Weakened Hurricane Bud to Hit Mexico

Residents of Mexico's central Pacific coast have been warned that this Bud's for them. Hurricane Bud, the first Pacific hurricane of the season, has weakened to a Category 2 storm and is headed in the direction of the tourist city of Puerto Vallarta, where swimming has temporarily been banned, reports the AP. It had measured as a Category 3, but its maximum sustained winds dipped early today to near 110mph; it is still forecast to reach Mexico's coast as a hurricane. On the Atlantic side, forecasters predict a normal hurricane season this year, with up to three major hurricanes. (More hurricanes stories.)