{"id":4856,"date":"2015-10-23T09:38:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T13:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=4856"},"modified":"2015-10-23T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T19:48:20","slug":"hurricane-patricia-is-the-strongest-ever-recorded-in-the-western-hemisphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2015\/10\/hurricane-patricia-is-the-strongest-ever-recorded-in-the-western-hemisphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Patricia is the strongest ever measured in the Western Hemisphere"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last day, Hurricane Patricia in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has reached an unprecedented pressure of 880 mb and sustained winds of 200 mph with gusts to 250 mph. \u00a0This is the strongest hurricane ever measured, although some past storms may have surpassed it but were not directly measured. \u00a0No doubt its rapid growth has been aided by the unusually warm waters in the region due to the strong El Ni\u00f1o. \u00a0It is a fairly compact hurricane, but the areas where it is expected to make landfall on the west coast of Mexico will face incredible winds and damage. \u00a0When Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines last year at similar strength, over 6000 people were killed. \u00a0The landfall is predicted to occur just south of the tourist port of Puerto Vallarta. \u00a0You can get more information on the hurricane at the National Hurricane Center https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov<\/a>. \u00a0If you have family in the area or family or friends with travel plans to Mexico, they should follow the conditions carefully.<\/p>\n

Here are a few links to blogs on the storm:<\/p>\n

The Gawker\u00a0https:\/\/thevane.gawker.com\/at-200-mph-hurricane-patricia-is-now-the-strongest-tro-1738224692<\/a><\/p>\n

Forbes\u00a0https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/marshallshepherd\/2015\/10\/23\/hurricane-patricia-is-something-we-havent-seen-before-and-there-may-be-an-el-nino-connection\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Weather Underground\u00a0https:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/news\/hurricane-patricia-mexico-coast<\/a><\/p>\n

Will the rain from Patricia affect us in the Southeast? \u00a0While the tracks from computer models so far indicate that the center of circulation will probably move to our west, the moisture from the storm will most likely feed into the front that brings rain to the Southeast next week, so indirectly we could see some enhancement of the rain. \u00a0But the effects are likely to be minor since the extra moisture will be spread out over a wide area. \u00a0I will update you as things progress.<\/p>\n

Impacts on Mexican agriculture are likely to be severe in the low-lying croplands just to the right of the storm’s path. \u00a0The storm surge could reach 25 feet or more. \u00a0The water could be piled up even more in local bays that are oriented to trap the surge and focus it. \u00a0There are also some biological research stations and preserves which could be severely impacted by the winds and surge. \u00a0Please keep the people of this area in your thoughts and prayers as they go through what could be a major catastrophe.<\/p>\n

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In the last day, Hurricane Patricia in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has reached an unprecedented pressure of 880 mb and sustained winds of 200 mph with gusts to 250 mph. \u00a0This is the strongest hurricane ever measured, although some past storms may have surpassed it but were not directly measured. \u00a0No doubt its rapid growth […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":4857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate-and-ag-in-the-news","category-tropical-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4856"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4873,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856\/revisions\/4873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}