Hurricane Jimena

A man moves a vehicle into his house as hurricane Jimena hits Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Sept. 1, 2009. The center of the hurricane, which weakened to a still-threatening Category 3, was on course to pass west of Los Cabos late Tuesday or early Wednesday, close enough to punish the beaches and fishing villages of the area.

Children cross a creek bed in a poor neighborhood as Hurricane Jimena arrives in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Sept. 1, 2009.

Children line up for breakfast at a shelter as Hurricane Jimena arrives to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, Sept. 1, 2009.

This Sept. 1, 2009, satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Jimena off the tip of the Baja Peninsula. Jimena could rake the region of harsh desert fringed with picturesque beaches and fishing villages as a major hurricane by Tuesday evening.

Waves crash at the Solmar hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Sept. 1, 2009.

Eduardo Meraz, 25, swims amidst crashing waves in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Sept. 1, 2009.

A dog wears a plastic rain cover in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Jimena in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009.

Miguel Angel Juarez, 40, carries his gas stove as he leaves his house in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Jimena in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009.

A girl looks from inside a car as she and her family leave their house in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Jimena in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009.

Municipal workers remove Independence Day decoration items from the streets as hurricane Jimena approaches the area in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009.

People cross the main plaza in San Jose del Cabo, northwestern Mexico, as hurricane Jimena approaches the area, Aug. 31, 2009.

Men set wooden boards on a store window as hurricane Jimena approaches San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009.

Workers set wooden boards on the windows of a furniture store as hurricane Jimena approaches San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009.

A man sets wooden boards on a store window as hurricane Jimena approaches San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, Aug. 31, 2009.

Waves crash as as Hurricane Jimena approaches in Cabo San Lucas in Mexico's Baja California, Aug. 31, 2009.

Tourists move their jet skies out of the marina as Hurricane Jimena approaches in Cabo San Lucas in Mexico's Baja California, Aug. 31, 2009.

Tourists look out at the sea where a red flag waves as a warning for rough seas as Hurricane Jimena approaches in Cabo San Lucas in Mexico's Baja California, Aug. 31, 2009.