Kristy Strengthens Into Hurricane in Eastern Pacific Ocean

MEXICO CITY—Kristy strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday and was expected to remain away from land as the storm grows more powerful, forecasters said. The storm was 590 miles west-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, and was moving west at 18 mph. It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. Kristy became a tropical storm Monday off of Mexico’s southern Pacific coast before strengthening into a Category 1 hurricane. It is expected to rapidly intensify and could become a Category 3 storm this week before weakening, forecasters said. The storm was expected to continue moving over open waters without threatening land. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect....