Puerto Vallarta News

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Grace heads for a second hurricane hit on Mexican coast

TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Grace — temporarily knocked back to tropical storm force — headed Friday for a second landfall in Mexico, this time taking aim at the Gulf coast after crashing through the country’s main tourist strip.

The storm lost punch as it zipped across the Yucatan Peninsula, but it emerged late Thursday over the relatively warm Gulf of Mexico and was gaining energy.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Grace had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph) late Friday afternoon. It was centered about 115 miles (185 kilometers) northeast of the . . .

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