image: As Tropical Depression 8E fades in the Eastern Pacific, Tropical Storm Guillermo formed on its heels. The GOES-West satellite captured an infrared image of Guillermo that showed bands of thunderstorms wrapping into the center.
An infrared image of Guillermo taken from NOAA's GOES-West satellite on July 30 at 1200 UTC (8 a.m. EDT) showed bands of thunderstorms spiraling around the northern quadrant and wrapping into the low-level center from the west. A fragmented band of thunderstorms from the eastern quadrant also wrapped around the northern quadrant of the storm. The image was created by the NASA/NOAA GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) on July 30, the center of Tropical Storm Guillermo was located near latitude 9.1 North, longitude 127.5 West. Guillermo was about 1,505 miles 2,420 kilometers southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico and a 1,980 miles (3,190 km east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii.
Tropical Depression 8E was northwest of Guillermo and was centered near latitude 16.5 North and longitude 138.5 West, about 1,110 miles (1,790 km) east of Hilo, Hawaii.
Guillermo is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 kph) and is expected to continue in that direction for the next two days.
Guollermo's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 kph) and additional strengthening is forecast as the storm moves through an environment with light wind shear and warm waters. The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to possibly reach hurricane strength by Friday, July 30. For updated forecasts, visit the National Hurricane Center web page: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Credit: Image: NASA/NOAA GOES Project Text: NASA/Rob Gutro