Hurricane Priscilla is churning off the coast of Mexico, and could impact some areas of the United States. As of the morning of Monday, Oct. 6, Priscilla was about 240 miles south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph, according to a public advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Fla.

At 8 a.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that the tropical depression is in the Atlantic Ocean, 285 miles northwest of the Eastern Tip of Cuba and 100 miles west-southwest of the Central Bahamas. It is moving north-northwest at 7 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.