Sunday, June 23, 2013

Third Storm in East Pacific 2013 Season

Hurricane Cosme
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Post-Tropical Cyclone COSME
200 PM PDT THU JUN 27 2013
 
...COSME DEGENERATES TO A REMNANT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...
...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY...
WIND:
NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
SHIP IMPACT:
THERE ARE NO CRUISE SHIPS IMPACTED

Post-Tropical Cyclone COSME

The third tropical storm of the 2013 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season formed well south of Mexico and grew into a Hurricane one day later. It was never a threat to land and has since become post-tropical. The NHC will continue to monitor the storm until it is a remnant low.  

 

 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.9N 122.6W
ABOUT 825 MI...1330 KM W OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
 
  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
 
Historical Data:

800 AM PDT SUN JUN 23 2013
 
...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS WELL SOUTH OF MEXICO...
 
200 AM PDT MON JUN 24 2013
 
...THIRD TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST 
OF MEXICO...
 
800 PM PDT MON JUN 24 2013
 
...COSME LIKELY TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY...
 
800 AM PDT TUE JUN 25 2013
 
...COSME BECOMES A HURRICANE...
...CENTER TO PASS NEAR SOCORRO ISLAND LATER TODAY... 
 
800 PM PDT TUE JUN 25 2013
 
...COSME LIKELY NEAR PEAK INTENSITY...
...WEAKENING EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  COSME HAS LIKELY REACHED ITS PEAK
INTENSITY...AND STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY.
 
800 AM PDT WED JUN 26 2013
 
...COSME WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...
 
800 AM PDT THU JUN 27 2013
 
...COSME CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...
...LIKELY TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY...
  

 

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