Hurricane Norbert – Cat 1 – Day 4
Position: 26.5 N 109.5 W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [040°] near 17 mph.
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 105 mph.
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 50 miles [85 km].
Minimum central pressure: 961 mb ↓.
It is 124 miles [185 km] East-Northeast of Loreto, Mexico and 55 miles [90 km] North-Northwest of Los Mochis, Mexico. It coming ashore in Mainland Mexico.
Watches and warnings for Baja California are canceled.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of Mainland Mexico from Topolobampo northward to Guaymas.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from south of Topolobampo southward to Altata.
This is an Eastern Pacific Storm, but Baja is my old stamping ground.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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