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Thursday, November 26, 2015

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - Hurricane Sandra Weakening Near Coast

From NASA's Hurricane Web Page:




EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - Hurricane Sandra Weakening Near Coast
Sandra has grown into a major hurricane, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale,and is now starting to weaken. 
At 10 a.m. EST(1500 UTC) on Nov. 26, the center of Hurricane Sandra was located near latitude 15.7 North, longitude 110.1 West. Sandra is moving toward the north near 12 mph (19 km/h).
No coastal watches or warnings are in effect yet. Sandra is 495 miles south of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico.
The National Hurricane center said a turn toward the north-northeast is expected by Friday. On the forecast track, the center of Sandra is expected to pass southeast of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula Friday night and be near the northwestern coast of mainland Mexico as a remnant low on Saturday.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 947 millibars
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 130 mph (215 km/h) with higher gusts. Sandra is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Rapid weakening is expected during the next 48 hours, and Sandra is forecast to become a remnant low on Saturday.
This is image of Hurricane Sandra from NOAA's GOES-West satellite today, Nov. 26 at 1445 UTC (9:45 a.m. EST). . For updated forecasts on Sandra, visit:http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

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