Hurricane Gilma 2024 Lok. Hurricane gilma continues to intensify in the open waters and has become a major hurricane in the east pacific, stated the national weather service thursday morning. When wind speeds exceed 39 mph, the cyclone becomes a tropical storm, and if winds reach 74 mph, the storm is defined as a hurricane, or in the northwest pacific, a typhoon.
An area of low pressure. Hurricane gilma forecast/advisory number 20 nws national hurricane center miami fl ep072024 0900 utc fri aug 23 2024 hurricane center located near 17.4n 126.1w at 23/0900z position.