▁becoming ▁a ▁Category   2 ▁h urr icane ▁on ▁the ▁S aff ir – Sim pson ▁scale . ▁Later ▁that ▁day , ▁the ▁ 1 0   mile ▁( 1 6   km ) ▁wide ▁eye ▁crossed ▁over ▁the ▁Is las ▁Mar ías . ▁Early ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁Lane ▁strength ened ▁into ▁a ▁ 1 1 5   m ph ▁( 1 8 5   km / h ) ▁h urr icane , ▁just ▁ 5 0   m iles ▁( 8 5   km ) ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁becoming ▁the ▁sixth ▁major ▁h urr icane ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁H urr icane ▁Lane ▁continued ▁to ▁organ ize ▁with ▁its ▁ 9 - mile ▁( 1 4   km ) ▁wide ▁eye , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁very ▁deep ▁con ve ction , ▁and ▁the ▁storm ▁strength ened ▁further ▁to ▁reach ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 1 2 5   m ph ▁( 2 0 5   km / h ) ▁by ▁m idd ay ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 . ▁It ▁turned ▁unexpected ly ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁ ▁and ▁at ▁ 1 9 1 5   UTC ▁on ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁H urr icane ▁Lane ▁made ▁land fall ▁in ▁a ▁sp ars ely ▁populated ▁region ▁of ▁S inal oa , ▁ 2 0   m iles ▁( 3 2   km ) ▁sout heast ▁of ▁El ▁Dor ado . ▁This ▁made ▁Lane ▁the ▁most ▁inten se ▁h urr icane ▁to ▁strike ▁Mexico