Blas downgraded to Cat 3 

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UPDATE:  3:30pm in Cabo – Invest 96s is now Tropical Depression Four-E and at present, should it strengthen as anticipated, the storms name will be Celia by Thursday and is thought to become a category 1 hurricane on Sunday.  As has been already mentioned, this system is very far from Cabo – 740 miles southwest and is heading in a westward direction away from Mexico at 8mph with max sustained winds of 35mph

Hurricane Blas is maintaining Cat 3 strength and is approx 1,100 miles wsw of Cabo San Lucas heading wnw at 12mph away from Mexico with max sustained winds of 125mph and will possibly weaken to a cat 2 Thursday/Friday … 

Neither storm will impact land and there will be no watches or warnings (heading away from land so it’s a given there won’t be any) – this is just an informational update.  This is of more interest than filing paperwork haha 

Latest … yesterday afternoon Blas rapidly increased to a Cat 4 but is now weakening.

Thankfully, it is early in the season and the waters near Baja California Sur are still cool and the winds are in our favor.  We generally do not pay much attention to the weather in regards to Hurricanes until late August, for sure September and there always seems to be one that tries to mess with Bisbee’s but no one ever let a little weather get in the way of the world’s richest tournament! So just remain calm as the storms keep popping up; I told you I’d send up the bat signal if there was cause for alarm. I am just doing my thing … keeping an eye on the weather, and ensuring people understand what they are looking at when they visit the very popular site eebmike

Example, see this earlier post about forecast tracks, and this one about cones of concern (my nickname for them).  My primary goal, is to make it so people are self educated because when I first moved here, I freaked about every storm for no reason. But that, is a topic for another day. 

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HURRICANE BLAS ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP032016
800 AM PDT WED JUL 06 2016

...LARGE EYE OF BLAS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.0N 123.6W
ABOUT 1045 MI...1685 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Blas was located
near latitude 15.0 North, longitude 123.6 West.  Blas is moving
toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue over the next couple of
days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Blas is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale.  Slow weakening is forecast tonight and
Thursday, followed by a faster rate of weakening by Friday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles
(240 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 956 mb (28.23 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 PM PDT.

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Forecaster Brown
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Now on to Invest 96e

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TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 AM PDT WED JUL 6 2016

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane
Blas, located about 1000 miles west-southwest of the southern tip
of the Baja California peninsula.

1. Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low
pressure located about 525 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo,
Mexico, are showing some signs of organization.  Continued
development of this system is expected, and a tropical depression
is likely to form within the next couple of days while it moves
westward at around 10 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent

Forecaster Brown
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