Hurricane Priscilla strengthens to a Category 2 storm as it runs along the Pacific coast of Mexico

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Priscilla has strengthened to a Category 2 storm and is likely to become a major hurricane later Tuesday as it swirls off the Pacific coast of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami said that early Tuesday Priscilla was about 255 miles (410 kilometers) west-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, and about 245 miles (390 kilometers) south of the southern tip of Baja California.