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Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Bud Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Bud
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Hurricane Bud has weakened to a category 2 storm as it heads towards an area of beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast stretching south from Puerto Vallarta.Hurricane Bud has weakened to a category 2 storm as it heads towards an area of beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast stretching south from Puerto Vallarta.
Authorities closed schools in 11 communities expected to be hit by heavy rains in Jalisco state, and emergency workers were preparing emergency shelters on Friday.Authorities closed schools in 11 communities expected to be hit by heavy rains in Jalisco state, and emergency workers were preparing emergency shelters on Friday.
A hurricane warning was up for Mexico's Pacific coast, from Manzanillo north-west to Cabo Corrientes. A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning were in effect from Punta San Telmo to east of Manzanillo. A hurricane warning was in place for Mexico's Pacific coast, from Manzanillo north-west to Cabo Corrientes. A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning were in effect from Punta San Telmo to east of Manzanillo.
Bud had been a major category 3 storm. But the hurricane's maximum sustained winds decreased to near 110mph (175km/h) early on Friday, making it a category 2 storm on the five-level hurricane scale. The storm was centred about 130 miles (210km) south-west of Manzanillo and moving north-northeast. Bud had been a major category 3 storm. But the hurricane's maximum sustained winds decreased to close to 110mph (175km/h) early on Friday, making it a category 2 storm on the five-level hurricane scale. The storm was centred about 130 miles south-west of Manzanillo and moving north-northeast.
The US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said gradual weakening was expected but Bud was still forecast to reach Mexico's coast as a hurricane. There were indications the storm might make a U-turn after getting on shore and move back out into the Pacific. The US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said gradual weakening was expected but Bud was still forecast to reach Mexico's coast as a hurricane. There were indications the storm might make a U-turn after reaching shore and move back out into the Pacific.
The government of Jalisco state prepared hundreds of cots and put dozens of heavy vehicles such as bulldozers in readiness to move debris.The government of Jalisco state prepared hundreds of cots and put dozens of heavy vehicles such as bulldozers in readiness to move debris.
Officials in Puerto Vallarta said they were in close contact with managers of the hundreds of hotels in the city in case tourists needed to move to eight emergency shelters. They said the sea along the city's famous beachfront was calm, but swimming had been temporarily banned as a precaution. Officials in Puerto Vallarta said they were in close contact with managers of the hundreds of hotels in the city in case tourists needed to move to eight emergency shelters. They said the sea along the city's beachfront was calm, but swimming had been temporarily banned as a precaution.