Hurricane Barbara likely peaked and will weaken as it moves into cooler waters and drier air. Life-threatening surf and gusty winds will affect the southwestern Mexico coast.
Hurricane Barbara, which briefly reached hurricane strength, has likely passed its peak intensity and is set to weaken steadily as it moves northwestward off the coast of southwestern Mexico. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), environmental conditions ahead of the storm will become increasingly hostile, with cooler sea surface temperatures and a drier, more stable air mass chipping away at Barbara’s convective organization . . .
