MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Paul picked up speed as it churned toward a sparsely populated area of Mexico's Baja peninsula, where it was expected to make landfall by Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Paul, a Category 2 hurricane, was about 130 miles south of Cabo San Lazaro and was moving north-northeast at 21 miles per hour (33 km per hour) with maximum wind speeds of 110 miles per hour (175 km per hour), the center said on Tuesday.
"Little change in strength is expected prior to landfall," the center said, warning the storm would cause dangerous coastal waves and possible of flash floods.
