Sunday, July 24, 2016

Hurricane Georgette Becomes a Major Hurricane

July 24,2016
Hurricane Georgette continues to move into the open east Pacific waters. The storm rapidly strengthened to a Category 4 major hurricane by Sunday night, but it is no threat to land.
Georgette is the fourth east Pacific Hurricane this year in the month of July, tying a record for most hurricanes in July.
Here's the latest from the National Hurricane Center:
  • Hurricane Georgette was located about 1,145 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, as of Sunday night.
  • Slow weakening in intensity is forecast Monday, followed by faster weakening Tuesday.
  • This system is no threat to the U.S. mainland or Mexico.

Current Storm Status

Projected Path
Check back with us at weather.com for updates on this system.

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