Hurricane Marie Strengthens in Mexican Pacific

Powerful Hurricane Marie kicked high swells along Mexico’s northern Pacific coast on Monday, even as it weakened to a Category 3 storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said it would likely raise dangerous waves along the Southern California coast this week. The Miami-based center said that on Monday evening Marie had sustained winds of up to 135 mph (215 kph) and was located about 505 miles (815 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. It said the storm was moving northwest at 13 mph (20 kph).