Vance could be a major Category 3 hurricane Friday as it nears Mexico
Forecasters say warm waters and light wind shear could drive rapid intensification as swells threaten life-threatening surf and rip currents along Mexico’s coast.
- On Friday, Tropical Storm Vance strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico's coast, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is forecast to intensify into a major Category 3 hurricane by day's end.
- NHC initially designated the system as Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E on Oct 21 before it strengthened into Tropical Storm Vance. This marks the 22nd named tropical cyclone of the eastern Pacific season.
- On Thursday, the center of Vance was approximately 810 km south of Acapulco with maximum sustained winds of 95 km/h and central pressure of 997 mb. Deep convection expanded near the center, indicating rapid intensification.
- Swells generated by the hurricane are expected to affect portions of southern and southwestern Mexico through the weekend. NHC warns these waves are likely to produce life-threatening surf and rip-current conditions.
- Forecasters expect the storm to continue a slow north-northwest motion, though confidence in the long-range track has decreased. The Pacific basin averages 15 named storms, eight hurricanes, and four major hurricanes annually.
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Storm located 710 kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco
The tropical cyclone, located 710 kilometers south-west of Guerrero, maintains the potential to evolve to a major hurricane during the next hours off the coast of the Mexican Pacific
‘Vance’ Intensifies to Hurricane and Threatens to Rise to Category 3: What States Expect Rain TODAY?
‘Vance’ intensified to hurricane category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, so its circulation will strengthen conditions for rains in different states.
It is located 710 km south-southwest of Acapulco, Guerrero, and 930 km south-southeast of Manzanillo, Colima
Hurricane Vance heads towards Mexico – The Horn News
Vance (the storm, not Vice President J.D. Vance) became a hurricane Friday and the National Hurricane Center said it would strengthen rapidly as it nears Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Vance was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph) as it churned about 440 miles (710... Read More The post Hurricane Vance heads towards Mexico appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly American, Fiercely Independent.
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Cyclone Vance, now category 1, advances in the Pacific towards Mexico and could intensify to category 3, approaching Puerto Vallarta.The hurricane season in the Pacific has been intense, with unusual phenomena due to El Niño and global warming, affecting the US.
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