Mexico issues Hurricane Roslyn warning
On Saturday, Hurricane Roslyn strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it approached the Pacific coast of Mexico, most likely north of the Puerto Vallarta resort.
Late on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported that Roslyn’s maximum sustained winds were still at 130 mph (215 kph).
Approximately 65 miles (105 kilometres) west-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, a peninsula extending into the Pacific Ocean south of Puerto Vallarta, the storm was centred and moving north at 12 mph (19 kph).
The prediction put Roslyn on a course that would bring it within striking distance of Cabo Corrientes and the Puerto Vallarta area the night before it makes landfall in the state of Nayarit on Sunday.
On October 3, Hurricane Orlene made landfall a little further north in the same general area, about 75 kilometres (45 miles) southeast of the tourist city of Mazatlan.
Mexico issues Hurricane Roslyn warning
According to the U.S. hurricane agency, winds from Roslyn’s centre reached a distance of 30 miles (45 kilometres) while those from a tropical storm reached a distance of 80 miles (130 kilometres).
Mexico issued a hurricane warning covering a stretch of coast from Playa Perula south of Cabo Corrientes north to El Roblito and for the Islas Marias.
Seemingly oblivious to the danger just hours away, tourists ate at beachside eateries around Puerto Vallarta and smaller resorts farther north on the Nayarit coast, where Roslyn was expected to hit.
