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Tropical Storm Adrian builds in Pacific off Mexico


    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Adrian is building off Mexico's Pacific coast and could become a hurricane later Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

    Mexico's government issued a storm watch for the coastal resort of Acapulco and westward along the coast to Punta San Telmo.

    Adrian was more than 285 miles south southwest of the Mexican port of Acapulco and heading north northwest with maximum sustained winds of near 70 mph.

    "Adrian could become a hurricane later today," the center said in a statement. It would be the first hurricane of the Pacific season.

    The center of Adrian was expected to remain offshore but any move to the right "could bring tropical storm conditions to the coast within the watch area tomorrow and Friday," the NHC said.

    Mexico has no oil installations in the Pacific but its coast is dotted with beach resorts popular with U.S. tourists.

    Last summer, Hurricane Frank left at least three people dead in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.

    (Reporting by Krista Hughes; Editing by Jackie Frank)