The National Hurricane Center has issued an alert on Tropical Storm Adrian: …ADRIAN CLOSE TO HURRICANE STRENGTH…TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO… We would also note that the government of Mexico has issued a tropical storm watch for the Mexican coast from Acapulco westward to Punta San Telmo. Dow Jones reported today, “Adrian Nears Hurricane Strength Off West Coast Of Mexico.”
The most recent summary from NOAA and the NHC is as follows:
- LOCATION…12.9N 100.8W
- ABOUT 285 MI…455 KM SSW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
- ABOUT 335 MI…540 KM S OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…70 MPH…110 KM/H
- PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 5 MPH…7 KM/H
- MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…994 MB…29.35 INCHES
All the resort operations in Mexico have had to deal with crime and fear of kidnapping (and far worse) for Western tourists as is. Nowm they get to worry about the weather.
Again, this poses no threat to America nor to any of the critical Gulf of Mexico energy infrastructure. What is not good is that this would be about two weeks early for the first named system in the eastern Pacific hurricane seasons from 1971 to 2009. Generally speaking, the National Hurricane center shows a delay of about one month for the average hurricane season in the more widely followed Atlantic region.
JON C. OGG
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