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  22 Oct 2022, 22:28

Hurricane Roslyn strengthens to Category 4 off Mexico's coast: NHC

    MEXICO CITY, Oct 22, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Hurricane Roslyn strengthened to a

major Category 4 storm on Saturday as it approached Mexico's western coast,
the US National Hurricane Center said, warning of potentially damaging winds,
dangerous storm surge and flash flooding.

    The storm was some 150 miles (240 kilometers) west-southwest of
Manzanillo, with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour, and is
forecast to slam into the coast of Nayarit state on Sunday at or near major
hurricane strength, the NHC said in its 1500 GMT update.