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Historical Data: Max Winds 105kts
Category 3 Hurricane
Tracking Info
Tropical Storm Darby churning in the
Pacific 1175 miles WSW of Cabo San Lucas
 Darby reached hurricane strength on the
morning of 7/28 as it moved through warm waters of the Pacific. Wind speeds
Wednesday morning were estimated at 70 with gusts to 90kts. Darby moved into
cooler waters and experienced additional shear later 7/28 and is expected to
weaken over the following 48 hrs.
On 7/29 Darby was classified a category 2
hurricane with 90 to 105kt winds.
Darby achieved named storm status west of
the usual danger area for Baja and did not pose any threat to the Baja
Peninsula.
Darby was reclassified as a tropical
depression August 1, and dissipated in the Pacific east of Hawaii.
Darby
 
(see
what defines a hurricane)
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