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Post-tropical Cyclone Kay at 31.3°N - 118.9°W

North Pacific Ocean

Last observation: 10 Sep 2022 - 10:41 UTC

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4 Sep 2022 - 10 Sep 2022


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10 Sep 2022 - 3:00 UTC ...KAY IS NOW A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE... ...THIS IS THE LAST NHC ADVISORY... As of 8:00 PM PDT Fri Sep 9 the center of Kay was located near 31.3, -118.9 with movement WNW at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 996 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

10 Sep 2022 - 0:00 UTC ...KAY PULLING AWAY FROM THE NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SOON... As of 5:00 PM PDT Fri Sep 9 the center of Kay was located near 31.2, -118.4 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 994 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

9 Sep 2022 - 21:00 UTC ...KAY BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED AND COULD DECAY TO A REMNANT LOW TONIGHT... ...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE IN PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... As of 2:00 PM PDT Fri Sep 9 the center of Kay was located near 31.0, -118.0 with movement NW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 994 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

9 Sep 2022 - 18:00 UTC ...KAY STILL MOVING NORTHWESTWARD WEST OF THE NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...HEAVY RAINS OCCURRING IN PARTS OF NORTHWESTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... As of 11:00 AM PDT Fri Sep 9 the center of Kay was located near 30.7, -117.2 with movement NW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 992 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

9 Sep 2022 - 15:00 UTC ...KAY MOVING NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE COAST OF THE NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING ONGOING IN MEXICO AND SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA... As of 8:00 AM PDT Fri Sep 9 the center of Kay was located near 30.3, -116.7 with movement NW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 991 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

9 Sep 2022 - 12:00 UTC ...KAY CONTINUES MOVING PARALLEL TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING ONGOING IN MEXICO AND ANTICIPATED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA TODAY... As of 5:00 AM PDT Fri Sep 9 the center of Kay was located near 30.0, -116.2 with movement NNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 991 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

9 Sep 2022 - 9:00 UTC ...KAY MOVING PARALLEL TO THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING ONGOING IN MEXICO AND ANTICIPATED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA LATER TODAY... As of 2:00 AM PDT Fri Sep 9 the center of Kay was located near 29.4, -116.0 with movement NNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 990 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

9 Sep 2022 - 6:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING ONGOING OVER PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AS KAY PARALLELS THE WESTERN COAST... As of 11:00 PM PDT Thu Sep 8 the center of Kay was located near 29.0, -115.5 with movement NNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 987 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

9 Sep 2022 - 3:00 UTC ...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING CONTINUING OVER PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... As of 8:00 PM PDT Thu Sep 8 the center of Kay was located near 28.4, -115.0 with movement NNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 985 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

9 Sep 2022 - 0:00 UTC ...KAY CONTINUES TO BRING VERY HEAVY RAINS TO PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... As of 6:00 PM MDT Thu Sep 8 the center of Kay was located near 27.8, -114.6 with movement NNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 983 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.

8 Sep 2022 - 21:00 UTC ...CENTER OF KAY MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... As of 3:00 PM MDT Thu Sep 8 the center of Kay was located near 27.1, -114.3 with movement NNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 982 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.

8 Sep 2022 - 18:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO BRING HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS... As of 12:00 PM MDT Thu Sep 8 the center of Kay was located near 26.6, -114.1 with movement NNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 979 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.

8 Sep 2022 - 15:00 UTC ...CENTER OF KAY GETTING CLOSE TO THE CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...EXPECTED TO BRING HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA LATER TODAY... As of 9:00 AM MDT Thu Sep 8 the center of Kay was located near 25.8, -113.8 with movement NNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 974 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

8 Sep 2022 - 12:00 UTC ...KAY CONTINUING ITS APPROACH TO BAJA CALIFORNIA... ...EXPECTED TO BRING HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA LATER TODAY... As of 6:00 AM MDT Thu Sep 8 the center of Kay was located near 25.1, -113.5 with movement NNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 974 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

8 Sep 2022 - 9:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO BRING HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA LATER TODAY... As of 3:00 AM MDT Thu Sep 8 the center of Kay was located near 24.5, -113.4 with movement NNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 974 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

8 Sep 2022 - 6:00 UTC ...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... As of 12:00 AM MDT Thu Sep 8 the center of Kay was located near 23.9, -113.2 with movement NNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 972 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.

8 Sep 2022 - 3:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO BRING HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TOMORROW... As of 9:00 PM MDT Wed Sep 7 the center of Kay was located near 23.2, -113.0 with movement NNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 975 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.

8 Sep 2022 - 0:00 UTC ...KAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS TO THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA OF MEXICO... As of 6:00 PM MDT Wed Sep 7 the center of Kay was located near 22.6, -113.0 with movement NNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 971 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.

7 Sep 2022 - 21:00 UTC ...KAY WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AS IT CONTINUES NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD... As of 3:00 PM MDT Wed Sep 7 the center of Kay was located near 22.0, -113.0 with movement NNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 971 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.

