In its 8 a.m. MST update, the NHC said Carlottta was located about 455 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, is already packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. Carlotta is moving west-northwest out into the Pacific Ocean at about 12 mph.
"This motion is expected to continue [Thursday], followed by a turn toward the west on Friday and a continued westward motion through the weekend," the National Hurricane Center said.
"Strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days and Carlotta is expected to become a hurricane today or [Friday]."
The center said its tropical storm winds extend 60 miles from the eye.
"Swells generated by Carlotta will affect the coasts of west-central mainland Mexico and the southern Baja California peninsula beginning later [Thursday]," the center said. "These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions through the weekend."
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