Former Tropical Storm Adrian rapidly intensified to a hurricane over the Eastern North Pacific Ocean southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico on Wednesday morning. At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday the center of Hurricane Adrian was located at latitude 15.2°N and longitude 108.0°W which put it about 360 miles (575 km) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Adrian was moving toward the west at 8 m.p.h. (13 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 75 m.p.h. (120 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 90 m.p.h. (145 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 989 mb.

Former Tropical Storm Adrian rapidly intensified to a hurricane on Wednesday morning. Microwave satellite images showed that a small circular eye had formed at the center of Adrian’s circulation. A ring of strong thunderstorms surrounded the eye and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms. Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the core of Hurricane Adrian. Storms near the core of Adrian generated strong upper level divergence that pumped mass away from the hurricane.

The circulation around Hurricane Adrian was small. Winds to hurricane force extended out 15 miles (25 km) in the northeastern quadrant of Adrian’s circulation. Winds to tropical storm force extended out 60 miles (95 km) from the center of Hurricane Adrian.

Hurricane Adrian will move through an environment very favorable for intensification during the next 24 hours. Adrian will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperatures are near 28˚C. It will move through a region where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear. Hurricane Adrian will intensify during the next 24 hours. Adrian could intensify rapidly at times.

Hurricane Adrian will move around the southern side of a high pressure system that extends from Mexico to over the Eastern North Pacific Ocean. The high pressure system will steer Adrian toward the west during the next 24 hours. On its anticipated track, Hurricane Adrian will move farther away from the west coast of Mexico.