PUERTO VALLARTA (PVDN) — Hurricane Lidia escalated swiftly into a menacing Category 4 storm on Tuesday, alarming authorities and placing tourist hotspots, including Puerto Vallarta, on high alert, according to reports from the National Hurricane Center (NHC). At 3:30 p.m., the hurricane was centered approximately 175 kilometers southwest of Puerto Vallarta, one of Mexico's leading tourist destinations, and loomed off the shores of the states of J…