Puerto Vallarta, Mexico — Hurricane Simon was pounding Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, with its eye remaining just offshore while its most powerful winds and rain struck people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean.
Simon’s eye was moving northward just off the coast. Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it was not clear whether the storm would make landfall. That could mean Simon maintains its extremely dangerous strength, with sustained winds of 150 mph (240 kph).
The situation was particularly serious for people in the Puerto Vallarta area, a popular destination for U.S. tourists. Just inland and uphill from the resort areas, many Mexicans live in communities where housing might not stand up to the storm.
At daybreak, Simon was centered about 110 miles (175 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes. It was moving north-northwest at a relatively slow 6 mph (9 kph). Phillipe Pappin, a senior hurricane center specialist, said the westernmost tip of mainland Mexico was the most likely place for landfall.
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