Blanca's position and track forecast at 10:00am today. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER - Blanca now Blanca now Category 4, heading for Baja
It's expected to strengthen to Category 5 by tomorrow
Blanca was just a tropical storm on Monday but now it threatens to become a Category 5 hurricane by tomorrow, and it’s heading for Baja California Sur. Forecasters say that if it does make landfall in Baja it will do so some time on Sunday but will have weakened considerably by then. However, residents of Los Cabos and the southern part of the peninsula are being advised to monitor the storm’s progress.
Blanca has strengthened quickly since it formed Monday, becoming a Category 1 hurricane yesterday morning and intensifying rapidly since, becoming a major hurricane, Category 4, this morning.
The Weather Channel said it could reach Category 5 by tomorrow.
As of 10:00am central time it was stationary, sitting 675 kilometers south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and 735 kilometers south of Manzanillo, Colima. Maximum sustained winds were 215 km/h.
No coastal warnings are in effect but swells will begin to be seen over the next two days, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The storm is expected to strengthen further in the next 48 hours and begin to move northwest during the next 24. Since it represents a potential threat to the Baja peninsula, a reconnaissance aircraft is expected to investigate the storm on Friday.
The National Meteorological Service warns that very heavy rain can be expected in Jalisco, Michoacán and Guerrero along with electrical storms, hail and strong winds.
Blanca is the earliest second major hurricane to form in the eastern north Pacific since 1971, said the NHC.
It was only eight months ago that Los Cabos was hit by Hurricane Odile, destroying as many as 8,000 homes and businesses and stranding thousands of tourists. Fifteen people died during the storm’s six-day course and damages were estimated at 16 billion pesos.
UPDATE Thursday, June 4: Blanca was downgraded to Category 2 today but the NHC said at 4:00pm Central Time that it could gain strength over the next 24 to 36 hours. It is expected to deliver rain and wind to Baja California Sur, where it should make landfall Saturday night or Sunday morning. It was reported to be situated 695 kilometers south of Manzanillo, Colima, and 1,225 kilometers south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, BCS, this afternoon.
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Blanca was just a tropical storm on Monday but now it threatens to become a Category 5 hurricane by tomorrow, and it’s heading for Baja California Sur. Forecasters say that if it does make landfall in Baja it will do so some time on Sunday but will have weakened considerably by then. However, residents of Los Cabos and the southern part of the peninsula are being advised to monitor the storm’s progress.
Blanca has strengthened quickly since it formed Monday, becoming a Category 1 hurricane yesterday morning and intensifying rapidly since, becoming a major hurricane, Category 4, this morning.
The Weather Channel said it could reach Category 5 by tomorrow.
As of 10:00am central time it was stationary, sitting 675 kilometers south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and 735 kilometers south of Manzanillo, Colima. Maximum sustained winds were 215 km/h.
No coastal warnings are in effect but swells will begin to be seen over the next two days, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The storm is expected to strengthen further in the next 48 hours and begin to move northwest during the next 24. Since it represents a potential threat to the Baja peninsula, a reconnaissance aircraft is expected to investigate the storm on Friday.
The National Meteorological Service warns that very heavy rain can be expected in Jalisco, Michoacán and Guerrero along with electrical storms, hail and strong winds.
Blanca is the earliest second major hurricane to form in the eastern north Pacific since 1971, said the NHC.
It was only eight months ago that Los Cabos was hit by Hurricane Odile, destroying as many as 8,000 homes and businesses and stranding thousands of tourists. Fifteen people died during the storm’s six-day course and damages were estimated at 16 billion pesos.
UPDATE Thursday, June 4: Blanca was downgraded to Category 2 today but the NHC said at 4:00pm Central Time that it could gain strength over the next 24 to 36 hours. It is expected to deliver rain and wind to Baja California Sur, where it should make landfall Saturday night or Sunday morning. It was reported to be situated 695 kilometers south of Manzanillo, Colima, and 1,225 kilometers south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, BCS, this afternoon.
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