{"id":39554,"date":"2018-10-22T17:18:17","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T22:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39554"},"modified":"2018-10-22T17:18:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T22:18:17","slug":"extremely-dangerous-hurricane-willa-now-category-5-off-mexicos-pacific-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39554","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Extremely Dangerous&#8217; Hurricane Willa Now Category 5 Off Mexico&#8217;s Pacific Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-10-22\/extremely-dangerous-hurricane-willa-now-category-5-mexicos-pacific-coast\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">&#8216;Extremely Dangerous&#8217; Hurricane Willa Now Category 5 Off Mexico&#8217;s Pacific Coast<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1109\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1109\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><strong>Hurricane Willa has rapidly intensified into an &#8220;extremely dangerous&#8221; category five storm in the eastern Pacific,<\/strong> with computer models early Monday forecasting landfall on Mexico&#8217;s western coast between Mazatlan and Perto Vallarta in the next several days.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/the_americas\/hurricane-willa-a-category-4-storm-in-pacific-off-mexico\/2018\/10\/21\/b59d91ea-d58e-11e8-8384-bcc5492fef49_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.b77d1141a633\">The Washington Post<\/a>, state governments of Sinaloa and Nayarit began preparing emergency shelters ahead of the life-threatening storm.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned early Monday morning that <strong><em>Willa could &#8220;produce life-threatening storm surge, wind, and rainfall over portions of southwestern and west-central Mexico beginning on Tuesday.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ed Vallee, a meteorologist at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdValleeWx\">Vallee Wx Consulting<\/a>, said Willa is a powerful category four hurricane, with winds similar to Hurricane Michael\u00a0when it made landfall on the Florida panhandle\u00a0Oct. 10. He warned the system will slam into southwestern and west-central Mexico region early this week, then could cause flooding conditions in Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Hurricane Willa is quickly approaching the southwestern Mexican coast this week, complete with sustained winds at 155 mph and gusts up to 190 mph. Over the\u00a0last 48 hours, this system has encountered very favorable conditions for rapid intensification including low wind shear, very warm water temperatures and favorable upper atmospheric\u00a0conditions. From Saturday morning to Monday morning, the system strengthened\u00a0from 40 mph to 155 mph thanks to these favorable conditions. This system will bring life-threatening storm surge, wind, and rain to southwestern and west-central Mexico this week, and will eventually bring additional flooding rains to Texas as well,&#8221; said Vallee (Oct. 22 10 am est.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hurricane warnings have been posted for Mexico&#8217;s western coast between San Blas and Mazatlan, including the Islas Marias, a nature reserve and federal prison.<\/p>\n<p><a data-image-external-href=\"\" data-link-option=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/Hurricane%20Willa%20.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/Hurricane%20Willa%20.jpg?itok=n4nlmAUA 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"410\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"adbb6776-ae3e-4450-98b6-99b1b00607de\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By early Monday, Willa had maximum sustained winds of 160 mph and was centered about 200 miles south-southwest of the Islas Marias and 155 miles south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes\u00a0moving north at seven mph.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Extremely Dangerous&#8217; Hurricane Willa Now Category 5 Off Mexico&#8217;s Pacific Coast Hurricane Willa has rapidly intensified into an &#8220;extremely dangerous&#8221; category five storm in the eastern Pacific, with computer models early Monday forecasting landfall on Mexico&#8217;s western coast between Mazatlan and Perto Vallarta in the next several days. 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