Tropical Storm Lester Turns Into Hurricane Announced by NHC

Tropical Storm Lester Turns Into Hurricane Announced by NHC

Tropical Storm Lester turns into hurricane announced by NHC on Friday (August 26, 2016).

According to the US National Hurricane Center, the storm Lester on the coast of Northwest Mexico intensifies into a hurricane. On 0300 GMT bulletin of NHC, it is stated that the center of Lester is located some 550 miles (885 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and is packing winds of 75 miles (120 kilometers) per hour.

Hurricane Lester was the 12th named storm and the 6th hurricane in the eastern Pacific. The hurricane continues to intensify at a speed of nine miles or 15 kilometers per hour. In behalf of its force, there’s still no threat declared to any land area as of now.

Tropical Storm Lester turns into hurricane

Next week the hurricane was expected to run towards the Hawaiian Islands. Lester is moving in the direction of west Pacific but there’s no coastal warning and watched were announced. The hurricane will continue moving to the west for the next five days.

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