Hurricane BUD – Category 3
As of 6:00 AM MDT
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Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale: Category 3
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Maximum Sustained Winds: 100 knots
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Estimated Wind Speed: 115 mph
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Minimum Central Pressure: 960 mb
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Location: 16.4°N, 106.5°W
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Movement: Northwest at 9 knots / 10 mph
The chart below provides a visual projection of Hurricane BUD’s path, along with estimated wind speeds and the storm’s sustained winds of 100 knots.
Wind Speed Categories:
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D: Tropical Depression – wind speeds below 39 mph
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S: Tropical Storm – wind speeds between 39 mph and 73 mph
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H: Hurricane – wind speeds between 74 mph and 110 mph
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M: Major Hurricane – wind speeds above 110 mph
Eastern North Pacific Outlook... east of 140°W longitude:
The National Hurricane Center (NOAA) is currently issuing advisories on:
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Tropical Storm Aletta, located several hundred miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.
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Hurricane Bud, located a couple of hundred miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
No tropical cyclone formation is expected in the region over the next five days.
Source: NOAA