Hurricane Raymond has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean, as it drifts slowly northward toward Mexico's southwest coast. Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center say it could gain more strength in the next day or so before it begins to weaken.
As of Monday morning, the Hurricane Center said that Raymond had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, with stronger gusts recorded. The storm at a 2-mph pace from its current location about 165 miles west-southwest of Acapulco. As of this morning, it was some 100 miles from the coast.
The storm is threatening an area that is still recovering from Tropical Storm Manuel, which that were blamed for dozens of deaths one month ago.
