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   June 18, 2022 - Hurricane Blas   
      
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      The second named storm of the Pacific hurricane season formed on June   
      14, 2022, off the west coast of Mexico. That morning, the National   
      Hurricane Center (NHC) named the system Tropical Storm Blas and   
      reported maximum sustained winds had reached 45 mph (75 km/h). At that   
      time, Blas was located about 380 miles (615 km) south-southeast of   
      Manzanillo, Mexico. The system was expected to strengthen but was also   
      expected to move out towards open ocean, creating no serious risk to   
      land.   
      
      The storm quickly intensified, reaching hurricane strength only 24   
      hours later, sporting maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) in   
      the morning of June 15. It was continuing to move west-northwest.   
      Hurricane Blas has retained Category 1 hurricane status through the   
      afternoon of June 17, with peak winds of 90 mph (145 km/h) reached on   
      the afternoon of June 17.   
      
      Not long afterward, Hurricane Blas began to move into an increasingly   
      unfavorable environment with more stable and dry air. By 5:00 p.m. EDT   
      (2100 UTC) on that date, the NHC reported that Hurricane Blas sported   
      winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and was located about 380 mi (610 km) south   
      of the southern tip of Baja California and was moving westward, away   
      from land. Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 15 miles (30   
      km) from the storm’s center. Blas is expected to steadily weaken and   
      reach tropical storm strength on June 18. The NHC advised that swells   
      generated by Blas will continue to affect the southwest coast of Mexico   
      and the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula during the   
      next day or two. The swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip   
      current conditions.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of Hurricane Blas on   
      July 16. At that time, maximum sustained winds were about 85 mph (137   
      km/h) and the storm sported a distinct cloud-filled eye and an   
      apostrophe-shape created by convective bands wrapping into the center.   
      In the northeast quadrant, bands carrying rain and winds were   
      interacting with the coastal regions of the Mexican states of Guerrero,   
      Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco. Several ports were closed as a   
      precaution due to stormy weather, even though the eye of the storm was   
      moving away from land.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 6/16/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (1.6 MB),  500m (4.6 MB),  250m (3.1 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-18   
       
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