At 8 a.m. EDT on October 23, 2015, the National Hurricane Center reported Patricia grew to become the strongest jap north pacific hurricane on file with sustained winds close to 200 mph, doubtlessly catastrophic Category 5 hurricane because it approaches Mexico’s coast. The storm is anticipated to make landfall someplace from San Blas to Punta San Telmo, Mexico later this afternoon.

The animation beneath is made out of photos captured from October 20 to 23 from NOAA’s GOES-West satellite tv for pc reveals Hurricane Patricia close to western Mexico. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project

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