Storm Patricia nears Mexico's Baja peninsula

Published: 5:44AM Tuesday October 13, 2009 Source: Reuters

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Tropical Storm Patricia churned towards the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and was forecast to hit land late on Tuesday, the US National Hurricane Center said.

The 16th named storm of in the eastern Pacific hurricane season, Patricia was packing winds near 75 kph and was expected to strengthen over the next day.

On Monday the storm's center was about 425 km south of Baja California's tip, home to the popular tourist resort Los Cabos.

Most of Mexico's oil installations are in the Gulf of Mexico so Pacific storms rarely threaten oil production or exports.

The 2009 hurricane season has so far been relatively quiet with few storms causing major damage.

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