Late last week, Hurricane Amanda kicked off the Pacific hurricane season with record-breaking strength just weeks after the start of the season on May 15.

With wind gusts that reached up to 154 miles per hour, Hurricane Amanda is reported to be the strongest hurricane in May for the eastern Pacific. Although it started off as a tropical storm, Amanda's winds quickly picked up, making it a category 4 hurricane, reports ABC affiliate News 10.

On Saturday, May 25, Hurricane Amanda had winds speeds estimated at 150 mph. By Sunday, the hurricane peaked, with a maximum sustained wind speed of 155 miles per hour, before it began to gradually weaken until Tuesday morning, when it unexpectedly regained strength, reports the Christian Science Monitor.

According to Phys.org, Hurricane Amanda has weakened and is currently a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph and strong thunderstorms around the center of its circulation.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported on Wednesday that "although Amanda is producing a considerable amount of deep convection, with cloud tops as cold as -85 C (-121 F), the cloud pattern lacks organization."

The NHC reported that "Amanda apparently still has some gas in the tank," adding that the eye of the hurricane had reappeared and conditions were suggesting Amanda might stick around longer than expected.

NHC Forecaster Cangialosi predicted that Amanda is expected to continue to lose strength on Thursday due to dry air entrainment and lower sea surface temperatures along the forecast track. By Friday, NHC forecasters expect Amanda to become a tropical depression.

Fortunately, hurricane Amanda remained far off Mexico's west coast and posed no threat to land and residents.

Amanda, which is now a Category 2 storm, has slowed down to about 105 mph.