Acapulco Under Hurricane Threat as Erick's Winds Gain Speed
Tropical Storm Erick is forecast to grow rapidly in strength as it nears Mexico's Pacific coast where it will likely make landfall early Thursday potentially near the popular resort town of Acapulco, which was devastated by Hurricane Otis in 2023.
Erick's top winds, currently 72 kilometers (45 miles) per hour, are forecast to reach 177 kph in the next two days as the storm churns northwest toward the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero in southwest Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center said. It would be just 1 kph below the threshold of a Category 3 hurricane.
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