Pacific Update: Hurricane Blanca 2015 Path Will Take it Close to Mexico Leigh Morgan - AL.com
go to original June 3, 2015

Hurricane Blanca is expected to be near the coast of Mexico this weekend, and could make landfall as a tropical storm on Monday. (National Hurricane Center)

Associated Press Update: Hurricane Blanca Weakens Slightly to Category 2 Storm

Hurricane Blanca was strengthening as forecast on Wednesday morning and could be a Category 5 hurricane soon.

The second hurricane of the east Pacific hurricane season as of 10 a.m. CDT Wednesday was located about 420 miles south-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and was still in a holding pattern - staying nearly stationary according to the National Hurricane Center.

Blanca had winds of 130 mph - making it a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. A storm has to be a Category 3 or stronger to be classified as a major hurricane.

Blanca is expected to move little during the day while gaining strength.

The hurricane center said Wednesday morning that a small or "pinhole" eye has become visible in satellite pictures, and Blanca is forecast to remain over warm water with low wind shear, both of which could help it strengthen further.

Waves from the storm will begin impacting the southwestern coast of Mexico over the next few days, the hurricane center said, and could cause dangerous rip currents.

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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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