Hurricane Orlene on track for resort area

Orlene grew to hurricane strength Saturday and is heading for an expected landfall early next week on Mexico’s northwestern Pacific coast.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Orlene had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph on Saturday.

It was centered about 200 miles south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes and moving north at 5 mph.

Orelene is expected to make landfall Monday in Sinaloa state near the resort city of Mazatlan.

It may bring heavy rains and high winds to Puerto Vallarta as it passes offshore.