Originally posted by HaciendaCerritos
I'm a little worried about the new palms too. Hard to tell from here, but I think we lost at least one of them. We're trying to stay on top of these
up here. None have fallen on the villas - thank you God.
So far the Hotel is holding it's own and we have no property damage that I have found. It's a little scary going outside right now.
Sorry to hear your getting it hard...a little more wind here now.
Not a lot yet and still no rain. Hope it holds for you too.
The clouds above look to be moving faster also and wind noise is picking up.
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
Wind is howling and hasn't let up one iota - some gusts are really bad. I have 270 palm trees here and they are getting a real beating. The pool
palapa is doing good so far.
The main pool looks like the water is boiling because it's moving so much by the wind. I'll post a pic in a minute.
HaciendaCerritos, Your place looks great. The weather,so far, does not look as bad as we had thought it would be. A palm tree or two would seem like
getting off easy. My house is in La Bocana, and I think it looks like we will be hit hard. Keep hoping for the best.
That was a terrific "good news" video. It will never make it on CNN.
Thanks for taking the time to figger out how to post it here. I'tll get easier from now on!
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS SOUTHWARD ON THE
WEST COAST...AND FROM MULEGE SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST...
INCLUDING CABO SAN LUCAS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24
HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED
TO COMPLETION.
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
NORTH OF PUNTA ABREOJOS ON THE WEST COAST TO PUNTA EUGENIA...AND
NORTH OF MULEGE ON THE EAST COAST TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 500 PM PDT...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.2 WEST OR ABOUT
85 MILES...135 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO AND
ABOUT 165 MILES...265 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LAZARO
MEXICO.
JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...
19 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...JIMENA WILL BE
NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AND BE NEAR OR OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH...195
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JIMENA IS A CATEGORY THREE
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. HOWEVER...JIMENA COULD
STILL BE NEAR MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT MAKES LANDFALL.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
140 MILES...220 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 951 MB...28.08 INCHES.
JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...
WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES. THESE RAINS
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A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING
WAVES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.
...SUMMARY OF 500 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...22.6N 111.2W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.
The sound effects of the wind crackling really augments the visual depiction of your in-the-moment video. Thank you.
Regarding the palms. When Hurricane John came down the Mulege River in a surge it knocked over two of my newly planted palms. If yours end up like
mine, you can save them. I tied a rope to the rear bumper of my pickup and stood them back up. Then I shoveled in the dirt/sand that was nearby, and
the tied them up to stakes until they had time to re-assimilate.
Geesh - never thought about CNN - you know - out of sight, out of mind. I did it so other Nomads could see what's coming, and we're pretty far away
from the eye. You're right, a few palm trees are nothing. We are all safe and that's what matters most.
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