Forecasters are watching Tropical Storm Cosme as it churns in the Pacific. The storm, over water southwest of the the Mexican mainland, is expected to become a hurricane soon, according to The Associated Press.
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The storm's maximum sustained winds Monday afternoon have risen to 60 mph. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says more strengthening is expected in the coming 48 hours with Cosme expected to become a hurricane sometime Tuesday.
Cosme is centered about 335 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and is moving northwest at 14 mph.
No coastal watches or warnings are in effect.
The hurricane center says ocean swells generated by the storm will begin affecting a swath of the Pacific coast from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes later Monday night with life-threatening surf and rip currents possible.
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