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malaise

(297,924 posts) Sun Oct 21, 2018, 06:47 PM Oct 2018

Cat4 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 OP

Yikes 2naSalit Oct 2018 #1

Yep malaise Oct 2018 #2

I did think about that... 2naSalit Oct 2018 #3

That is a scary thought malaise Oct 2018 #7

... Scurrilous Oct 2018 #4

That escalated quickly! DesertRat Oct 2018 #5

Almost Cat5 malaise Oct 2018 #6

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)

1. Yikes

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 08:05 PM

Oct 2018

that looks nasty!

malaise

(297,924 posts)

2. Yep

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 08:15 PM

Oct 2018

But just think about it - the Eastern pacific has reached W in Tropical Storms or hurricanes this year.

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)

3. I did think about that...

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 08:29 PM

Oct 2018

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

(297,924 posts)

7. That is a scary thought

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 22, 2018, 05:06 AM

Oct 2018

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. ...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 10:58 PM

Oct 2018

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

5. That escalated quickly!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 11:19 PM

Oct 2018

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

(297,924 posts)

6. Almost Cat5

Reply to DesertRat (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 22, 2018, 04:52 AM

Oct 2018

Wow!

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