Hurricane Rick heads for landfall on Mexico's southern coast
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A slightly strengthened and compact Hurricane Rick closed in on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, heading toward a predicted landfall late Monday morning amid warnings of potential flash floods in the coastal mountains. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rick had maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour late Sunday and was expected to go ashore somewhere on the coast between the resort of Zihuatanejo and the seaport of Lazaro Cardenas. Forecasters said the storm was relatively compact, with hurricane force winds extending out only 25 miles from the eye, but they said its winds and rain could still cause problems in around the larger resort of Acapulco to the east.
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