Hurricane Sandra is expected to continue weakening as it churns a couple hundred miles off the west coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center reported Friday morning. Meanwhile in the Central Pacific, no tropical cyclone formation was expected during the coming 48 hours.
Located 165 miles southwest of Las Islas Marias, Mexico, Sandra was circulating 90 mph winds and tracking north-northeast at 12 mph, forecasters said. Hurricane-force winds extended outward from its center up to 35 miles while tropical storm-force winds extended outward up to 160 miles.
A tropical storm warning has been posted for areas of Mexico from Altata to San Blas and Las Islas Marias. Sandra is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm later Friday before reaching the Mexico coast early Saturday, forecasters said.
In the Central Pacific, which is where Hawaii is located, tropical cyclone formation is not expected through Sunday morning, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu.
The Central Pacific and Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons continue through Nov. 30.
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