Tropical Storm Beatriz Could Become Hurricane

Tropical Storm Beatriz, the second named storm of the Pacific hurricane season, gathered strength off Mexico's Pacific Coast on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

A hurricane warning was in effect for the Mexican coast from Zihuatanejo westward to Manzanillo, and a watch was in effect from Manzanillo westward to La Fortuna, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. PDT (0600 GMT on Monday) report.

The center of Beatriz was expected to approach the coast within the hurricane warning area by late Monday or early Tuesday, the center said.

Beatriz was 160 miles southwest of Zihuatanejo and headed west-northwest at 12 mph (19 kph) with maximum sustained winds of near 55 mph.

Mexico has no oil installations in the Pacific but its coast is dotted with beach resorts popular with U.S. tourists.

The World's Biggest Enchilada

The Whole Enchilada.

Officials in a Mexico City borough said 600 residents made it into the Guinness Book of World Records by creating the world's largest enchilada.

Guinness officials said the Iztapalapa borough's enchilada, measuring 230 feet, 12 inches in diameter, beat earlier attempts elsewhere in the country and in the United States, La Jornada reported Monday.

The enchilada, which was worked on by 600 locals, weighed in at 1,032 pounds and included massive amounts of corn dough, chicken, cheese, onions, Serrano peppers, tomatoes and other ingredients.

Mexico City Tourism Minister Alejandro Rojas said the enchilada was created to bring attention to the borough as part of an effort to boost tourism.

Hurricane Karl More Powerful

Hurricane Karl grew to a powerful Category 3 storm as it bore down on the eastern coast of Mexico on Friday.

Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Karl's top sustained winds reached Cateordy 3 status, and the storm could get stronger before making land.

A hurricane warning covered a 200-mile stretch of the eastern Mexican coast in Veracruz state from the port of Veracruz to the oil industry hub of Poza Rica.

The storm was expected to make landfall later Friday morning or early in the afternoon local time.