1st hurricane of season forms in Eastern Pacific

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Adrian has formed in the Eastern Pacific, making it the first of the 2011 season.

The government of Mexico on has issued a tropical storm watch for part of the country’s coast.

Adrian’s maximum sustained winds are about 75 mph (120 kph) and it’s expected to get stronger. It had started out as a tropical storm.

The center of the storm is about 265 miles south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, and moving northwest near 9 mph. Forecasters say the center is expected to remain offshore, but a shift could bring tropical storm conditions to the coast.

The watch is in effect for the coast of Mexico from Acapulco west to Punta San Telmo.