Priscilla nears major hurricane status in Pacific as new tropical storm swirls in the Atlantic

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday in the Pacific as a new tropical storm formed and then strengthened in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Just off the west coast of Mexico, Priscilla was spinning with maximum sustained winds around 110 mph (175 kph) and moving west-northwest at 9 mph (15 kph). It was centered Tuesday afternoon about 330 miles (525 kilometers) west of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, and about 215 miles (345 kilometers) south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, forecasters said .