Priscilla nears major hurricane status in Pacific as new tropical storm swirls in the Atlantic

MIAMI — Hurricane Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday in the Pacific as a new tropical storm formed and then strengthened in the Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Just off the west coast of Mexico, Priscilla was spinning with maximum sustained winds around 105 mph and moving northwest at 9 mph. It was centered Tuesday night about 375 miles west of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, and about 190 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, forecasters said