Tropical Storm Ileana Swirls Off Mexico's Pacific Coast, No Threat Associated Press
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East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook - This product is updated at approximately 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and 11 PM PDT from May 15 to November 30. (NOAA/National Hurricane Center)

UPDATE: Ileana swirled into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast late Wednesday, though it posed no threat to land, US forecasters said. As it blew over the open waters 335 miles (540 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, Hurricane Ileana had top winds of 75 miles per hour, making it a category one hurricane on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale.

MIAMI  - Tropical Storm Ileana is blowing over the open waters of the Pacific coast off of Mexico, but currently poses no threat to land.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tuesday the storm is located about 415 miles (670 km) west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and about 475 miles (765 km) south of the southern tip of Baja California.

It has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) and is moving west-northwest at 9 mph (15 kph).

The Center said it could become a hurricane in a day or two.

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