western hemisphere, and it is plowing into the west coast of mexico. hurricane patricia has winds clocked as high as 200 miles per hour. good evening to you i m shelley , walcott. all that destructive power on a path to a popular tourist destination. abc s michelle franzen begins our coverage. michelle franzen so gigantic, it : blots out the sky. with winds so ferocious, they are frightening everyone out of its path. hurricane patricia, with winds gusts as strong as to her miles per hour 200 miles per hour, driving up to 20 inches of rain, howled into mexico friday as a category five storm. this angry surf a taste of , what s to come in the vacation area of puerto vallarta, where they are boarding up filling , sandbags, streets deserted, as thousands of tourists tried to outrun patricia. we were of actuate it from our hotel this morning for the hurricane. they said, it is not safe, we will go to the technical center michelle vacationer stacy zapar : is stranded with