Tropical cyclone Norma strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday morning, as reported by Mexico’s National Meteorological Service (SMN) on its Twitter account.

According to the 11:00 am ET update from the SMN, the hurricane was located this morning 355 kilometers southwest of Playa Pérula in Jalisco, a state in western Mexico. Maximum sustained winds reach 215 kilometers per hour, with gusts up to 260 km/h.

If it continues on its current path, the authorities state that the hurricane will make landfall in Cabo San Lucas over the weekend in the state of Baja California Sur in the northwest of the country. They also warn that waterspouts and high waves may form.

According to the update, these are the expected weather conditions:

• Heavy rainfall in Jalisco and Colima.
• Very heavy rainfall in Nayarit, Michoacán, and Guerrero.
• Due to the precipitation, river and stream levels in these states may rise, leading to landslides and floods.
• The likelihood of scattered showers in Baja California Sur and Sinaloa has increased.
• Wind gusts of 90 to 110 km/h with possible waterspout formation and waves 3 to 5 meters high along the coasts of Jalisco, Colima, and Michoacán.
• Wind gusts of 60 to 80 km/h and waves 2 to 3 meters high along the coasts of Baja California Sur, Nayarit, and Guerrero.

CNN – https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2023/10/19/huracan-norma-categoria-3-se-preve-toque-tierra-fin-de-semana-noroeste-mexico-orix/