Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Hurricane Rosa is picking up steam as it churns toward the Mexican coast -- it's now a Category 4 storm, forecasters said Friday.
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| Hurricane Rosa, a Category 4 storm, churns in the Pacific Ocean Friday on its way to the Baja California Peninsula. |
Rosa intensified early Friday and recorded maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in an 8 a.m. PDT advisory. It is expected to make landfall on the western coast of Mexico late Monday or early Tuesday.
Rosa's center was located about 630 miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula and was traveling west at 7 mph.
Rosa is expected to weaken on Saturday before it reaches land.
"A gradual turn toward the west-northwest and northwest is expected on Friday, followed by a turn toward the north on Saturday and a turn toward the north-northeast on Sunday," the NHC said.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles from Rosa's center and tropical storm-force winds up to 115 miles.
No coastal watches or warnings have been issued.
Forecasters warned that swells generated by Rosa will affect portions of the southwestern Mexican coast and southern Baja California into the weekend, causing life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
Later next week, Hurricane Rosa is expected to weaken into a tropical depression as it passes over California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.
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