Miami, Dhu-AlHijjah 17, 1436, October 01, 2015, SPA -- Joaquin strengthened into the third hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Wednesday, and a hurricane warning has been issued for the central Bahamas islands as the storm approaches the northern Caribbean. Joaquin—now a category-1 hurricane located about 375 kilometers east-northeast of the central Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of 125 kilometers per hour (kph), is expected to move near or over parts of the central Bahamas on Wednesday night and Thursday, the NHC said. Meanwhile in the Pacific, Marty has weakened to a tropical depression as it moves away from the west coast of Mexico. Marty’s top winds have fallen to near 55 kph, and the system is expected to weaken to a remnant low later Wednesday or on Thursday. The depression is centered about 185 kilometers south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico. --SPA 11:15 LOCAL TIME 08:15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w