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Tropical Storm Priscilla Strengthens Off Mexico, Hurricane Forecast by Tonight

Forecasters warn of flooding rain, dangerous surf and rip currents for Mexico's southwest coast.

In this satellite image released by NOAA, Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in the easter Pacific off Mexico, Oct. 5, 2025.
This NOAA satellite image taken at 5:20 p.m. EST on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, shows Tropical Storm Priscilla in the East Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. (NOAA via AP)
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Overview

  • As of Sunday morning, Priscilla held maximum sustained winds near 65 mph and was located roughly 295 to 305 miles south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes while moving north-northwest at about 5 mph.
  • The National Hurricane Center classifies Priscilla as a large system with tropical-storm-force winds extending up to 140 miles from its center.
  • Tropical storm watches are in effect from Punta San Telmo to Punta Mita, where tropical storm conditions are possible Sunday into Monday.
  • Forecasts call for 4 to 6 inches of rain with local totals up to 8 inches in coastal Michoacán and far western Guerrero, with 2 to 4 inches in Colima, western Jalisco and the rest of coastal Guerrero, raising flash-flood risk in higher terrain.
  • Hazardous swells will bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to southwestern and west-central Mexico and could reach the southern Baja California peninsula by Monday, while a separate storm, Octave, remains well offshore with no coastal alerts.