Cat 4 Hurricane Kenneth a November Record

Nov 22, 2011; 11:43 AM ET

This high-res visible satellite shot is of Category 4 Hurricane Kenneth this morning. He is a beautiful, concentric storm in the Eastern Pacific — but he’s also a November record… no other major (Cat 3-5) hurricanes have existed in that basin since records began in the 1800s according to the NOAA Hurricane GIS. Click for a high-res animation from CIMSS.

For additional information, read our news article, and for images, including model tracks (most take him westward and dissipate in a few days), visit our Hurricane Kenneth page.

Below are some additional satellite images from the NAVY Tropical site.