Hurricane Sandra gathers force fast in Pacific

Hurricane Sandra became the strongest storm on record for this late in the Pacific hurricane season after it surged to Category 3 off the coast of Mexico on Wednesday. The storm has rapidly grown since it formed Tuesday, but the National Hurricane Center in Miami said it was expected to weaken before nearing land. At 2100 GMT, the storm was packing 115 mile (185 kilometer) an hour winds and moving northwest towards Mexico.