Hurricane Cristina Strengthens Off the Pacific Coast of Mexico Weather.com
go to original June 11, 2014

The latest forecast path and wind speeds from the National Hurricane Center.

Reuters Update: Hurricane Cristina intensified into a category 4 hurricane early on Thursday as it continued to move away from Mexico's Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Hurricane Cristina, the third named storm and second hurricane of the 2014 Eastern Pacific hurricane season continues to strengthen and churn to the west of the coast of Mexico.

It initially formed as Tropical Depression Three-E Monday afternoon about 160 miles south of Zihuantanejo, Mexico. Six hours later the National Hurricane Center upgraded it to a tropical storm, giving it the third name on this year's 2014 Eastern Pacific naming list, Cristina.

Cristina is moving slowly to the west. A west to west-northwest motion is expected over the next several days. This will keep its center offshore over the next five days, and will gradually take it farther away from shore.

However, Cristina is close enough to land to have some effect on Mexico. The broader circulation around Cristina is bringing moist air onshore and wringing it out in the form of some locally heavy rain from portions of Mexico's Pacific coast northward into the Mexico City area.

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East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook - This product is updated at approximately 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and 11 PM PDT from May 15 to November 30. (NOAA/National Hurricane Center)

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