14 DAY TRIAL // Tropical storm Bud has now developed into a hurricane. NASA satellites observed that the atmospheric formation already has a very distinct eye, which is characteristic for all intense storms. The storm is currently southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
Investigators at the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) say that the formation is currently heading for the southwestern coasts of Mexico, sporting sustained winds of 175 kilometers (110 miles) per hour.
The NHC currently classified Hurricane Bud as a Category 2 tropical storm. It is capable of producing dangerous storm surges, and may yield several inches of rain in areas between Manzanillo and Cabo Corrientes, as well as in Punta San Telmo.
This image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on the NASA Terra satellite. The view was collected at 11:15 am PDT (1815 GMT), on May 24, and is now being used to predict how the storm will develop further.