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LOS ANGELES – Hurricane Rosa is slightly weakened off the Mexican Pacific coast on Friday and is expected to increase surf and rip currents along the southern California coast this weekend. Surfing between 6 and 10 feet is possible on the beaches of Los Angeles and Ventura County on Saturday night or Sunday, said the National Hurricane Center.
Orange County can see seas up to 8 feet while surf can reach 5 feet along San Diego County.
Rosa, who is now the Category 3 storm, had sustained maximum winds of 120 mph and was located 625 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California from Friday night. It was moving west at 6 mph.
It is expected to become a tropical storm Sunday in a northeasterly direction towards the Baja California Peninsula. The hurricane center said there was no coastal surveillance or warnings, but the swells generated by Rosa were likely to cause dangerous waves and tear the current conditions in parts of southwestern Ontario. Mexico, Peninsula and Southern California.
This image shows the projected trajectory of Hurricane Rosa on Friday, September 28, 2018.
National Hurricane Center
The remains of the Rosa are expected to hit Arizona on Sunday, causing heavy rains, high winds and the threat of localized flooding, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters estimate that up to 4 inches could fall in some areas by Wednesday, including Flagstaff, Payson, Prescott and the Grand Canyon's south shore. The north shore could see up to 6 inches.
According to forecasters, the Phoenix, Yuma and East and West Arizona subways could see widespread rains of a few inches. Normally, dry washes can be flooded, as well as low pavements.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Kirk have caused power outages and strong floods in the eastern Caribbean and forced flight cancellations, officials said Friday. Authorities in Barbados said they helped save several people from a flooded house and schools were canceled in the neighboring islands of St. Lucia, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Meteorologists have indicated that rainfall of up to 10 inches of rain has fallen in parts of Martinique, Dominica and Barbados, as they have warned of flash floods and mudslides. The hurricane center also warned of heavy rains for St. Croix and Puerto Rico, badly damaged by Hurricane Maria last year and still recovering from the storm.
Kirk had sustained maximum winds of 40 mph and was located about 270 miles southeast of Puerto Rico. He was moving west at 14 mph. The storm is expected to become a tropical depression Friday night and degenerate into a depression around Saturday.
