Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Hurricane Jimena Slowly Weakening in the Central Pacific

September 1,2015

Highlights

  • Jimena has weakened to a minimal Category 3 hurricane after being a Category 4 hurricane from early Saturday morning through early Tuesday morning.
  • Hurricane Jimena is located just over 900 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii.
  • Jimena began to weaken Tuesday and will continue to do so, gradually, over the next several days.
  • This system is no threat to land over the next five days as it tracks west-northwestward to northwestward behind Ignacio.
  • At one point Saturday evening into Sunday morning, Jimena was one of three Category 4 equivalent hurricanes in the Pacific, joined by Kilo and Ignacio.
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Current Status

Forecast Track
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