Hurricane Andres Becomes First Major Hurricane of 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season

May 31,2015

Highlights

• Hurricane Andres, the eastern Pacific basin's first hurricane of 2015, is more than 700 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
• Andres became the season's first major hurricane Sunday afternoon and strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane Sunday evening with maximum sustained wind speeds of 140 mph.
• Andres is the fifth major Eastern Pacific hurricane on record in the month of May since reliable records began in 1970.
• Weakening is likely Monday as Andres encounters more stable, dry air and cooler water in its path.
• Andres is expected to degenerate into a remnant low by Thursday or Friday as it moves off to the west-northwest well away from land.
• Some high surf, swells may eventually propagate toward the Baja California peninsula, including Cabo San Lucas, into early week.

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