Hurricane Linda strengthened to Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale over the Eastern North Pacific Ocean on Saturday. At 5:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Hurricane Linda was located at latitude 19.1°N and longitude 117.0°W which put it about 525 miles (850 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. Linda was moving toward the west-northwest at 13 m.p.h. (21 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 130 m.p.h. (210 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 150 m.p.h. (240 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 950 mb.

Hurricane Linda continued to strengthen on Saturday and it reached Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. A circular eye with a diameter of 18 miles (30 km) was at the center of Linda. The eye was surrounded by a ring of strong thunderstorms and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms. Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the core of Hurricane Linda. Storms near the core generated upper level divergence that pumped mass away from the hurricane.

The circulation around Hurricane Linda was symmetrical. Winds to hurricane force extended out 25 miles (40 km) from the center of Linda. Winds to tropical storm force extended out 115 miles (185 km) from the center of circulation. The Hurricane Intensity Index (HII) for Linda was 25.1. The Hurricane Size Index (HSI) was 10.2 and the Hurricane Wind Intensity Size Index (HWISI) was 35.3.

Hurricane Linda will begin to move over slightly cooler water on Sunday and it will start to weaken. Linda will move through an environment where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear. So, Hurricane Linda is likely to weaken gradually during the next 36 hours.

Hurricane Linda will move south of a subtropical high pressure system over the Eastern North Pacific Ocean. The high pressure system will steer Linda toward the west during the next few days. On its anticipated track Hurricane Linda will move toward the Central Pacific Ocean.