Torrential rains began in the afternoon, and emergency officials said they had evacuated more than 4,250 people in coastal towns and set up 58 shelters ahead of the dangerous storm. 'But not everyone wanted to leave, even though authorities made it clear that he who stays does so at his own peril.'Д®XTENDED FORECAST: The 10-day outlook for the Tampa Bay area He and his son, who also works at the hotel, stayed on the job, though the rest of his family had left the area. and Canadian expatriates.ДЄlthough hotels, restaurants and stores were boarded over, people ventured onto Mazatlan's coastal boulevard to watch a spectacular sunset as the hurricane obscured the sky to the south.ДЄlberto Hernandez, a hotel worker in the town of Teacapan, close to where the storm made landfall, expressed confidence before it hit that the building would hold up. Willa came ashore about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Mazatlan, a resort city that is home to high-rise hotels and about 500,000 people, including many U.S. It warned, however, that the storm could still cause heavy rains in portions of Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa states, with flash flooding and landslides possible in mountainous areas. National Hurricane Center said the storm's forward movement had sped up to 17 mph (28 kph) late Tuesday and it was expected to rapidly weaken. Authorities declined to comment on precautions that were taken at the prison, citing security concerns, but said the safety of inmates was a priority. HURRICANE GUIDE: Emergency information, tracking map and storm resourcesД«efore hitting the mainland near Isla del Bosque with 120 mph (195 kph) winds Tuesday night, Willa swept over an offshore penal colony about 60 miles (100 kilometers) out in the Pacific. The hurricane center said it could produce 3 to 6 inches (7.5 to 15 centimeters) of rain in parts of Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco states.Willa began losing power overnight after roaring over a stretch of beach towns, fishing villages and farms on the Pacific coast of Mexico's Sinaloa state as a Category 3 storm.Дamage assessments were scanty during the night because of darkness and poor communications, but federal officials said power had been knocked out in some spots and there were early reports of flimsy structures with tin roofs sustaining damage.

It warned of the danger of flash flooding and landslides in mountainous areas.ДЇarther to the south, Tropical Storm Vicente weakened but was still expected to produce heavy rainfall and flooding over parts of southern and southwestern Mexico.Д«y early Monday, its core was about 195 miles (310 kilometers) southeast of Acapulco with top sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph). The hurricane center said 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 centimeters) of rain should fall - and some places could see up to 18 inches (45 centimeters) - on parts of western Jalisco, western Nayarit and southern Sinaloa states. The center said Willa is expected make landfall late Tuesday or early Wednesday.Д«y Monday morning, Willa was centered about 135 miles (215 kilometers) south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes. Tropical storm warnings ranged from Playa Perula north to San Blas and from Mazatlan north to Bahia Tempehuaya. National Hurricane Center said, while Willa was still just below Category 5 status, that the storm could вЂњproduce life-threatening storm surge, wind and rainfall over portions of southwestern and west-central Mexico beginning on Tuesday.вЂќДЄ hurricane warning was posted for MexicoвЂ™s western coast between San Blas and Mazatlan, including the Islas Marias, a nature reserve and federal prison directly in the forecast track of the storm.

The governments of Sinaloa and Nayarit states ordered coastal region schools to close on Monday and began preparing emergency shelters ahead of the onslaught. It is still likely to be an extremely dangerous hurricane when it hits. Willa has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph) - a faster windspeed than Hurricane Michael had at landfall in Florida - though itвЂ™s projected to weaken somewhat before hitting land late Tuesday. Hurricane Willa has grown rapidly into an вЂњextremely dangerousвЂќ Category 5 storm in the eastern Pacific, on a path to smash into MexicoвЂ™s western coast between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta by Wednesday.

Willa hurricane track