Wednesday, August 5, 2009

2009's First Major Hurricane

Hurricane Felicia is now a strong Category 3 Hurricane, packing winds of 125 MPH, and has a decent chance to strike Hawaii, but if or when it does, it would be either a weak hurricane or a strong Tropical Storm.

Here are the latest numbers on Felicia: as of the 5pm Advisory

Location: 14.5N, 129.7W, about 1420 Miles WSW of the Southern Tip of Baja California
Winds: 125 MPH
Movement: NW at 12 MPH
Forecast: Slowly curve more to the west, towards the Hawaiian Islands, with impacts on Hawaii by Monday Afternoon

Enrique is still churning to the east of Felicia, and will soon be absorbed by the much stronger storm.

Location: 18.4N, 123.1W, about 910 Miles WSW of the Southern Tip of Baja California
Winds: 50 MPH
Movement: NW at 12 MPH
Forecast: Mirroring the Movement of Felicia, perhaps to be absorbed by Felicia.

The threat of a storm forming from the waves off of Africa have vanished, as the main wave has lost all convection, though it still has a chance to form a Low Pressure center. Other than that, a quiet Atlantic.

The main concern is still Felicia, and remember: No Hurricane has made a direct hit onto a Hawaiian Island since 1992's Hurricane Iniki.

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