Sep 1, 2007 9:50 am US/Pacific
Tropical Storm Henriette Drenches Acapulco
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) ―
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National Hurricane Center
Tropical Storm Henriette dumped heavy rains in this Pacific resort city, flooding streets and prompting officials to close more than 1,000 schools, while Tropical Storm Felix formed Saturday in the Caribbean.
Henriette was expected to become a hurricane by early Sunday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. It was not expected to make landfall.
Mexico issued a hurricane watch Friday from the coastal resort of Manzanillo, in the state of Colima north of Acapulco, to Cabo Corrientes. But the Miami-based center said Saturday it had discontinued its hurricane watch for the area as the storm gradually moved away Mexico's southwest coast.
A tropical storm warning remains in effect along Mexico's coast from Punta San Telmo to Cabo Corrientes.
At 11 a.m. EDT, the storm's center was 85 miles south of Manzanillo and about 505 miles southeast of the tip of Baja California. Henriette was moving west-northwest at near 12 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
About 4 inches of rain fell in Acapulco, ports were closed to small boats. Waves up to 5 feet forced officials to shut down small fishing and ocean sports.
The hurricane center said up to 5 inches of rain are expected, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 10 inches.
A small landslide came down on the highway between Acapulco and the resort city of Zihuatanejo to the north, Federal Preventive Police officer Carlos Ramirez Zavala said. No injuries were reported.
Officials also closed more than 1,000 schools, according to Arturo de la Rosa Camacho, director of civil protection in Acapulco.
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