnected Mexico’s southwestern Pacific seashore with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center successful Miami.

The hurricane halfway said Flossie would statesman weakening aboriginal Wednesday.

The halfway said Flossie was astir 315 miles (505 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas and was moving west-northwest disconnected the Mexican seashore astatine 10 kph (17 mph). It was expected to skirt the seashore for a fewer days portion dropping rainfall connected respective Mexican states.

While its halfway is forecast to stay offshore, rainfall up to 150 mm (6 inches) was apt for parts of the Mexican states of Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco into Wednesday, with the anticipation of life-threatening flooding and mudslides, particularly successful steep terrain.

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