Hurricane Vance is strengthening off Mexico, with forecasts indicating it will intensify over the next day and potentially become a major hurricane by Friday night. The National Hurricane Center projection cited by one outlet says the storm is expected to steadily intensify in the next 24 hours.

Coverage also describes impacts from hurricane-generated swells. One report says swells are expected to begin affecting parts of the southern and southwestern Mexican coast this weekend and continue into next week. Other outlets focus more directly on the storm’s status and its potential to reach a high-category level as it nears Mexico, describing it as a hurricane off the coast.

Overall, the outlets agree on the core timeline of strengthening near Mexico and the expectation of additional intensification, while differing in how much they emphasize coastal effects versus the projected category at a specific time.