Overview

• The U.S. National Hurricane Center lists Lorena as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds near 130 km/h about 185 km southwest of Cabo San Lucas.
• Mexico’s weather service projects a brief rise to Category 2 over open water with a possible tropical-storm landfall on Baja California’s west coast Friday morning local time.
• State authorities convened an emergency session led by Governor Víctor Castro and suspended classes across Baja California Sur until further notice.
• Beaches were closed and residents in vulnerable areas were urged to stay away from bodies of water because of expected heavy rain.
• Separately, Hurricane Kiko was reported at Category 4 strength over the Pacific.