Hurricane Patricia has become the strongest pacific Hurricane in History... cat 5 - 185 mph winds. Mexico landfall expected today..

[link to www.wunderground.com] - Hurricane Patricia Becomes Strongest Pacific Hurricane in History; Mexico Landfall Expected Friday

Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Pacific Ocean Thursday night less than 200 miles from the coast of Mexico, where residents and authorities are rushing to prepare for what will likely be the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall on that country's Pacific coastline.

The National Hurricane Center released a special advisory at 10:30 p.m. PDT Thursday saying Patricia's central pressure had dropped to 892 millibars (26.34 inches of mercury), making it by far the lowest pressure ever measured in a Pacific hurricane. NHC estimated Patricia's maximum sustained winds at 185 mph (295 kph), well above the 157-mph minimum threshold required to make it a Category 5 hurricane.

The revisions came shortly after Air Force Hurricane Hunters flew through the eye of Patricia and reported a sea-level pressure of 894 millibars as measured by a dropsonde inside the eye itself. Wind measurements suggested that the pressure measurement was not in the exact center of the eye and was probably not the absolute lowest pressure, prompting NHC to estimate the minimum central pressure at 892 millibars.