Hurricane Marie weakened Monday afternoon but remains a Category 3 storm as it churns about 505 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Monday morning. ADVERTISING Hurricane Marie weakened Monday afternoon
Hurricane Marie weakened Monday afternoon but remains a Category 3 storm as it churns about 505 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Monday morning.
Marie at 5 p.m. Monday registered 115 mph winds and was moving toward the northwest at 13 mph, forecasters said. Hurricane-force winds (winds greater than 75 mph) extend outward 60 miles and tropical storm-force winds reaching some 310 miles from the center of Marie.
Surf from the 13th named storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season is already affecting portions of the south-central and southwestern coast of Mexico and is expected to reach Southern California shores by Tuesday. The swells generated by the storm will likely cause life-threatening surf and rip currents along affected coasts.
Forecasters expect Marie to steadily weaken during the next 48 hours. It could be downgraded to a tropical storm on Wednesday.
