Special Update: Tropical Depression Two-E upgraded to Tropical Storm Beatriz based on ASCAT data
At 1:00 PM CDT Thursday, the National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Depression Two-E in the East Pacific to Tropical Storm Beatriz. This was based on a 15:43 UTC ASCAT pass that showed a few vectors with winds near 40 knots (45 mph). On this basis, the intensity was increased to 40 knots (45 mph) with a minimum pressure of 1004 millibars. This ties Beatriz with May’s Tropical Storm Adrian as the strongest storm of the 2017 Pacific hurricane season. Beatriz…