Flossie could become major hurricane in Eastern Pacific as Mexico faces threats of flooding rain, mudslides
Flossie became the sixth named storm of the 2025 Eastern Pacific hurricane season on Sunday when it gained strength and became a tropical storm – one step up from a tropical depression.
Flossie could become major hurricane off coast of Mexico in Eastern Pacific
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Flossie is continuing to gain strength in the Eastern Pacific and it could become a major hurricane before weakening off the southwestern coast of Mexico. FOX Weather Meteorologist Stephen Morgan breaks down the latest update on July 1, 2025.
Hurricane Flossie formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico late Monday night, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said it could intensify into a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger) before weakening on Wednesday.
This comes as local officials in Mexico are asking residents to prepare for possible flooding and life-threatening mudslides as the storm continues on its journey across the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Flossie became the sixth named storm of the 2025 Eastern Pacific hurricane season on Sunday when it gained strength and became a tropical storm – one step up from a tropical depression.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said maximum sustained winds within Flossie have increased to 100 mph with higher gusts, and additional strengthening is expected through Wednesday morning.
In addition, Flossie could become a major hurricane on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning before steady to rapid weakening later on Wednesday.
The NHC said Flossie's winds could increase to 115 mph before the weakening begins.
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The NHC said that Flossie is currently located about 150 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and is moving off to the northwest at 10 mph.
The government of Mexico issued Tropical Storm Warnings from Punta San Telmo to Playa Perula, and Tropical Storm Watches east of Punta San Telmo to Zihuatanejo and north of Playa Perula to Cabo Corrientes.
The NHC said Hurricane Flossie should produce additional rainfall totals of 2-4 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 6 inches, across coastal portions of the Mexican states of Michoacán, Colima, and Jalisco into Wednesday.
That rainfall could lead to life-threatening flash flooding.
In addition, large swells generated by Hurricane Flossie are likely to impact beaches along portions of southwestern Mexico over the next few days, and that could produce life-threatening rip currents.
The Eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 to Nov. 30.