The storm is forecast to make landfall near Puerto Vallarta near major hurricane strength late Tuesday.
Hurricane Lidia, a strengthening Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 100 mph, is on course to roar ashore Tuesday night near Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s west coast. The hurricane is poised to unleash flooding rains, destructive winds and a dangerous ocean surge.
Ahead of Lidia, hurricane warnings are in effect along the coast from Novillero in the north to Manzanillo in the south, as well as Las Islas Marias just offshore from the mainland. A tropical storm warning bounds that area, running to Mazatlán in the north and Punta San Telmo in the south.are forecast to take a direct hit from the intensifying storm, whose winds could increase to 105 mph before landfall.
Rainfall of about 4 to 8 inches is projected near the landfall zone. Higher elevations or isolated spots near the coast could see as much as a foot.
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