hurricane Paul maakt straks landfall op Baja California
Bericht van: Eric, Rotterdam
, 16-10-2012 14:33
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE PAUL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.3 WEST. PAUL HAS
ACCELERATED AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 21
MPH...33 KM/H. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE
WILL MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. A TURN TO THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. PAUL IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED
PRIOR TO LANDFALL...FOLLOWED BY WEAKENING AFTER LANDFALL.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MB...28.56 INCHES.