 Hurricane Grace lost Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula with heavy wind and rain early on Thursday as it borrowed into the coast and moved inland near the popular beach resort of Tulum, threatening to spark flooding in the country's southeast. Grace's category 1 hurricane is expected to weaken as it churns across the peninsula before strengthening again in the Gulf of Mexico and heating the coast of Veracruz State late on Friday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said that the NHC said Grace would dump four to eight inches of rain over the Yucatan Peninsula through Friday and up to 12 inches in some areas. Grace's heavy rainfall will likely result in areas of flush and urban flooding. The Mexican official said steps had been taken to prepare for the hurricane's arrival with dozens of military and rescue workers, as well as staff, from the National Park Utility, the Commission Federal Electricidad, caring of to help.