The speed of the wind is 120 km/h.
Tropical storm “Blas” on Monday scored the force of a hurricane the first category in the Pacific ocean off the coast of Mexico, said the national water Commission, the Latin American countries.
The wind speed within the hurricane reaches 120 kilometers per hour with gusts to 150 kilometers per hour. Now “Blas” is 715 kilometers from the coast of Colima. Meteorologists expect that the territory of Mexico, the hurricane will not affect. “Blas” is the first hurricane formed in the Pacific ocean this year.
The storm becomes a hurricane when the wind speed in it exceeds 119 kilometers per hour. To the hurricane was awarded the first category on the Saffir-Simpson that evaluates the potential damage from the elements, the wind speed must exceed 120 kilometers per hour. Under the fifth category, the wind speed reaches 250 kilometers per hour, which can lead to catastrophic consequences.