7 Sep 2022 - 18:00 UTC ...KAY MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD BAJA CALIFORNIA... As of 12:00 PM MDT Wed Sep 7 the center of Kay was located near 21.4, -112.8 with movement NNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 971 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 105 mph.

7 Sep 2022 - 15:00 UTC ...KAY A LITTLE STRONGER... ...NEW TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED... As of 9:00 AM MDT Wed Sep 7 the center of Kay was located near 21.1, -112.6 with movement NNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 967 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 105 mph.

7 Sep 2022 - 12:00 UTC ...OUTER RAIN BANDS OF KAY BEGINNING TO REACH THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL BAJA ON THURSDAY... As of 6:00 AM MDT Wed Sep 7 the center of Kay was located near 20.6, -112.3 with movement NNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 975 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.

7 Sep 2022 - 9:00 UTC ...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BEGINNING THIS MORNING... ...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... As of 3:00 AM MDT Wed Sep 7 the center of Kay was located near 20.2, -112.0 with movement NNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 975 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.

7 Sep 2022 - 6:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BEGINNING LATER THIS MORNING... As of 12:00 AM MDT Wed Sep 7 the center of Kay was located near 19.7, -111.8 with movement NW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 975 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.

7 Sep 2022 - 3:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING... As of 9:00 PM MDT Tue Sep 6 the center of Kay was located near 19.5, -111.7 with movement NW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 975 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.

7 Sep 2022 - 0:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING... As of 6:00 PM MDT Tue Sep 6 the center of Kay was located near 19.2, -111.5 with movement NW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 976 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

6 Sep 2022 - 21:00 UTC ...HURRICANE WATCH AND NEW TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... As of 3:00 PM MDT Tue Sep 6 the center of Kay was located near 18.8, -111.0 with movement NW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 978 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

6 Sep 2022 - 18:00 UTC ...KAY PRODUCING ROUGH SURF ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS ENROUTE... As of 12:00 PM MDT Tue Sep 6 the center of Kay was located near 18.4, -110.5 with movement NW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 977 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

6 Sep 2022 - 15:00 UTC ...KAY PRODUCING ROUGH SURF ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SOUTHERN BAJA WEDNESDAY MORNING... As of 9:00 AM MDT Tue Sep 6 the center of Kay was located near 18.0, -110.0 with movement NW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 977 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

6 Sep 2022 - 12:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
Location: 17.6°N 109.6°W
Max sustained: 85 mph
Moving: NW at 13 mph
Min pressure: 977 mb

Issued at 600 AM MDT Tue Sep 06 2022

6 Sep 2022 - 9:00 UTC ...KAY TURNS NORTHWESTWARD AND STRENGTHENS... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... As of 3:00 AM MDT Tue Sep 6 the center of Kay was located near 17.0, -108.9 with movement NW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 977 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.

6 Sep 2022 - 6:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN... ...OUTER RAIN BANDS, GUSTY WINDS, AND ROUGH SURF CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... As of 12:00 AM MDT Tue Sep 6 the center of Kay was located near 16.6, -108.7 with movement WNW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 980 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.

6 Sep 2022 - 3:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO... ...OUTER RAIN BANDS, GUSTY WINDS, AND ROUGH SURF CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... As of 9:00 PM MDT Mon Sep 5 the center of Kay was located near 16.0, -108.1 with movement WNW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 980 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.

6 Sep 2022 - 0:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN MORE EARLY THIS WEEK... ...OUTER RAIN BANDS AND LARGE SWELLS CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... As of 6:00 PM MDT Mon Sep 5 the center of Kay was located near 15.9, -107.8 with movement WNW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 980 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.

5 Sep 2022 - 21:00 UTC ...KAY STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE... ...OUTER RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... As of 3:00 PM MDT Mon Sep 5 the center of Kay was located near 15.6, -107.3 with movement WNW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 981 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.

5 Sep 2022 - 18:00 UTC ...KAY STRENGTHENING JUST OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS ENROUTE... As of 12:00 PM MDT Mon Sep 5 the center of Kay was located near 15.5, -106.8 with movement W at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 993 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

5 Sep 2022 - 15:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... As of 9:00 AM MDT Mon Sep 5 the center of Kay was located near 15.8, -106.4 with movement W at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 995 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

5 Sep 2022 - 9:00 UTC ...KAY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN... ...OUTER BANDS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING IN PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO TODAY... As of 4:00 AM CDT Mon Sep 5 the center of Kay was located near 15.7, -105.3 with movement WNW at 15 mph. The minimum central pressure was 995 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

5 Sep 2022 - 3:00 UTC ...KAY EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... As of 10:00 PM CDT Sun Sep 4 the center of Kay was located near 15.6, -103.8 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

4 Sep 2022 - 21:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO TROPICAL STORM KAY... As of 4:00 PM CDT Sun Sep 4 the center of Kay was located near 14.8, -102.5 with movement WNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

4 Sep 2022 - 15:00 UTC ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS JUST OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... As of 10:00 AM CDT Sun Sep 4 the center of Twelve-E was located near 14.0, -101.4 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1005 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

Post-tropical Cyclone Kay at 31.3°N - 118.9°W

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