Tropical storm Kay strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday, a day after leaving three people dead in the southwestern state of Guerrero. Authorities said on Tuesday that Kay is expected to intensify to a Category 2 hurricane later in the day and could further strengthen to “major” storm over the next day and a half.
The storm is currently located over the Pacific Ocean some 320 miles (515 kilometers) south-southwest from the tip of Baja California, home to the popular tourist town Cabo San Lucas, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC).
“It’s expected that Kay will continue to intensify, and will reach hurricane Category 2 this Tuesday afternoon and evening,” a spokesperson for Mexico’s National Water Commission, CONAGUA said in a press conference….