Hurricane Hilary in Pacific Ocean Nearing Mexico's State of Baja California | NOAA

Hurricane Hilary in Pacific Ocean Nearing Mexico's State of Baja California | NOAA

National Weather Service Forecast (U.S.) on Aug. 19, 2023: "Hurricane Hilary has now turned north-northwestward and is forecast to track near Baja California before making landfall near the U.S.-Mexico border later this weekend. Heavy rainfall associated with the system is forecast to develop across the southwestern U.S. today, well in advance of the storm's center, and continue through the weekend, with the heaviest amounts expected on Sunday."

"Highly anomalous moisture transport into the region will support rainfall amounts exceeding the average annual totals for some locations in the Southwest. Flash, urban, and arroyo flooding is expected, with dangerous and locally catastrophic impacts likely.  In addition to flooding rains, Hilary is forecast to bring tropical storm conditions to portions of southern California on Sunday."

"Large swells will affect portions of southern California over the next few days. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Widespread cloud cover will keep temperatures below average, with unseasonably cool temperatures forecast to expand northward from southern California and western Arizona into the Sierra Nevada and the Great Basin through the weekend."

Baja California is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. The mainland portion of the state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean; on the east by Sonora, the U.S. state of Arizona, and the Gulf of California; on the north by the U.S. state of California; and on the south by Baja California Sur. [Wikipedia]

Image Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Image Date: Aug. 19, 2023

Release Date: Aug. 19, 2023

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