Ileana has likely reached its peak intensity. At 14:00 hr PDT the center of Hurricane Ileana was
located near latitude 20.5 north/longitude 114.1 west, about 510 km / 315mi WSW of the southern tip of Baja California
Ileana is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph - 9 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue during the next 48 hours. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 85 mph - 140 km/h with higher gusts. Ileana is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Little change in strength is forecast through the remainder of today. Weakening is expected to begin tonight or Friday. |
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