Tropical Storm Ivo is gaining strength in the eastern Pacific, prompting the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to issue a hurricane warning for offshore waters along the southwestern coast of Mexico. According to forecasts cited by Newsweek,

National Hurricane Center meteorologists warned of life-threatening impacts as the storm is expected to strengthen.

Located about 385 miles southeast of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico, Tropical Storm Ivo was moving northwest at 21 mph with maximum sustained winds near 60 mph and higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory on Thursday, Aug. 7.