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Month: August 2018

Hector now a major hurricane, TD 11-E gradually strengthening, several invests may develop

Hector now a major hurricane, TD 11-E gradually strengthening, several invests may develop

The eastern Pacific basin is very active with one hurricane (Hector), one tropical depression (11-E), and two systems likely to become tropical depressions over the next couple days (Invests 94E and 95E). There is also one non-tropical low (Invest 97L) over the high-latitude Atlantic which could gradually acquire tropical or subtropical characteristics over the next few days. Hurricane Hector, now a Category 3 hurricane after briefly attaining Category 4 status last night, is expected to slowly weaken as it moves…

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Hector now a hurricane, two more areas of interest in the eastern Pacific

Hector now a hurricane, two more areas of interest in the eastern Pacific

Tropical Storm Hector intensified into the fourth hurricane of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season early Thursday. Hector is the first hurricane to form in the east Pacific basin since Fabio in early July. Hector is likely to intensify into a major hurricane as it tracks generally westward over the next several days. It is too soon to determine if Hector will have direct impacts in Hawaii. As of 8:00 a.m. PDT (11:00 a.m. EDT) Thursday, Hurricane Hector was centered near…

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