MEXICO CITY—The first hurricane of the season formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on Sunday and was growing more powerful ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns.
Hurricane Agatha could make landfall on Monday in the area near Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel in the southern state of Oaxaca—a region that includes the laid-back tourist resorts of Huatulco, Mazunte and Zipolite.
On Sunday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said the center of Agatha was located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) west-southwest of Puerto Angel, with winds of 85 mph (140 kph).
It was heading to the north-northwest at 2 mph (4 kph) and was forecast to be near major hurricane status before making landfall. A hurricane warning was in effect between the port of Salina Cruz and the Lagunas de Chacahua….