 On November 9 , a weak circulation remained nearly stationary off the coast of Acapulco , Mexico . It did not have significant convection , although it organized enough to be considered a tropical cyclone at 0000 UTC on November 10 , about 230 mi ( 365 km ) off the coast of Mexico . By the afternoon of the 10th , it was a tropical depression moving northeastward toward the coastline . Tara intensified , reaching hurricane status and its peak intensity of 85 mph ( 140 km / h ) late on November 11 . Early on November 12 , Hurricane Tara made landfall near Zihuatanejo , Guerrero , between Acapulco and Manzanillo , near where Hurricane Iva moved ashore five months earlier . Continuing inland , it was last observed at 1200 UTC on November 12 . At the time , it was known as Cyclone Tara , as the term cyclone was the more common equivalent for hurricane in the region . 
