Blanca becomes 2nd named storm of 2021 season

Posted: Monday, May 31, 2021. 4:23 pm CST.

By Zoila Palma: Blanca has just become the second named storm of the 2021 hurricane season.

As of this afternoon, the center of Blanca was located about 520 miles (840 km) south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico.

Blanca is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h).

A slower west-northwestward to northwestward motion is expected to occur during the next few days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts.

Blanca is a small tropical cyclone.

The National Hurricane Center says that additional strengthening is expected to occur tonight and Tuesday, followed by slow weakening on Wednesday and Thursday.

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