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ACAPULCO, Mexico – A strengthening Tropical Storm Andres roared toward Mexico's Pacific coast Monday, prompting emergency preparations for a storm that forecasters predicted would become the season's first hurricane.
Forecasters said Andres was likely to brush the coast at hurricane strength around the port city of Manzanillo by Tuesday. The forecast track showed its center later pushing up the coast near picturesque towns such as Barra de Navidad that are home to some American and Canadian expatriates
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Andres, the first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season, has weakened to a tropical depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said on Wednesday.
The dissipating storm had pounded western Mexico for two days, flooding streets in the resort of Acapulco and causing big waves, one of which swept a line fisherman to his death.
On Wednesday the depression was well out to sea, located 230 miles southeast of the tip of Baja California.
"Andres is forecast to continue moving northwestward until it dissipates," the center said.
The port at the resort of Puerto Vallarta remained closed to navigation on Wednesday due to strong surf. Mexico ships very little crude oil via its Pacific coast.
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