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This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and taken on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, shows Hurricane Vance in the Pacific.(NOAA via AP)Hurricane Vance rapidly strengthened into a Category 2 storm Friday as it neared Mexico’s Pacific Coast, the National Hurricane Center said. Vance had maximum sustained winds of 110 mph as it churned about 385 miles south-southwest of Acapulco, according to an advisory from the Miami-based hurricane center. The storm was nearing major hurricane strength, the center said, though gradual weakening was expected to start by Saturday.(MORE: Typhoon Champi sends towering waves over Taiwan harbor)The hurricane's outer bands were already funneling gale-force winds and rough seas into Mexico's Gulf of Tehuantepec, the center said. An unusually busy Pacific hurricane seasonIt’s been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean, with storms spawning in assembly-line fashion near Hawaii and Mexico as El Niño conditions create unusual weather, like this week's severe flooding and tornadoes hitting the southwestern United States and the prolonged drought in Central America's Dry Corridor.