The National Hurricane Center issued the warning on Wednesday. Concerning the Gulf of Mexico region. "Air Force Reconnaissance Plane Finds Erick Now a Category 2 Hurricane. Expected to Bring Damaging Winds and Life-Threatening Flash Floods to Portions of Southern Mexico Late Tonight and Thursday," the alert stated.

The Gulf is bordered by the United States to the north (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas), six Mexican states to the west (Quintana R o d , Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan), and the island of Cuba to the southeast.

When you’re ready to hit the open road in search of salty sea air in 2025, these hidden gems along the Atlantic coast are your ticket to ride into tranquility . 

They may not have bustling boardwalks or surf shacks on every corner, but it’s all a part of their old-world charm. These two NYC gems are worth your visit everyday and twice in Sunday.

From the New England shores down to the calm, windswept beaches of NYC, these hidden oceanside havens are heaven on earth. Just make sure to visit them before word gets out.

Say YaY for Monterey 😍 The iconic event was full of notable performances by Canned Heat, Laura Nyro, Jefferson Airplane, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, and the Grateful Dead. Monterey’s multi-genre bill offered the best of what the 1960s had to offer: sentimental folk, experimental psychedelia, and straightforward rock ‘n’ roll. In addition to the music, the festival’s social attitude, artistic style, and general “vibe” helped define the ethos of the Summer of Love. West Coast was a musical mecca, and the Monterey Pop Festival was the world’s journey to this central point.

Roughly 200,000 people attended the Monterey International Pop Festival. Compared to Woodstock’s approximately 400,000, the 1967 festival seemed somewhat small. But at the time, it was one of the largest and most significant musical events the U.S. had ever seen. Fortunately for many of the artists involved, this impressive accolade meant that their inclusion on the lineup caused their careers to skyrocket practically overnight.

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