Hurricane Lidia strengthens, approaching Mexico's Pacific beach resorts

Hurricane Lidia strengthened on Tuesday as it churned toward Mexico's Pacific coast, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), where beach towns popular with tourists face a significant downpour expected to begin later in the afternoon.

The storm, now at Category 3 status, is located about 155 miles (249 km) southwest of popular resort city Puerto Vallarta, the Miami-based NHC reported in its latest bulletin.

The center estimated that Lidia is moving east-northeast at 15 miles-per-hour (24 kph) and packing maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph).

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