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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani

Hurricane Hilary heads towards Mexico after strengthening from tropical storm

stormy skies over a beach
Clouds hover over a beach in the resort of Acapulco in Mexico. Mexico expects tropical storm Hilary, the eighth named cyclone of the season, to intensify into a hurricane. Photograph: David Guzman/EPA

A storm located about 300 miles off the coast of Mexico was upgraded to a hurricane overnight as it heads toward Baja California, potentially bringing heavy rain and winds to the region and the south-western United States this weekend.

Hurricane Hilary formed as a tropical storm about 470 miles off the coast of Manzanillo, Mexico. It is currently about 320 miles (515km) south-west of Manzanillo and is moving about 13mph west-north-west. It is expected to turn north-west on Friday morning.

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