Barbara May Become Hurricane Before Landfall

EDITED TO ADD: NHC did classify Barbara as a minimal hurricane at her landfall.

BARBARA RECENTLY MADE LANDFALL IN THE MEXICAN STATE OF CHIAPAS AS A
CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. 
THIS IS THE EASTERNMOST LANDFALL LOCATION FOR AN EASTERN NORTH
PACIFIC HURRICANE SINCE RELIABLE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1966.  IT IS ALSO
THE SECOND-EARLIEST HURRICANE LANDFALL IN THE RELIABLE RECORD.

From NHC this morning: 

TROPICAL STORM BARBARA SPECIAL DISCUSSION NUMBER   4

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP022013

500 AM PDT WED MAY 29 2013

RECENT RADAR DATA FROM PUERTO ANGEL MEXICO INDICATE THAT BARBARA HAS

BEEN TRYING TO FORM AN EYE...AND HAS APPARENTLY INTENSIFIED.  BASED

UPON THE CURRENT TRENDS...A SPECIAL ADVISORY IS WARRANTED TO

INCREASE THE INTENSITY FORECAST OF BARBARA TO INDICATE HURRICANE

STRENGTH PRIOR TO LANDFALL.  BASED ON RECENT CENTER FIXES...THERE

HAS BEEN A SLIGHT EASTWARD ADJUSTMENT TO THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST

TRACK.  THIS SPECIAL ADVISORY IS ISSUED IN LIEU OF THE 1200 UTC

INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT  29/1200Z 15.2N  95.0W   55 KT  65 MPH

 12H  29/1800Z 15.7N  94.9W   65 KT  75 MPH

 24H  30/0600Z 17.0N  94.8W   45 KT  50 MPH...INLAND

 36H  30/1800Z 18.0N  94.7W   25 KT  30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

 48H  31/0600Z...DISSIPATED