In US, hurricane Dora has strengthened off Mexico's Pacific coast, but posed little threat as it spun out into the ocean away from land. <br/><br/>The hurricane's maximum sustained winds yesterday afternoon were near 150 kilometers per hour, according to the US National Hurricane Center. <br/><br/>Dora was expected to begin weakening today.The hurricane was centered about 285 kilometers southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and was moving west-northwest near 21 kph. The hurricane center said Dora's forecast track shows its center moving away from Mexico's southwestern coast. <br/><br/>But swells from the storm are affecting parts of Mexico's coast and are expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.