| cieldumort |
| (Moderator) |
| Mon Oct 23 2006 06:08 AM |
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Latest forecast from NHC indicates Baja gets hit by Hurricane Paul
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Tropical Storm Paul quickly became a powerful hurricane on Sunday, with a distinct, nearly pinhole-like eye. As of this post, Paul is forecast by NHC to become a Category 2 hurricane before landfall.
WindSat courtesy: NRL
As of this post, Hurricane Watches are now up for the Baja, and NHC has begun issuing intermediate advisories.
"HURRICANE PAUL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172006
1100 PM PDT SUN OCT 22 2006
...PAUL CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD...
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA FROM AGUA BLANCA SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST...AND FROM
LA PAZ SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY
WITHIN 36 HOURS.
A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF
MAINLAND MEXICO ALONG THE SEA OF CORTES ON MONDAY...
...REPEATING THE 1100 PM PDT POSITION...16.0 N...111.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT."