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MEXICO CITY ? Hurricane Rick strengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast Saturday and forecasters said it could strike the Baja California Peninsula next week.
The storm had sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported, though it said the storm was likely to lose some of that punch before hitting land.
Forecasters said Rick was projected to stay well off the coast for several days before bending east over cooler waters and hitting the Baja California Peninsula, perhaps as a Category 2 hurricane, sometime Wednesday.
Authorities in the resort of Acapulco closed the port to small craft after Rick kicked up heavy waves and gusts of wind.
There are waves of 7 to 8 feet, and gusts of wind, said Victor Cruz Lopez, the watch officer at the port captain's office.
Meteorologist Jessica Schauer told The Associated Press that warm waters fueled Rick's rapid jump from Category 1 just two days ago.
Right now it's over very warm water and the current forecast track keeps it over warm water for quite awhile, she said.
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MEXICO CITY ? Hurricane Rick strengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast Saturday and forecasters said it could strike the Baja California Peninsula next week.
The storm had sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported, though it said the storm was likely to lose some of that punch before hitting land.
Forecasters said Rick was projected to stay well off the coast for several days before bending east over cooler waters and hitting the Baja California Peninsula, perhaps as a Category 2 hurricane, sometime Wednesday.
Authorities in the resort of Acapulco closed the port to small craft after Rick kicked up heavy waves and gusts of wind.
There are waves of 7 to 8 feet, and gusts of wind, said Victor Cruz Lopez, the watch officer at the port captain's office.
Meteorologist Jessica Schauer told The Associated Press that warm waters fueled Rick's rapid jump from Category 1 just two days ago.
Right now it's over very warm water and the current forecast track keeps it over warm water for quite awhile, she said.
