TS Barbara continues to strengthen, expected to become a major hurricane
Featured image: Tropical Storm "Barbara" at 12:50 UTC on July 1, 2019. Credit: NOAA/GOES-East
Tropical Storm "Barbara" formed June 30 as the second named storm of the 2019 eastern Pacific Ocean hurricane season. The storm is expected to become a major hurricane as it continues moving W, away from the coast of Mexico.
At 09:00 UTC on July 1, the center of Tropical Storm "Barbara" was located about 1 445 km (895 miles) SSW of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. It had maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h (65 mph) with gusts to 120 km/h (75 mph). The minimum barometric pressure was 998 hPa.
The system is moving west at 33 km/h (21 mph). Tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 220 km (140 miles) from the center.
Tropical Storm "Barbara" at 12:50 UTC on July 1, 2019. Credit: NOAA/GOES-East
A westward to west-northwestward motion at a slower forward speed is expected over the next few days.
Additional strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and Barbara is expected to become a hurricane later today.
Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
