Tropical Storm Cosme was strengthening Monday in Pacific waters southwest of the Mexican mainland, with forecasters saying it is expected to become a hurricane within a day. The storm's maximum sustained winds rose to 95 kilometers per hour (kph) Monday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that more strengthening is expected in the coming 48 hours with Cosme expected to become a hurricane sometime Tuesday. Cosme was centered roughly 535 kilometers southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and was moving northwest at 22 kph. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect. The hurricane center said that ocean swells generated by the storm will begin affecting a swath of the Pacific coast from Manzanillo to Cabo Corrientes later Monday with life-threatening surf and rip currents possible.
