Having doubled in strength in less than a day and still expected to grow further, Hurricane Erick on Wednesday chugged through the ideal environment to power up quickly as it approached Mexico's southern Pacific Coast.

If you are in low-lying areas, near rivers, near waterways, it is best for you to go to shelters,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Erick has strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane and could reach major hurricane strength before landfall in the coming day along southern Mexico’s