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Seymour intensifies into Category 4 Hurricane in Pacific

October 26, 2016 4:46 PM |

Potential Hurricane Seymour brewing in the Eastern Pacific

Oct 26, 2016 4:45 PM

 

   


Oct 25, 2016 5:15 PM

   


On Sunday afternoon, Tropical Storm Seymour formed off the coast of Mexico. Soon, the system is expected to intensify into a hurricane. Storm Seymour happens to be 18th-named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season.

The reason of fast intensification of the storm can be attributed to warm sea surface temperatures which are conducive for the growth of hurricanes.

Moreover, vertical wind shear seems to be low which will not hinder the growth of the hurricane in the coming days. In most of the cases, when the vertical wind shear is high in the order of 20 to 30 knots, it inhibits the growth of hurricanes.

The rate of intensification decreases and sometimes, the hurricane remains of the same strength and at times gradually decreases due to cooler sea temperatures and high vertical wind shear.

In a few days’ time, the system is expected to move in a west-northwest direction, which means far away from Mexico. The good news here is that the Tropical storm even after becoming a hurricane will pose no threat to land.

On Sunday night, Tropical storm Seymour was just about 350 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo in Mexico. In just about 24 to 48 hours, Seymour is expected to intensify and become a hurricane.

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