Residents and tourists take refuge in a small shelter as they await the arrival of Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Residents and tourists were hunkering down or trying to make last-minute escapes ahead of what forecasters called a "potentially catastrophic landfall" later in the day. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) - The latest on Hurricane Patricia (all times local):
3:45 a.m.
Hurricane Patricia continues to weaken, dropping to a Category 1 storm as it crosses Mexico.
The storm's maximum sustained winds early Saturday had decreased to near 75 mph (120 kph) with rapid weakening expected to continue.
The storm made landfall Friday evening on Mexico's Pacific coast as a monstrous Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (270 kph).
Patricia is currently centered about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south-southwest of Zacatecas, Mexico, and is moving north-northeast near 21 mph (33 kph).
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1:15 a.m. Saturday
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Patricia has weakened to a Category 2 storm, with sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph).
The storm made landfall Friday evening on Mexico's Pacific coast as a monstrous Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (270 kph).
But it is rapidly losing steam as it moves over a mountainous region inland from the shore.
Early Saturday, its center was about 135 miles (215 kilometers) southwest of Zacatecas, Mexico.
Authorities say that so far there are reports of flooding and landslides, but no word of fatalities or major damage.
Mike Anderson of Minnesota, right, fishes alongside his friend and local fisherman Miguel Pilas during a steady rain as Hurricane Patricia approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Hurricane Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Residents visit the waterfront in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Patricia, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. Locals and tourists were either hunkering down or trying to make last-minute escapes ahead of what forecasters called a "potentially catastrophic landfall" later in the day. (A (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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People walk along the beach under a steady rain as they await the arrival of Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. The storm was homing in on a Pacific coastline dotted with sleepy fishing villages and gleaming resorts, including the popular beach city of Puerto Vallarta and the port of Manzanillo. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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People wait for the arrival of Hrricane Patricia at a shelter in the Pacific resort city of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Hurricane Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. Residents and tourists hunkered down or tried to make last-minute escapes ahead of what forecasters called a "potentially catastrophic landfall." (AP Photo/Cesar Rodriguez)
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