Hurricane Kenneth became a major category 4 storm

Hurricane Kenneth became a major category4 storm off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Tuesday but posed no immediate threat to land. Hurricane Kenneth, which gained monster Category 4 status, is the strongest hurricane ever so late in the season for the basin. No other major (Category 3 or greater) hurricanes have been observed in the eastern Pacific during the month of November since records began in the 1800s.

No land masses lie in the projected westward path of hurricane Kenneth. However, shipping lanes will be threatened. As Kenneth remains a powerful storm, residents and vacationers along Mexico’s southwestern coast may notice an increase in wave action.

NHC SUMMARY OF 700 AM PST…1500 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…12.6N 117.3W
ABOUT 860 MI…1385 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…90 MPH…150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 275 DEGREES AT 9 MPH…15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…978 MB…28.88 INCHES

RSMC Tropical Cyclone Advisory

Satellite Animations

• Storm-Centered Infrared (GOES 11; NOAA/SSD)
• Storm-Centered Infrared (Aviation Color Enhancement) (GOES 11; NOAA/SSD)
• Storm-Centered Water Vapor (GOES 11; NOAA/SSD)
• Storm-Centered Visible (GOES 11; NOAA/SSD)
• Storm-Centered Visible (Colorized) (GOES 11; NOAA/SSD)

• Tropical East Pacific Hurricane Sector Infrared (GOES 11; NOAA)
• Tropical East Pacific Hurricane Sector Water Vapor (GOES 11; NOAA)
• Tropical East Pacific Hurricane Sector Visible (GOES 11; NOAA)