Hurricane Linda was a low-end Category 1 hurricane that remained over open waters throughout its existence. The 15th tropical cyclone, 13th named storm, and 6th hurricane of the 2009 Pacific hurricane season, Linda originated out of a tropical wave on September 7 several hundred miles west-southwest of the Baja California Peninsula. Tracking generally towards the west, Linda steadily intensified within a region only slightly favorable for intensification. By September 9, the storm turned northward in response to a weakening subtropical ridge to its north and a new ridge forming to the east. Early on September 10, Linda attained its peak intensity with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 985 mbar (hPa; 29.09 inHg) following the formation of an eye close to the center of