Hurricane-generated swells. These swells were produced as Hurricane Jimena approached Cabo San Carlos, Mexico, on 31 August 2009. Hurricane Jimena rea

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Hurricane-generated swells. These swells were produced as Hurricane Jimena approached Cabo San Carlos, Mexico, on 31 August 2009. Hurricane Jimena reached its peak on 1 September 2009 as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 250 kilometres per hour. It made landfall in Baja California, Mexico, on 2 September 2009 as a Category 2 hurricane, causing widespread damage and flooding, and leaving three people dead.

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