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Hurricane Flossie grows to Category 3 strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 3 cyclone late Tuesday while remaining off the Pacific coast of Mexico.

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Flossie had maximum sustained winds of 185 kph (115 mph) and was moving west-northwest at about 10 mph (17 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Its higher wind speeds made Flossie a major hurricane, which are classified as Category 3 or above, with winds of at least 111 mph (180 kph).

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Flossie was about 315 miles (505 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

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  1. This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Flossie over the Pacific Ocean, Monday, June 30, 2025.
    Tropical Storm Flossie strengthens, hurricane warning issued for Mexico’s Pacific coast
  2. This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Barry, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (NOAA via AP)
    Tropical storms Barry, Flossie form off Mexico’s Pacific and Gulf coasts

It was expected to continue a west-northwest to northwest motion with some further strengthening Wednesday before rapidly weakening.

While that path kept the storm’s center offshore, Flossie’s outer bands were bringing heavy rain to coastal portions of Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco states.

Mexico’s government said Wednesday it had discontinued an earlier tropical storm Punta San Telmo to Playa Perula. More rain could fall in the affected areas into Wednesday.

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