Hurricane Jimena Track Dangerously Close to Land

The Hurricane Jimena track has made Baja California panic, as the Hurricane Jimena track points towards a very dangerous storm. Hurricane Jimena track reports have Hurricane Jimena maintaining Category 4 strength, as it inches closer to land. Hurricane Jimena tracking continues to describe the storm as powerful and dangerous, and possibly at Category 5 levels. But the Hurricane Jimena track has the storm heading even closer to land tomorrow - with questions as to how strong it will be when it gets there.

The current Hurricane Jimena track has the storm front possibly hitting Baja California within the next 24 hours, or on Wednesday morning. According to the Los Angeles Times, Hurricane Jimena has been classified by the Mexican Navy as a Category 5, although the National Hurricane Center still had it tracking at a Category 4 as of 2 p.m.

The exact Hurricane Jimena track is uncertain, at least regarding its projected path beyond tomorrow. It is currently projected to miss Cabo, and land 150 miles to the south of Baja California by Wednesday. But the track is subject to change, and every update is crucial, considering how powerful Hurricane Jimena has become.

Hurricane Bill went as high up as a Category 4 in the Atlantic, then died down to almost nothing when it hit land. But Hurricane Jimena's track indicates that it will strike land as at least a Category 4, making this the biggest storm of the season.

Winds from Hurricane Jimena are tracking as high as 150 mph - only 6 mph away from Category 5 status. Evacuations have already begun at Baja California, as boats are being moved and beaches are being closed.

The current areas in Hurricane Jimena's path are in Mexico, but the heavy rains could reach California by the end of the week. The area is already the victim of far different weather conditions, as intense heat has helped cause the latest rounds of dangerous wildfires in California.

The Hurricane Jimena track may be too slow to make much difference in California, as the fires continue to burn. By the time rain gets there, the storm will have likely dropped down a few categories, while areas like Baja California recover from the worst of the system.

The heavy weather could fall on Baja California as soon as Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press. Residents and forecasters still have a little time to hope for the best from the Hurricane Jimena track, but time could run out by the next 24 hours.

Sources

Los Angeles Times- "Hurricane Jimena approaching Baja; will it prove worthy of the hype?" latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/08/hurricane-jimena-approaching-baja-will-it-prove-worthy-of-the-hype-.html

Associated Press- "Hurricane stronger, heads for Mexico's Los Cabos" www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVWjsPEiqe1tEu2mhBIRaxxGi8owD9AE3FKG1

AccuWeather.com- "Western U.S. Weather Blog: Two Dangerous Storms; Fire and Jimena, the Details." www.accuweather.com/mt-news-blogs.asp