MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Flossie strengthened off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast on Monday because the remnants of what was Tropical Storm Barry dumped rain on jap Mexico.
Flossie strengthened with most sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph). It was centered about 160 miles (255 kilometers) south-southwest of Zihuatanejo and was transferring northwest at 10 mph.
Mexico’s authorities issued a tropical storm warning alongside the southwestern coast from Punta San Telmo to Playa Perula.
A tropical storm watch remained in impact for the southwest coast from Zihuatanejo to Cabo Corrientes. A watch means tropical storm circumstances are doable within the space inside two days.
Flossie is anticipated to quickly intensify right into a hurricane late Monday or Tuesday, then skirt the coast for a number of days. Whereas its heart is forecast to stay offshore, reasonable rain was doubtless in components of Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco by early subsequent week.
In the meantime, the remnants of Barry have been bringing heavy rain to Mexico’s Gulf coast after it got here ashore as a tropical despair south of Tampico with most sustained winds of 35 mph, the U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Middle in Miami mentioned.