Jimena update

Posted by deanna on August 30, 2009, 8:10 am
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The latest from NHC: BULLETIN HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009 200 AM PDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...JIMENA BECOMES A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE... INTERESTS IN WESTERN MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JIMENA. AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.7 WEST OR ABOUT 305 MILES ...490 KM...SOUTH OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO AND ABOUT 550 MILES...885 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF JIMENA WILL MOVE PARALLEL TO...BUT OFFSHORE OF...THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JIMENA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...AND JIMENA COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES ...110 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 965 MB...28.50 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION...LOCATION...16.0N 105.7W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT.... NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 12 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. I'll post any exciting news that comes out of the 10 AM update. The storm circulation is wide enough to possibly bring us some rain today - large waves for sure by tomorrow, or sooner. Wind? - maybe - too soon to tell.

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