

Category 5 Hurricane Polo remains extremely powerful off southwestern Mexico
Hurricane Polo remains a Category 5 storm off the southwestern coast of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 260 km/h, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. As of 3 a.m. CST Thursday, Polo was located about 240 km west-southwest of Zihuatanejo and 290 km south-southeast of Manzanillo. The hurricane is moving northwest at about 15 km/h. A turn toward the west-northwest is expected later Thursday and Friday, followed by a northwestward motion Saturday. The Nationa
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Hurricane Polo strengthens to Category 4, approaches southwestern Mexico
Hurricane Polo is strengthening as it moves north toward the southwestern coast of Mexico, where tropical storm conditions are expected later Wednesday. Polo has maximum sustained winds of 250 km/h, making it a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The National Hurricane Center says the storm is located about 300 kilometres south of Zihuatanejo and 540 kilometres southeast of Manzanillo. Polo is moving north at about 4 km/h. A turn toward the northw
1 day ago


Tropical Storm Fay weakens southwest of the Azores
Tropical Storm Fay is weakening as it moves south-southeast over the Atlantic slowly, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. As of 9 a.m. GMT Monday, Fay is located about 655 kilometres southwest of the Azores. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h, down from earlier strength, with higher gusts. Fay is moving south-southeast at about 4 km/h. The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to turn toward the southwest and move faster over the next few day
3 days ago


Tropical Storm Fay forms southwest of the Azores
We now have Tropical Storm Fay. Fay is located about 730 kilometres southwest of the Azores. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h, with higher gusts, and is moving north-northeast at approximately 7 km/h. The National Hurricane Center expects Fay to continue moving north-northeast for about another day before turning toward the southwest on Monday. Additional strengthening is expected over the next day or so. Tropical-storm-force winds currently extend outward up
4 days ago


Tropical system could form southwest of the Azores
A low-pressure system in the eastern subtropical Atlantic is showing signs of becoming more organized, with tropical development possible later today or tonight. The system, designated AL99, is located several hundred miles southwest of the western Azores. Showers and thunderstorms have become more concentrated near the centre of the low since Friday. The system is expected to move north-northeast at about 5 mph while remaining well southwest of the Azores. Forecasters say a
5 days ago


Several earthquakes off the coast of Alaska
Several earthquakes have occurred in the Fox Islands and Aleutian Islands area of Alaska. The strongest earthquake was magnitude 6.5. It occurred at 4:19 a.m. local time Thursday morning. It was situated 166.0 km west of Nikolski, Alaska, at a depth of 108 km. The National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, said a tsunami was not expected
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