Pacific Hurricane Jimena Update Cat 5
Position: 19.4 N 109.6 W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [320°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 155 mph [250 kph].
Wind Gusts: 190 mph [305 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 45 miles [95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 931 mb.
It is 245 miles [390 km] South of Cabo San Lucas Mexico.
The government of Mexico has issued a Hurricane Warning 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. It is more of a huge tornado that this point.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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