HURRICANE JIMENA CROSES THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE 5.
JIMENA HURRICANE WAS CAT 5 HURRICANE YESTERDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER.
JIMENA'S RECORDED SPEED WAS WINDS 155MPH
WITH THE PRSSURE 931MB
JIMENA IS HEADING TOWARDS GURRERO NEGRO.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT IT WILL GET CONVERTED TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION TILL IT ARRIVES IN GURRERO NEGRO.
here is a public advisiory from National Hurricane Center
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULAFROM AGUA BLANCA NORTHWARD TO PUNTA ABREOJOS ON THE WEST COAST...AND FROM LA PAZ NORTHWARD TO MULEGE ON THE EAST COAST. A HURRICANEWARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHEREWITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECTLIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THEBAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NORTH OF PUNTA ABREOJOS TO PUNTA EUGENIAON THE WEST COAST...AND NORTH OF MULEGE TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTAON THE EAST COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICALSTORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS AREPOSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIAPENINSULA NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA TO SAN JOSE DE LAS PALOMAS ON THEWEST COAST...AND NORTH OF BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA TO BAHIA DE LOSANGELES ON THE EAST COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THATTROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OFMAINLAND MEXICO FROM ALTATA NORTHWARD TO BAHIA KINO.INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND INNORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JIMENA.FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITEDSTATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONALMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.AT 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.1 WEST OR ABOUT30 MILES...50 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO.JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEEDIS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. ON THIS COURSE...THECORE OF JIMENA WILL BE NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE THE WEST COAST OF THESOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TODAY...AND NEAR OR OVER THECENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA ON THURSDAY.MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. JIMENA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSONSCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT JIMENAIS STILL FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE WHEN IT MOVES INLAND.HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROMTHE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO140 MILES...220 KM.ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES.JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO10 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND PORTIONSOF WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH POSSIBLEISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCELIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERINGWAVES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAJACALIFORNIA PENINSULA....SUMMARY OF 500 AM PDT INFORMATION...LOCATION...24.5N 112.1WMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPHPRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 340 DEGREES AT 13 MPHMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MBTHE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONALHURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT.
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