Hurricane Erick is quickly approaching Mexico and could make landfall to become the season’s first major hurricane late Wednesday, forecasters warned Tuesday.

Erick is expected to be at or near major hurricane status as it approaches the Mexican coast on Thursday. A major hurricane is defined as Category 3 or higher and wind speeds of 111-129 mph.

National Hurricane Center forecasters say the two storms are expected to drench the region for several days.

Major Hurricane Flossie is the earliest F-named storm on the Eastern Pacific hurricane season record.

Hurricane Erick, which formed in mid-June, intensified into the season's first major hurricane and the first on record to hit Mexico before July.

Tropical development is possible from the southern Atlantic coast to the northeastern Gulf through the first full week of July, while Hurricane Flossie continues to churn in the eastern Pacific.

Acapulco Bay is void of boats while they are stored onshore as the nearby Hurricane Erick brings dark clouds June 19. Fernando Llano/AP ...

The sudden decommissioning of a vital satellite imaging system may weaken hurricane forecasts, risking rapid intensification surprises this storm season.

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to rapidly intensify, a dangerous situation for coastal communities.

(Island News) -- Hurricane Flossie continues to strengthen as it moves northwest off the coast of southwestern Mexico. As of midday, the storm was located about 180 miles southwest of Manzanillo ...

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to rapidly intensify, a dangerous situation for coastal communities.

Two Department of Defense satellite programs that supplied data used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of hurricane forecasting are being discontinued, according to ...