The US National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Roslin is expected to intensify into a hurricane as it approaches resorts on Mexico’s Pacific coast.
The center added in its latest report that the storm is expected to turn into a hurricane when it makes landfall by Saturday evening or Sunday morning.
The central map shows that the storm, which is currently about 290 km south-southwest of the Mexican city of Manzanillo, is expected to move along the coast before turning inland near the popular resort of Puerto Vallarta.
The slow-moving storm recorded winds of 110 kilometers per hour with stronger gusts, the center said.
A Category 1 hurricane will have winds of at least 119 km. The center expects Roslin to hit 169 kilometers per hour as it approaches Puerto Vallarta to become a Category 2 hurricane before dissipating inland.
The center expects Roslin to cause sea levels to rise in what are known as storm surges, leading to “major coastal flooding” near and to the east as the storm makes landfall with “large destructive waves.”
