Hurricane Ivo was downgraded to a tropical storm Friday and was expected to continue to weaken as it headed toward Mexico's Baja California peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, according to AP. The storm had sustained winds of about 70 mph (110 kph) and was slowly chugging northeast toward Mexico. Forecasters predicted it would be a weak tropical storm or a tropical depression by the time it hit a relatively unpopulated stretch of coastline far north of the resort of Cabo San Lucas, probably sometime early Monday. Skies were sunny, and tourists were enjoying the beaches Friday in Cabo San Lucas, where authorities were advising residents to buy water and food and be ready for possible evacuations this weekend if the storm takes an unexpected turn. The area was hit Sept. 4 by Hurricane Henriette, which killed 10 people, including two Japanese tourists, and destroyed about 2,000 homes.
