ACAPULCO, Mexico ? Rain fell on the Mexican coast late Tuesday as Dora became the fourth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm was centered about 240 miles (386 kilometers) south of Acapulco and was moving west-northwest at 17 mph (27 kph) with top sustained winds near 75 mph (120 kph).
Mexican authorities issued a tropical storm watch from Lazaro Cardenas to Cabo Corrientes, meaning tropical storm conditions were possible within 36 hours.
The storm's proximity to the coast prompted heavy-rain warnings in the Pacific coast states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. Officials also warned of high waves in Oaxaca and Chiapas.
In Guerrero, the government was preparing nearly 900 shelters in flood-prone areas along the coast, which includes the resort city of Acapulco. Boaters were warned to take precautions.
In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Bret was forecast to weaken to a tropical depression by Thursday as it moved northeast away from the Bahamas and well off the U.S. Atlantic coast.
Bret's maximum sustained winds were 50 mph (85 kph). Its center was about 320 miles (515 kilometers) south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and 610 miles (985 kilometers) west of Bermuda.
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