This could then weaken Felicia rather fast as its size is pretty small. However, after Monday, Felicia is forecast to move over cooler sea waters with surface temperature below 26 ☌, and also possibly encounter less favorable upper-level winds (more shear). If eyewall replacement cycles occur, this could also result in shorter-term intensity changes. Some slight weakening is possible by tonight as Felicia begins to move over marginally cool East Pacific sea surface temperatures. So a tiny hurricane actually, but a very intense one! Hurricane Felicia has 50-knots wind radii only of about 30-40 miles across, while the 34-knots wind radii are up to 80 miles across. The recent Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) analysis estimate hints at around 110-115 knots sustained winds and the central pressure of 952 mbar. The first major hurricane of the East Pacific hurricane season 2021. Prior reaching 125 knots (145 mph) sustained winds on Saturday, Felicia was upgraded into a Category 4 storm. Here is a visible satellite image around midday Saturday, July 17th. It is impressive how small Felicia actually is. Based on the recent satellite imagery this Saturday, a noticeable contraction of the storm’s core caused another significant jump in its maximum sustained wind speeds. Hurricane Felicia then continued gradually intensifying while tracking further west across the East Pacific. ![]() The maximum sustained winds have quickly risen to hurricane strength on Thursday, reaching around 90-100 knots. HURRICANE FELICIA IS THE FIRST MAJOR HURRICANE THIS SEASON, FOR BOTH EAST PACIFIC OR ATLANTIC BASIN The system is moving westward with near 7 knots. On Saturday, Hurricane Felicia remains a Category 4 storm, tracking west across the Eastern Pacific and its trajectory could potentially bring it to the south of Hawaii about the next weekend. Animation includes Infrared, Water Vapor, and Visible satellite spectrum imagery. The satellite animation below is showing a pretty spectacular symmetry of Felicia, being a tiny but violent hurricane with a huge eye. Taking this title from Hurricane Enrique which was the first hurricane of the Pacific season peaking as a Category 1 storm at the end of June. Therefore becoming the second hurricane of the Eastern Pacific season.įelicia is the 6th tropical cyclone of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season 2021 and also the strongest system so far. It then strengthened into a hurricane less than 24 hours later, on Thursday. On Wednesday morning a Tropical Depression 6-E formed and very quickly intensified to a named Tropical Storm Felicia. ![]() The development of Felicia was pretty fast. It is expected to become a Tropical Storm Guillermo in the coming days. A rapidly developing new tropical cyclone, designated as Seven-E, is further east of Felicia’s position, also tracking west. Hurricane Felicia is moving west, away from the land of Central America, and will soon get a company. The satellite imagery indicates a very impressive structure of the system, an almost symmetrical ring of very cold cloud tops with a clear eye and a pretty small hurricane size. ![]() A monster Category 4 storm should soon be followed by another tropical storm, Guillermo is expected to arrive in the coming days.Ī major Category 4 hurricane Felicia is packing 145 mph (125 knots) winds and has a minimum central pressure of 947 mbar. A very powerful hurricane Felicia is grazing west over the Eastern Pacific Basin this weekend, becoming the first major hurricane of the season Friday afternoon. ![]() It has been two weeks of pretty calm hurricane season over the Eastern Pacific, but the tropical cyclone activity is now ramping up.
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