John Becomes Hurricane Just Off Acapulco
Pastor Dale Morgan
Aug 29, 1:45 PM EDT
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John Becomes Hurricane Just Off Acapulco*
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- Tropical Storm John strengthened into the sixth
Pacific hurricane of the season Tuesday just off Mexico's west coast on
a track that forecasters said eventually could bring it directly over
the Baja peninsula.
John had sustained winds of 80 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane,
but was expected to strengthen to a Category 3 storm, with minimum winds
of 111 mph within 24 to 36 hours, the National Hurricane Center said.
John was already bringing strong winds and rain to a swath of Pacific
coastline stretching from Puerto Escondido north to the resort city of
Acapulco, but no major flooding or other problems related to the storm
have been reported.
The hurricane was located about 150 miles southeast of Acapulco and was
moving west-northwest at 9 mph.
Mexico issued a tropical storm warning for Acapulco and a tropical storm
warning along a 330-mile stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast from Acapulco
north to the port of Manzanillo.