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09AM MDT 15/09/2005 Tropical Storm Jove has evolved from tropical depression 10E, one of two westward moving tropical cyclones in the Pacific. Jova is about 1460 WSW of Cabo San Lucas.
The storm is located near 13.8N 130.1W and is moving 270³ at 10kts. Central barometric pressure is estimated at 1002 MB. Winds are 40kts with gusts to 50kts. The storm is currently forecast to achieve hurricane status early on 18/09.
Tropical Depression 10E formed SSW of Baja California on Sunday, September 11. Caught in a strong westerly flow, the systems was quickly escorted out into the Pacific. Jova is currently forecast to achieve hurricane strength briefly on Saturday before it begins to diminish. The storm is not currently expected to pose any threat to land.
Tropical Storm Jove formed well west of the Baja California Threat Zone and only limited updates will be posted on this storm until historical data is available.
Updates from the NHC in Miami
Insider's Notebook: What defines a hurricane?
The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993).
Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) are called "tropical depressions". (This is not to be confused with the condition mid-latitude people get during a long, cold and grey winter wishing they could be closer to the equator ;-)) Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 17 m/s they are typically called a "tropical storm" and assigned a name. If winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph)), then they are called: a "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E); a "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline); a "severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E); a "severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean); and a "tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean) (Neumann 1993).
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