The National Hurricane Center continues to track the extremely dangerous Hurricane Jimena in the Eastern Pacific.
Hurricane Jimena is now a strong Category 4 hurricane with winds just 1 mph away from being a deadly Category 5 storm. Higher gusts have hit 185 mph and it’s now located less than 350 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Hurricane force winds reach out approximately 30 miles, with tropical storm force winds branching out about 80 miles from the eye.
The Hurricane Jimena track shows it moving northwest at about 8 mph and is should make a turn northward, with a gradual increase in speed over the next 24 hours.
On this anticipated track, Hurrican Jimena will be nearing the southern portion of the Baja California Peninsula on Tuesday.
A hurricane warning is now in effect for the Baja California Peninsula from Bahia Magdalena southward on the west coast and from San Evaristo southward on the east coast, with a hurricane watch stretching from Bahia Magdalena on the west coast to Punta Abreojos and north of San Evaristo to Mulege on the east coast.
Hurricane Jimena will likely produce rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches over the southern half of the Baja California Peninsula over the next 48 hours, with possible totals reaching as much as 15 inches.
Also, a storm surge will produce significant coastal flooding along the Baja California Peninsula.
The last significant hurricane to strike the Baja California Peninsula was Hurricane Kiko back on August 27, 1989.
Hurricane Jimena Track
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