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| TS Beatriz 5-day Tracking Courtesy NOAA (latest map here) |
Second Hurricane of East Pacific Season
NHC issuing advisories on Hurricane BEATRIZ |
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UPDATE:
800 PM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011
...BEATRIZ HAS DISSIPATED...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY...
500 AM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011 ...CENTER OF BEATRIZ RIGHT ALONG THE COAST...
Now a Category One Hurricane
800 AM PDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...BEATRIZ A LITTLE STRONGER...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY...
The NHC is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Beatriz as it develops in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It is currently off the coast of Mexico which has triggered watches and warnings along its path. Later Monday, June 20th, it is expected to become a hurricane. This makes it the second named storm and the second hurricane of the 2011 season.
The first named storm and major hurricane in the East Pacific for 2011, Hurricane Adrian is no longer impacting the region. It had winds in excess of 135 mph at its peak.
The first named storm and major hurricane in the East Pacific for 2011, Hurricane Adrian is no longer impacting the region. It had winds in excess of 135 mph at its peak.
UPDATE: 500 AM PDT TUE JUN 21 2011
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH... 150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BEATRIZ IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM LAZARO CARDENAS NORTHWESTWARD TO CABO CORRIENTES
SUMMARY OF 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...19.4N 105.0W ABOUT 15 MI...20 KM SSE OF LA FORTUNA MEXICO ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM WNW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...977 MB...28.85 INCHES
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF MEXICO WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALSO OCCURRING ELSEWHERE WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. RAINFALL...BEATRIZ IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE COASTS OF THE STATES OF GUERRERO... JALISCO...COLIMA...AND MICHOACAN IN SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WAVES.
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