La Paz Scuba, Scuba Dive, Scuba World on October 19, 2009 |
Monster Hurricane Rick weakened and slowed down early Monday as it barreled up Mexico’s Pacific coast as a downgraded Category Three storm, with US forecasters still calling it “dangerous.”
“Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 125 miles (205 kilometers) per hour with higher gusts,” the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory. “Rick is a Category Three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale,” the center added.
At 0900 GMT Monday, Rick was around 380 miles (615 kilometers) south southwest of the resort town of Cabo San Lucas as it headed...