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MEXICO CITY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Hurricane Norbert weakened to a Category 3 in the Pacific but was still a major hurricane as it headed on Thursday for Mexico's Baja California peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Norbert had maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 km per hour) and is expected to make landfall north of the city of La Paz, likely missing a direct hit on the beach resort of Los Cabos, a popular destination for U.S. tourists.
Norbert is likely to pummel into the agricultural states of Sonora and Sinaloa early on Sunday.
"Some fluctuations in intensity are possible during the next 24 hours. But steady weakening is expected to begin on Friday," the center said.
Tropical Storm Marco pounded Mexico's coast in the Atlantic this week, dumping heavy rains and causing flooding in the state of Veracruz. But Marco caused no major damage to the country's oil and gas installations.
Tropical Storm Julio drenched Baja California, which has no oil installations, in late August but did not cause major damage.
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