Storm surge will also become a major issue near the coast with a projected storm surge of 6 to 10 feet along windward facing coasts. Currently, Hurricane Odile is currently a Category 3 hurricane located to the south of Baja California Sur with maximum sustained winds of 201 kph (125 mph) and gusts as high as 249 kph (155 mph). The storm had strengthened to a Category 4 early Sunday morning but weakened during the afternoon hours. Large waves are pounding the resort town of Cabo San Lucas Large waves are pounding the resort town of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, as powerful Hurricane Odile moves toward the Baja California peninsula Hurricane Odile Hit Baja California 2014 – Large waves pounding Tourist Area resort Cabo San Lucas. Baja California Sur is in a dangerous situation as Odile is set to deliver life-threatening impacts, such as significant flooding and hurricane force winds, through Tuesday.
The latest forecasts sends Odile on a path to make landfall near Cabo San Lucas on Sunday night. If the eye passes just to the west of Cabo San Lucas, it would bring the core of the strongest winds, rain and storm surge right into the resort city.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Odile’s core was on a track to cross onto the south end of Baja California late Sunday and move near or over the southern portion of the peninsula Monday and Tuesday. Rain was falling by midafternoon, hours before the storm’s expected arrival. Gusty winds whipped palm trees, waves pounded the rocky shore and fluttering black flags signaled that beaches were closed due to high surf.
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