NASA satellites have been watching hurricane Kenneth in the
eastern Pacific, and today, Nov, 22, Kenneth became a late-
season major hurricane. In fact, Kenneth sets a record for the
latest season major hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean. A
major hurricane is one that reaches category three status or
greater on the Saffir-Simpson scale that measures hurricane
strength. At 10 a.m. EST, Kenneth's maximum sustained winds were
near 145 mph (230 kmh)! Kenneth's center was far away from land
areas and about 750 miles (1210 km) south-southwest of the
southern tip of Baja California, Mexico. That puts Kenneth's
center near 12.7 North and 113.9 West. Kenneth was moving to the
west near 13 mph (20 kmh) and had a minimum central pressure of
943 millibars. NASA's Terra satellite flew over Hurricane
Kenneth on Nov. 21 at 1:20 p.m. EST and the Moderate Resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument captured a visible
image where the storm's eye was obscured by high clouds. Today,
the eye has become cloud-free o