Hurricane Vance Forms off Mexico’s Pacific Coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Vance formed Saturday in the Pacific Ocean, prompting new warnings for Mexico’s southwestern coast.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Vance had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, and was located about 230 miles southeast of the Mexican coastal town of Lazaro Cardenas. It was headed north at 5 mph.
A hurricane warning was issued for the coast from Lazaro Cardenas to Tecpan de Galeana. A hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning were in effect for Acapulco.
Vance was forecast to begin moving more quickly toward the north-northeast later Saturday and continue that motion through Sunday. That track would carry the storm toward the coast Saturday night or early Sunday.
The hurricane center said Vance was forecast to become a major hurricane by Monday.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Helene formed in the Atlantic Ocean and was moving to the west at about 20 mph. Helene had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. In the central Atlantic, Hurricane Gabrielle had weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. Along with Helene, the storm posed no immediate threat to land.