Priscilla lost its hurricane status Wednesday as it churned up Mexico's western Pacific coast while Tropical Storm Jerry strengthened in the Atlantic on its approach to the Leeward Islands, forecasters said.

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday in the Pacific as a new tropical storm strengthened in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Increased moisture from Tropical Storm Priscilla, which is near Baja California, is bringing rain chances to San Diego later this week, the National Weather Service said. Moisture from the storm, which continues to weaken,

Tropical Storm Priscilla formed in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's coast on Saturday afternoon, prompting the Mexican government to issue a tropical storm watch for southwestern coastal regions from Punta San Telmo to Punta Mita.

Tropical Storm Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center says Priscilla is a “large tropical storm.”

There will be a chance for rainfall and thunderstorms across Southern California Thursday, Friday and Saturday as remnants from a hurricane in the eastern Pacific move north. The most significant storms,