Hurricane Norbert Now a Cat 2 off Pacific Mexico
Posted by feww on October 8, 2008
Update No.3: Norbert Makes Landfall in Mainland Mexico
Update No.2: Norbert Strengthens to a Cat 4 Hurricane
Update: Oct 8, 2008 – 09:00UTC Norbert is a major hurricane with sustained winds of 185km/hr with higher gusts, additional strengthening forecast.
Norbert, the 7th hurricane of the East Pacific season, strengthened off Mexico’s Pacific coast and is forecast to become a major hurricane before landfall at Baja California peninsula
Hurricane Details
- Source: NHC
- Forecaster: Beven
- Date and Time: October 8, 2008 at 03:00UTC
- Current Location: The center of hurricane Norbert was located near latitude 15.7 north, longitude 109.0 west or about 805 km south of the southern tip of Baja California.
- Category and Wind Speed: Maximum sustained winds have increased to 165 km/hr with higher gusts. Norbert is a Category 2A on FEWW Hurricane Scale (cat. two on the Saffir-Simpson scale) and is expected to become a major hurricane on Wednesday.
- Direction: Norbert is moving toward the west-northwest at 17 km/hr. This general motion is expected to continue through Wednesday with a turn toward the northwest expected on Thursday.
- Wind Force Extent: Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 45 km from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 165 km.
- Estimated minimum central pressure: 970 mb (28.64 inches).
Hurricane NORBERT
Image frozen – date and time as indicated. Source: NOAA.
Tropical Storm Force Wind Speed Probabilities – 120 Hours
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