While the Atlantic side continues to stay quiet in the tropics.
The Eastern Pacific remains active with its 5th straight named storm forming on Monday.
While Erick is just a minimal tropical storm now, it is expected to strengthen significantly over the next couple days, forecast to become a category 2 Hurricane before reaching the west coast of southern/central Mexico.
This will make it the second hurricane of the Pacific season. There are already Hurricane watches in effect from Punta Maldonado to San Agustin, including Puerto Escondido.
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The storm is forecast to make landfall sometime on Thursday, likely producing heavy rainfall which could produce life threatening flooding and mudslides. There could also be a storm surge right along the coast near where the center crosses the coastline.
