Mexico braces for Hurricane Patricia - 'the strongest ever recorded in western hemisphere'

Forecasters say the monster Category 5 storm Hurricane Patricia, heading for Mexico’s Central Pacific Coast, is the strongest ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.

Forecasters say the massive Category 5 storm Hurricane Patricia, heading for Mexico’s Central Pacific Coast, is the strongest ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.

With maximum sustained winds near 200 mph, Patricia is the strongest storm ever recorded in the eastern Pacific or in the Atlantic, said Dave Roberts, a hurricane specialist at the US National Hurricane Centre.