 On October 26 , the hurricane turned abruptly to the northeast toward the Mexican coast . At 00 : 00 UTC on October 27 , a nearby ship recorded winds of 130 km / h ( 80 mph ) , confirming the increase in intensity . Six hours later , another ship recorded winds of 115 mph ( 185 km / h ) . At around 12 : 00 UTC on October 27 , the hurricane made landfall just northwest of Manzanillo , Colima , with an eye 13 mi ( 20 km ) in diameter . The Mary Barbara – a ship in Manzanillo Harbor – estimated winds of 155 mph ( 250 km / h ) , which was the basis for the previous estimated landfall intensity of 160 mph ( 260 km / h ) , which was later determined to be an overestimate . The same ship reported a minimum barometric pressure of 958 mbar ( 28 @.@ 3 inHg ) in the southeastern periphery of the eyewall ; this , in conjunction with other nearby readings , suggested a minimum central pressure of 955 mbar ( 28 @.@ 2 inHg ) . A reanalysis in 2016 indicated that the hurricane 's peak intensity at landfall was 140 mph ( 220 km / h ) , based on uncertainties in the wind estimates , the central pressure , as well as the storm 's small size and slow movement . The hurricane rapidly weakened over the mountainous terrain of southwestern Mexico . Within 12 hours of landfall , the system weakened to tropical storm status , and on October 28 the storm dissipated . 
