Visible satellite image (above) shows Dora off the southwest Mexican coast at 2330 UTC, 20 July 2011. the latest NHC statements indicate that Dora is now a Category 4 hurricane, after intensifying rapidily during the day today. Thus, Dora is the second Category 4 hurricane of the 2001 season in the eastern Pacific.
The current NHC track forecast for Dora is shown above. The forecast is now indicating that Dora will cross north of 20 N on Friday morning - considerably faster than the earlier forecast (see first post on Dora). If the forecast track for Dora proves accurate, then I anticipate a significant GoC surge of low-level moisture into Arizona on Friday night or Saturday morning.
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