Hurricane Andres, First Hurricane of 2015 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season, Now Weakening

June 2,2015

Highlights

• Hurricane Andres, the eastern Pacific basin's first hurricane of 2015, is more than 950 miles west-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. Maximum sustained winds peaked at 145 mph on Monday.
• Andres was the fifth major Eastern Pacific hurricane on record in the month of May since reliable records began in 1970.
• Andres is now weakening, and should be downgraded to a tropical storm by Wednesday and degenerate into a remnant low by Friday well away from land.
• Some high surf, swells will continue to affect the west coast of the Baja California peninsula, leading to dangerous rip currents. This includes Cabo San Lucas.

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