Hurricane-force winds and flooding rains should begin to hit Mexico on Tuesday, the center said.
The NHC warned of hurricane conditions from southern Jalisco state up to the Islas Marias off the Nayarit coast, and tropical storm conditions stretching north to Mazatlan and south to Manzanillo.
A storm surge could also produce "significant coastal flooding" around where Lidia makes landfall, it added.
This comes as Storm Max, which hit the southern state of Guerrero on Monday, weakens as it travels inland.
The NHC warned that Max would bring strong winds across the southern coastline Monday night and could still produce flash flooding and mudslides across Guerrero and neighboring Michoacan states.
Persons:
Storm Lidia, Lidia, Storm Max, Max, Sarah Morland, Diego Ore, Lincoln, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
MEXICO CITY, U.S, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Thomson
Locations:
MEXICO, Mexico, Hurricane, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Islas Marias, Nayarit, Mazatlan, Manzanillo, Sinaloa, California, Guerrero, Michoacan