Hurricane Rick Churns In Pacific, Rains Will Affect Baja California Residents

Miami, FL (AHN) – Hurricane Rick became the seventh hurricane of the Eastern North Pacific season when winds in the storm reached 75 miles per hour Friday.

The storm is located about 290 miles (470km) south of Acapulco, Mexico. The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to continue moving west at 9 mph (15km/hr) over the next several days.

According to an advisory statement from the NHC, hurricane-force winds extend up to 35 miles (55km) from the center of the storm, with tropical-storm force winds extending out to 70 miles (110km).

The NHC warns outer rain bands may impact the southeastern coast of Mexico as early as today.

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