Overview

• Priscilla is a Category 2 hurricane located roughly 340–370 km south of Cabo San Lucas, moving northwest at about 17 km/h with sustained winds near 155 km/h and higher gusts.
• The National Weather Service of Mexico maintains a tropical-storm-effects watch from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo San Lázaro as coastal winds intensify and waves reach 5–6 meters in southern Baja California Sur and up to 4 meters along parts of Nayarit and Jalisco.
• Moisture bands are driving intense rainfall in southern Baja California Sur, central and southern Sinaloa, and northern and central Nayarit, with strong rains in Jalisco, Colima, and Michoacán, raising risks of flash flooding, landslides, and rapid river rises.
• Authorities report early impacts in Baja California Sur, including suspended public transport in Los Cabos, 21 shelters hosting about 240 people, landslides on the transpeninsular highway, closed small-craft ports, and class and government-work suspensions in La Paz and Los Cabos.
• Officials, including President Claudia Sheinbaum and Conagua, warn Priscilla could briefly reach Category 3 later today, though guidance from SMN and the NHC indicates the center remains offshore before weakening and crossing the Baja peninsula as a post-tropical system around October 11.