Hurricane Patricia -- Category 5

Hurricane Patricia (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈtɾisia]) is an active, powerful but weakening tropical cyclone impacting Western Mexico. It was recently the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Western Hemisphere in terms of barometric pressure and the strongest globally in terms of reliably measured maximum sustained winds. Originating from a sprawling disturbance near the Gulf of Tehuantepec in mid-October 2015, Patricia was first classified a tropical depression on October 20.  Initial development was slow, with only modest strengthening within the first day of its classification. The system later became a tropical storm and was named Patricia, the twenty-fourth named storm of the 2015 Pacific hurricane season.  Exceptional environmental conditions fueled explosive intensification on October 22. A well-defined eye developed within an intense central dense overcast and Patricia grew from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just 24 hours. The rate of intensification was greater than that of any other Pacific hurricane on record in the satellite-era (1960s–present)—only Hurricane Linda in 1997 strengthened at a similar rate. The precursor to Patricia produced widespread, flooding rains in Central America. Hundreds of thousands of people were directly affected by the storm, mostly in Guatemala. At least six fatalities have been attributed to the event: four in El Salvador, one in Guatemala, and one in Nicaragua.

                                                        Hurricane Patricia seen from the
                                                        International Space Station on
                                                        October 23, 2015

Late on October 23, Patricia became only the second Pacific hurricane on record to make landfall as a Category 5 hurricane, after the 1959 Mexico hurricane, and the first to strike either coast of Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane since Dean in 2007.

Current storm status Category 5 hurricane (1-min mean)
As of:	7:00 p.m. CDT October 23 (00:00 UTC October 24)
Location:	19°30′N 104°54′W / 19.5°N 104.9°W / 19.5; -104.9 (Hurricane Patricia) ± 10 nm About 50 mi (85 km) WNW of Manzanillo, MX About 135 mi (220 km) SW of Guadalajara, MX
Winds:	140 kt (160 mph; 260 km/h) sustained (1-min mean) gusting to 175 kt (200 mph; 325 km/h)
Pressure:	900 mbar (27.29 inHg)
Movement:	NNE at 12 kt (14 mph; 22 km/h)

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