Hurricane Gil strengthens in the eastern Pacific
Tropical Storm Gil strengthened into a hurricane over the eastern Pacific Ocean at 03:00 UTC on August 2, 2025 (17:00 HST on August 1), according to the National Hurricane Center. It is now the fourth hurricane of the 20205 eastern Pacific hurricane season.
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Gil at 01:40 UTC on August 2, 2025. Credit: Goes-18, RAMMB/CIRA, The Watchers
Tropical Storm Gil strengthened into a hurricane, according to the advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) at 03:00 UTC on August 2 (17:00 HST on August 1).
At the time, Gil’s center was located about 1 740 km (1 080 miles) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. It was moving west-northwest at 32 km/h (20 mph), with an estimated minimum central pressure of 991 hPa and sustained winds of 120 km/h (75 mph).
Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 50 km (30 miles) from the center, while tropical-storm-force winds extended outward up to 200 km (125 miles).
The system is forecast to begin weakening on August 2 and transition into a post-tropical system by early August 3.
Gil is expected to continue moving west-northwest through the weekend, with a slower westward motion forecast by August 4.
It is the seventh named storm of the 2025 eastern Pacific hurricane season and the fourth hurricane. Based on the current forecast track, Gil is not expected to make landfall and is likely to devolve into a tropical depression sometime after August 4.
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