Tropical Storm Amanda Strengthens to Hurricane

Tropical Storm Amanda strengthened to a hurricane overnight in the eastern Pacific Ocean. As of 10 AM CDT, Amanda had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and was located 645 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Amanda is moving slowly to the west-northwest around 5 mph. Amanda is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane over the coming days.

Surface Windstream Map - earth.nullschool.net — Surface Windstream Map – earth.nullschool.net

Here is the current visible satellite image of Hurricane Amanda

Hurricane Amanda remains no threat to land over the next 5 days.

Hurricane Amanda Expected Track and Intensity - NOAA NHC — Hurricane Amanda Expected Track and Intensity – NOAA NHC

For more information about Hurricane Amanda, be sure to visit the National Hurricane Center’s website. There you can find all kinds of tools and graphics to track Hurricane Amanda.