Hurricane Dora swirled northward in the Pacific

Hurricane Dora swirled northward in the Pacific on Thursday as a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of 150 mph (240 kph) that kept nearby coastal areas on alert.

The Mexican government issued a tropical storm watch for the southern Baja California peninsula, including resort-dotted Los Cabos.

Dora continued to move gradually away from the coast, but waves generated by the hurricane battered shore communities. The foundations of a small lighthouse about 35 miles (60 kilometers) east of Acapulco toppled Wednesday. About 60 thatch-roofed restaurants on beaches in the area, around La Penitas and La Bocana, were damaged or swept away by the storm.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the center of the hurricane was about 215 miles (350 kilometers) south of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, and about 395 miles (640 kilometers) south-southeast of Los Cabos, on the tip of the Baja California peninsula.

Port authorities in Los Cabos ordered a suspension of boat tours and other tourism services near the natural stone Arch, the city's landmark. Civil protection officials were preparing four shelters at elementary schools in case of any flooding.

The fourth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season was moving northwest at about 9 mph (15 kph) and was forecast to stay offshore. Forecasters said it was expected to begin weakening Friday.

In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Cindy posed no threat to land as it moved eastward even farther out to sea. Tropical Storm Bret was forecast to weaken as it moved away from the Bahamas and stayed well off the U.S. Atlantic coast.


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