Tropical Storm Gilma Eastern Pacific 2006

Information on Tropical Storm Gilma

12PM MDT 08/03//06 Tropical Depression Gilma is located some 511 miles south of Cabo San Lucas. The storm is located near 15.7N 109.5W and is moving 295° at 09kts. Central barometric pressure is estimated a 1006Mb and winds are 25 to 35kts. Conditions are not favorable for Gilma to re-strengthen and it is expected the storm will dissipate in the next 72 hrs.`

On the morning of 08/02 Gilma was downgraded to a tropical depression. The system became the 7th named storm of the 2006 Eastern Pacific Hurricane season on the morning of 08/01, TD8E formed from a Tropical Low that had been moving along the ITCZ about 793 miles SE of Cabo San Lucas and was stimulated by a tropical wave earlier today.

Information from the National Hurricane Center on Tropical Storm Gilma (updated automatically)
 

 

Type	Category	Pressure (mb)	Winds (knots)	Winds (mph)	Surge (ft)
Depression	TD	-----	< 34	< 39
Tropical Storm	TS	-----	34-63	39-73
Hurricane	1	> 980	64-82	74-95	4-5
Hurricane	2	965-980	83-95	96-110	6-8
Hurricane	3	945-965	96-113	111-130	9-12
Hurricane	4	920-945	114-135	131-155	13-18
Hurricane	5	< 920	>135	>155	>18

Aletta • Bud • Carlotta • Daniel • Emilia • Fabio • Gilma • Hector • Ileana • John • Kristy • Lane • Miriam • Norman • Olivia