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Hurricane Priscilla Nears Major Strength Off Mexico as Baja Issues Watches

Forecasters expect the offshore system to briefly reach major intensity, with weakening starting Wednesday.

A forecast from the NHC shows Hurricane Priscilla's path.
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In this satellite image released by NOAA, Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in the easter Pacific off Mexico, Oct. 5, 2025. (NOAA via AP)

Overview

  • An NHC advisory placed Priscilla about 215 miles south of the Baja California Sur tip with sustained winds near 110 mph and a northwest motion around 10 mph.
  • Forecast guidance shows the center tracking parallel to but offshore of west‑central Mexico and Baja California Sur over the next couple of days, with weakening beginning Wednesday.
  • A tropical storm watch is in effect from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo San Lázaro, and officials in Los Cabos and La Paz canceled classes and opened shelters as a precaution.
  • Outer bands are expected to deliver 1 to 2 inches of rain, with local totals up to 4 inches, to southern Baja California Sur and parts of west‑central Mexico, posing flash‑flood and landslide risks in areas including Michoacán and Colima.
  • Swells are already producing life‑threatening surf and rip currents along coasts of southwestern and west‑central Mexico and the southern Baja peninsula, and Priscilla’s moisture could boost flood risk in the U.S. Desert Southwest later this week.