MEXICO CITY >> Hurricane Flossie strengthened overnight then weakened again Wednesday to a Category 2 hurricane off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Flossie became a powerful Category 3 hurricane late Tuesday, but was slated to steadily weaken Wednesday and is expected to remain offshore.

The Miami-based center said Flossie was about 275 miles south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas and was moving west-northwest off the Mexican coast at 10 mph.

It was expected to skirt the coast for a few days while dropping rain on several Mexican states.

While its center is forecast to remain offshore, swells as well as “life-threatening” surf and rip currents were expected in southwestern Mexico and the Baja California peninsula in the coming days.