MIAMI, Sha'ban 26, 1436, Jun 13, 2015, SPA -- Hurricane Carlos hovered Saturday over the Pacific Ocean south of Acapulco, Mexico, hours after a hurricane watch was issued for a swath of that country's southwest coastline, forecasters said, according to AP. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the hurricane's eye was centered at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday about 135 miles (215 kilometers) south of the tourist resort of Acapulco and that Carlos had top sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). Forecasters said Carlos, a tropical storm only hours earlier, had gained strength overnight and was nearly stationary on Saturday afternoon and "meandering." Mexico's government has issued a hurricane watch from Lazaro Cardenas to Punta San Telma along Mexico's southwest mainland coast, meaning hurricane conditions were possible within that area within 48 hours. A tropical storm warning also was in effect from Tecpan de Galeana to Lazaro Cardenas, while a tropical storm watch was in effect for areas east of Tecpan de Galeana to Acapulco. Carlos is the third hurricane of the 2015 eastern Pacific season. -- SPA 23:08 LOCAL TIME 20:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w