 Another eye formed, and based on Reconnaissance data, the hurricane attained Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale on August 30 about 160 miles (260 km) west of Acapulco, or 95 miles (155 km) south of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.Hours later, the hurricane underwent another eyewall replacement cycle, and subsequently weakened to Category 3 status as it paralleled the Mexican coastline a short distance offshore.Due to land interaction and its eyewall replacement cycle, Hurricane John weakened to a 105 mph (165 km/h) hurricane by late on August 31, but restrengthened to a major hurricane shortly after as its eye became better defined.