&sq=&lang=&file=File:Adrian_2011-06-10_0925Z.jpg) Adrian at peak intensity on June 10 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | June 7, 2011 |
| Remnant low | June 12, 2011 |
| Dissipated | June 14, 2011 |
| Category 4 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 140 mph (220 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 944 mbar (hPa); 27.88 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None |
| Damage | None |
| Areas affected | Southwestern Mexico |
| IBTrACS / [1] | |
Part of the 2011 Pacific hurricane season | |
Hurricane Adrian was an intense, albeit short-lived early-season Category 4 hurricane that brought heavy rainfall and high waves to Mexico in June 2011 during the 2011 Pacific hurricane season. Adrian originated from an area of disturbed weather which had developed during the course of early June, off the Pacific coast of Mexico. On June 7, it acquired a sufficiently organized structure with deep convection to be classified as a tropical cyclone, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) designated it as Tropical Depression One-E, the first one of 2011. It further strengthened to be upgraded into a tropical storm later that day. Adrian moved rather slowly; briefly recurving northward after being caught in the steering winds. After steady intensification, it was upgraded into a hurricane on June 9. The storm subsequently entered a phase of rapid intensification, developing a distinct eye with good outflow in all quadrants. Followed by this period of rapid intensification, it obtained sustained winds fast enough to be considered a major hurricane and reached its peak intensity as a category 4 hurricane that evening.
Adrian weakened throughout June 10 to June 12 as increased vertical wind shear persisted around its vicinity. It was downgraded into a tropical storm on June 11 as the once organized structure deteriorated, further so into a tropical depression the following day. Adrian subsequently decayed into a remnant low-pressure area with very little convection, all dislocated to the northeast of the low-level center. Degeneration continued and Adrian disintegrated into a swirl of low clouds, drifting due to the northwest. Since Adrian stayed at sea, its effects along coastlines were limited. Damages, if any, remains unknown, and no fatalities were reported as a result of the Adrian.