MIAMI, July 9 (UPI) -- Emilia strengthened into a major hurricane in the eastern Pacific Monday but did not threaten coastal areas, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
At 11 p.m. EDT, the center said Emilia was about 680 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, carrying maximum sustained winds of 120 mph and moving west-northwest at 14 mph. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect.