Hurricane John

Although all the focus has been on Ernesto, I think we need to look at Mexico, which is going to be slammed by Hurricane John. Situated southwest of Acapulco, this system will track parallel to the Mexican coast, and the merest deviation east will bring the core over mainland Mexico. John is expected to carry maximum windspeeds of 120 kts, that is 135 mph. Therefore, I relay the following warnings and watches from the NHC.
Please relay

* A hurricane warning remains in effect along the west coast of Mexico from Lazaro Cardenas westward to La Fortuna. This means hurricane force winds are expected within 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion. These warnings are likely to be extended westwards later today.

* A hurricane watch (hurricane force winds likely within 36 hours) is in force from Tecpan de Galeana to Lazaro Cardenas, and from La Fortuna to Cabo Corrientes.

* A tropical storm warning remains in effect from Punto Maldonado to Lazaro Cardenas. Tropical storm force winds are expected within 24 hours.

This is the forecast track from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii. The date and time code (e.g. 04/06Z means that the system will be at that position at 0600 GMT on September 04).