Ivo strengthening some
Ivo has strengthened some today west of western Mexico. Conditions are favorable for additional strengthening to hurricane strength. Winds aloft around a high pressure system over northern Mexico will steer it away from Baja. It has a small core which may allow for strengthening more quickly than larger tropical cyclones. This will be monitored closely by NHC. At this time Ivo is close enough to the west central coast to cause heavy rainfall and local flash flooding.
The Weather Situation
SUMMARY OF 300 PM CST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.8N 105.8W
ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM WNW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
ABOUT 385 MI...625 KM SE OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES
Tropicast: Visible RAMMB Cira-Slider Thursday Late Afternoon

Tropical Weather Forecast:
Ivo is forecast to strengthen and then be pulled west away from western Mexico and Cabo. It will gradually weaken in several days over cooler water well west of Cabo.