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'Extremely Dangerous' Hurricane Rick Attains Cat 4 Intensity - Could Threaten Cabo San Lucas
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Hurricane 'RICK' continued to intensify at a prodigious rate overnight, and has come to be considered as an 'extremely dangerous' hurricane that could well border on Cat 5 Intensity. (Rick is more symmetrical than shown here due to the angle of the satellite.)
Of even greater concern, the forecast track has 'Rick' recurving in a few days, taking it periously close to Cabo San Lucas, on the far southern tip of Baja California.
Current guidance suggests an eventual landfall to the north of Cabo, and no longer at 'major' intensity, but should recurvature start a little earlier and/or be somewhat sharper, it could bring 'Mike' even closer to Cabo than is forecast, greatly increasing the threat.
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Hawkeyewx
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(Weather Analyst)
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Sun Oct 18 2009 12:47 AM
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Re: 'Extremely Dangerous' Hurricane Rick Attains Cat 4 Intensity - Could Threaten Cabo San Lucas
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Rick is now about as strong as hurricanes can get in the eastern Pacific. One of the satellite estimates now puts it at 180 mph. What an incredible satellite loop... very Rita-esque with near-perfect symmetry.
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MichaelA
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(Weather Analyst)
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Sun Oct 18 2009 02:58 AM
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Re: 'Extremely Dangerous' Hurricane Rick Attains Cat 4 Intensity - Could Threaten Cabo San Lucas
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It's a small, concentrated storm like Charley was.
Quote:
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 155
MILES...250 KM.
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