Hurricane Erick is forecast to strike the southern coast of Mexico after being upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 early Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. After becoming a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean early on June 18,

The storm was downgraded slightly before making landfall, from a powerful Category 4 to a Category 3. While slightly reduced in power, Erick is still considered a major hurricane as a Category 3, which can carry winds of up to 129 mph.