Hurricane Henriette got closer to Mexico's mainland on Wednesday, U.S. forecasters said. Henriette, a category one hurricane stormed across the Baja California peninsula on Tuesday and is moving towards mainland Mexico with 120 kilometers per hour winds. Moving north at 20 kilometers per hour, Henriette was expected to make landfall in Mexico later Wednesday, the U.S National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane Henriette was expected to produce coastal storm surge flooding of three to five feet above normal tide levels, the Miami-based hurricane center said. It was also forecast to produce 12.7 to 25.4 centimeters of rain over the mainland's west coast and southern portions of the Baja California peninsula that could trigger flash floods and mudslides. While it was still a tropical storm, Henriette left seven people dead over the weekend. Henriette also caused widespread mudslides along Mexico's southern and southeastern Pacific coast.
