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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCat4 Hurricane Willa
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_ep4+shtml/203527.shtml?cone#contents...WILLA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE...
...NEW WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
MEXICO...
SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.0N 107.0W
ABOUT 250 MI...400 KM SSW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...963 MB...28.44 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The government of Mexico has replaced the Tropical Storm Watch
along the Pacific coast of Mexico from Playa Perula to San Blas
with a Tropical Storm Warning. The government of Mexico has also
issued a Tropical Storm Watch from north of Mazatlan to Bahia
Tempehuaya.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* San Blas to Mazatlan
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Playa Perula to San Blas
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* North of Mazatlan to Bahia Tempehuaya
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Texas - more rain is in the way
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Cat4 Hurricane Willa (Original Post)
malaise
Oct 2018
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2naSalit
(86,775 posts)1. Yikes
that looks nasty!
But just think about it - the Eastern pacific has reached W in Tropical Storms or hurricanes this year.
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)3. I did think about that...
if we have a warm winter, I can see hurricanes forming through part, at least, of the winter. I can see that hurricane season could end up lasting year round eventually.
malaise
(269,157 posts)7. That is a scary thought
We were watching the flooding in Trinidad on our news last night. The flooding was as high as 10ft in some areas - I have never seen anything like that inTrinidad.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)4. ...
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)5. That escalated quickly!
Link to tweet
#HurricaneWilla is expected to have peak winds almost at cat.5 and a hurricane warning is now in effect for San Blas to Mazatlan, including Las Islas Marias and surrounding areas can expect tropical storm conditions!
malaise
(269,157 posts)6. Almost Cat5
Wow!