1 4 5   km ) ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁Based ▁on ▁a ▁potentially ▁developing ▁ant icy clone ▁over ▁the ▁storm ▁and ▁a ▁track ▁over ▁warm ▁water ▁temper atures , ▁the ▁Statist ical ▁H urr icane ▁Int ens ity ▁Pred iction ▁Sch eme ▁model ▁issued ▁a ▁ 4 6   percent ▁probability ▁for ▁rapid ▁intens ification ▁of ▁the ▁storm . ▁ ▁Lane ▁continued ▁to ▁become ▁better ▁organized , ▁with ▁deep ▁con ve ction ▁developing ▁into ▁a ▁central ▁dense ▁over cast ▁and ▁well - defined ▁out flow ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁storm . ▁Late ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁an ▁e y ew all ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁off ▁the ▁Mexican ▁coast line . ▁Lane ▁continued ▁to ▁strength en ▁as ▁it ▁turned ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁north - n orth west , ▁a ▁motion ▁caused ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁storm ▁moving ▁around ▁the ▁western ▁peri ph ery ▁of ▁a ▁mid - level ▁r idge ▁over ▁Mexico . ▁Based ▁on ▁reports ▁from ▁Re con na issance ▁A ircraft , ▁Lane ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁h urr icane ▁status ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁about ▁ 4 0   m iles ▁( 6 5   km ) ▁west - n orth west ▁of ▁Cab o ▁Cor ri entes , ▁J alis co . ▁Sub sequently , ▁it ▁quickly ▁strength ened , ▁and ▁by ▁six ▁hours ▁after ward , ▁it ▁att ained ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 0 5   m ph ▁( 1 6 5   km / h ),