Hurricane Jova strengthened Sunday as it inched toward western Mexico, with forecasters warning that it would intensify over the next two days. Continue reading after the jump.
The Category 1 storm was about 350 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, Sunday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. It was moving east at about 6 mph, and was expected to turn northeast on Monday.
Jova carried maximum sustained winds of 90 mph.
“Additional strengthening is expected during the next 48 hours, and Jova could become a major hurricane by Monday night or Tuesday,” the center said in an advisory Sunday.
Mexico’s National Meteorological Service warned boaters off the country’s Pacific coast to prepare for increasing rains, waves and winds.
The states of Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco and Nayarit will likely see significant precipitation, the meteorological service said.
