MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Lorena is weakening and was expected to revert back to a tropical storm Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, adding there's still a risk of life-threatening flash floods and mudslides for parts of Mexico's west coast.

The agency also issued watches for parts of the U.S. Southwest, where heavy rainfall from Lorena could lead to scattered flash flooding.

Lorena was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (129 kph). The storm was centered about 105 miles (169 kilometers) west-southwest of Cabo San Lazaro, Mexico, and traveling northwest at 8 mph (13 kph).

The forecast said that rainfall totals could reach 15 inches (38 centimeters) in some places in the Mexican states of Baja California Sur, Baja California and Sonora, with risks o

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