Pacific Hurricane Jimena Cat 4
Position: 17.0 N 107.2 W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [305°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 145 mph [230 kph].
Wind Gusts: 180 mph [290 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [40 km].
Minimum central pressure: 940 mb ↓.
It is 445 miles [715 km] South-Southeast of Cabo San Lucas Mexico.
The government of Mexico has issued a Hurricane Watch for the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula. The watch extends southward from Bahia Magdalena on the West Coast around the southern tip of the peninsula and northward to San Evaristo on the East Coast.
This a small, intense storm in the Pacific, that might produce some rain for Southern California, but will be a major problem for the people of Baja.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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