Hurricane Simon skirts Mexico’s Pacific coast as beachside communities and tourist areas prepare for impacts
Hurricane Simon is threatening Mexico's Pacific coast with high winds and storm surges, prompting authorities to urge residents in several states to seek shelter. While the storm has weakened to a Category 3, its path remains uncertain, leading to continued warnings for tourist areas and coastal communities.
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Hurricane Simon threatened coastal communities and popular tourist destinations along Mexico’s Pacific Coast on Sunday, as authorities urged residents to take shelter. The international airport in Puerto Vallarta, a resort city on the shore of Bahía de Banderas, suspended operations as the powerful storm moved north-northwest offshore, along the coast of Mexico. Initial models projected Simon would make landfall as a Category 4 storm Sunday, but its path has shifted and is getting harder to predict. The storm weakened to a Category 3 Sunday night and is now expected to remain offshore through Monday though models are split on whether it will move inland or stay entirely offshore. The hurricane is moving at a speed of 5 mph with maximum winds of 120 mph, according to the 11 p.m. ET report issued Sunday by the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).
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