Hurricane Barbara: Live Tracker Maps
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Hurricane Barbara is causing large waves, unsettled seas, and strong winds off the southwest coast of Mexico on Monday afternoon, according to animated weather footage from windy.com.
Barbara is expected to be short-lived, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines told Newsweek, and will likely weaken into a tropical depression by Wednesday.
Why It Matters
Barbara formed as a tropical storm over the weekend and further strengthened into a hurricane on Monday. As of the most recent update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Barbara is a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained windspeeds of 75 mph. Tropical Storm Cosme also is churning in the Eastern Pacific.
Barbara is expected to weaken back to tropical storm strength by early Tuesday morning, although some land impacts can be expected in Mexico before the storm dissolves.
What to Know
Animated weather footage from windy.com shows Barbara churning about 155 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. As of the most recent update from the NHC, there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect related to the hurricane.
The storm is expected to remain offshore, although it could cause some impacts such as rough surf and gusty winds in southwestern Mexico over the next few days.
A hurricane tracker from windy.com shows the forecast path of Hurricane Barbara.
A hurricane tracker from windy.com shows the forecast path of Hurricane Barbara.
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Wind
Most of the winds related to the storm are around 50 mph, windy.com footage showed, although maximum sustained gusts measured by the NHC exceed Category 1 hurricane strength at 75 mph.
Waves
The strong winds are causing some unsettled waves around the storm, with some waves reaching as high as 18 feet. Windy.com footage also shows waves associated with Tropical Storm Cosme to the southwest of Hurricane Barbara.
Wind Gusts
Footage from windy.com shows some winds are gusting as high as 89 mph. The NHC said some winds could gust higher than the maximum sustained speeds of 75 mph.
Thunderstorms
A few thunderstorms are associated with the hurricane, although widespread severe thunderstorms do not currently pose a threat to southwestern Mexico.
What People Are Saying
Kines told Newsweek: "I don't think it will have any effect on the U.S. mainland, whether it's rough surf or even throwing some moisture up into the Southwest. It wasn't a strong enough system for long enough to cause any issues."
NHC forecast about Hurricane Barbara: "Some slight additional strengthening is possible today, but a weakening trend is forecast to begin on Tuesday. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 10 miles (20 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles."
What Happens Next
The NHC will issue another public advisory about Hurricane Barbara at 2 p.m. MST. As of the most recent update, the storm is expected to remain at hurricane strength until early Tuesday morning.
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