Hurricane Patriciais expected to to make landfall on the southwest coast of Mexico on Friday, and experts say it could be catastrophic.
The National Hurricane Center is calling the category 5 hurricane "the strongest eastern north pacific hurricane on record."
"Shaping up to be absolutely a monster. We saw the information coming in this morning at 5 a.m. from the National Hurricane Center. We were all astounded," a meteorologist at The Weather Channel said.
Experts predict maximum wind speeds of 200 miles per hour, and the storm could trigger 39-foot waves.
And the NHC says it's not only those near the coast who'll be impacted. Heavy rainfall is "likely to cause life-threatening flash floods and mud slides" in several Mexican states into Saturday. (Video via NBC)
