Hurricane Pauline
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[[File:Hurr-pauline-vis2.gif|thumb|Hurricane Pauline at its initial peak intensity while off the Mexican coast on October 7]] |
[[File:Hurr-pauline-vis2.gif|thumb|Hurricane Pauline at its initial peak intensity while off the Mexican coast on October 7]] |
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A strong [[anticyclone|high-pressure system]] eroded the trough over southeastern Mexico, which turned Pauline to the northeast. An [[eye (cyclone)|eye feature]] developed late on October 6, and early on the next day Pauline intensified into a hurricane about {{convert|265|mi|km}} southeast of [[Salina Cruz]] after turning to the north and northwest. Pauline [[rapid deepening|rapidly intensified]] shortly after due to favorable conditions for continued development, and 18 hours after becoming a hurricane it attained a peak intensity of {{convert| |
A strong [[anticyclone|high-pressure system]] eroded the trough over southeastern Mexico, which turned Pauline to the northeast. An [[eye (cyclone)|eye feature]] developed late on October 6, and early on the next day Pauline intensified into a hurricane about {{convert|265|mi|km}} southeast of [[Salina Cruz]] after turning to the north and northwest. Pauline [[rapid deepening|rapidly intensified]] shortly after due to favorable conditions for continued development, and 18 hours after becoming a hurricane it attained a peak intensity of {{convert|130|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. The winds of the hurricane weakened slightly to {{convert|115|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, but on October 8 Pauline re-strengthened to reach winds of {{convert|130|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} a short distance off the coast of Mexico. The hurricane turned more to the west-northwest while paralleling the southern coast of Oaxaca, and Pauline quickly weakened due to interaction with the mountainous terrain before [[landfall]] near [[Puerto Ángel]] as a {{convert|110|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} hurricane early on October 9. The [[tropical cyclone]] continued to weaken as it paralleled the coast a short distance inland. On October 10, Pauline dissipated over [[Jalisco]] and no longer had a well-defined low-level circulation.{{cite report|title=Tropical Depression Pauline Discussion Number 19|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=TCDEP3&e=199710101500|publisher=United States National Hurricane Center|date=October 10, 1997|author=Lawrence, Miles B|accessdate=June 12, 2023}} {{source attribution}} |
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==Preparations== |
==Preparations== |
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