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A strong area of low pressure has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean and is quite the meteorological spectacle for the time being. The low pressure system is a beauty on the synoptic scale with a clearly defined center of low pressure and beautifully placed frontal boundaries. The area of low pressure is strong enough to be classified as a hurricane, however it does not exhibit the tropical characteristics that tropical storms and hurricanes produce. Check out the facts about this hurricane force low pressure system below.
Here’s the current surface windstream map:
Pacific storms are epic. 975mb low with hurricane force winds and 40′ waves off the West Coast right now. pic.twitter.com/j1ontvgFrp
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) September 23, 2014
visible satellite captures sunrise across EPAC #hurricane force low, at 15Z significant wave heights to 39 ft (12m) pic.twitter.com/ftzMGMp7ax — NWS OPC (@NWSOPC) September 23, 2014
#WhyILoveWeather pic.twitter.com/Et8diHOXqY
— Jacob Wilkins (@JacobWilkinswx) September 23, 2014
12Z GFS cross-section across E #Pacific #hurricane force low indicates deep stratospheric intrusion S of the center. pic.twitter.com/jk3utHZ3dy — NWS OPC (@NWSOPC) September 23, 2014
Impressive animation of E #Pacific #hurricane force low developing thru the IR & WV imagery: http://t.co/sof8PlIIkg pic.twitter.com/Qvxv3Awklb
— NWS OPC (@NWSOPC) September 23, 2014
GFS 12z analyzed powerful NE Pacific warm seclusion at 971 mb. @NWSOPC bit higher at 975 mb pic.twitter.com/C00uh38cER — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) September 23, 2014
#Hurricane force! The OPC 12Z surface analysis shows a very strong 975 hPa low pressure system in the E #Pacific. pic.twitter.com/ZPEfULUD5q
— NWS OPC (@NWSOPC) September 23, 2014