Friday, August 07, 2009

Cat 4 Hurricane Felicia weakens

SHOOT: Pacific is busy, but Atlantic preternaturally quiet - due to El Nino. Felicia is in the ballpark of Hawaii, if 1000 miles east can be considered ballpark.
clipped from news.yahoo.com

MIAMI – Hurricane Felicia has weakened to a Category 3 storm far out in the Pacific.

The National Hurricane Center says Felicia, which had been a Category 4 storm, is expected to continue weakening over the next few days as it moves over colder waters. Its maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 115 mph.

Felicia is centered about 1,365 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii, and is moving west-northwest near 10 mph.

Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Enrique is expected to weaken to a remnant low in the Pacific. It's maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph.

Enrique is centered about 1,250 miles west of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and it's moving northwest near 14 mph.

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