Hurricane Flossie is now a Category 2 off the Pacific coast of Mexico

MIAMI AP Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category cyclone Tuesday morning off the Pacific coast of Mexico forecasters reported The National Hurricane Center declared Flossie had maximum sustained winds at mph kph and that rain was falling over parts of coastal Mexico The hurricane was centered miles kilometers southwest of Manzanillo Mexico Flossie was moving to the northwest at mph kph and was expected to continue that motion over the next meager days The system should move away from southwestern Mexico by Tuesday night forecasters noted The hurricane was forecast to continue strengthening and could be a major hurricane as soon as Tuesday night or Wednesday morning A major hurricane is classified as Category or higher with maximum sustained winds of at least mph kph Source