Hurricane Norma is due to hit Mexico, with possible effects felt in Texas over the weekend.
Hurricane Norma strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane on Friday afternoon and is due to make landfall in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur on Saturday.
Norma is the third major storm to approach Mexico in the last two weeks as the Pacific hurricane season continues.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its most-recent update at 12 a.m. MDT: « Hurricane conditions are expected within the hurricane warning area in Baja California Sur today, with tropical storm conditions commencing this morning. Tropical storm conditions are expected in the tropical storm warning areas in Baja California Sur later this morning. Tropical storm conditions are possible in Las Islas Marias today and in the watch area along the west coast of Mexico by Sunday. »
The weather service has put a hurricane warning in place for Baja California Sur from Todos Santos to Los Barriles, along with several tropical-storm warnings and watches for areas in and around Santa Fe, San Evaristo, Las Islas Marias and Topolobampo. The state capital La Paz is also expected to feel the effects of Norma.
The NHC is expecting the center of Norma to move over the southern portion of Baja California Sur later today.
