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fdt - 9-1-2009 at 06:06 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by jorgie
Shari , if AP is buying those photos ya gotta ready the whole town for a photo op .......AP does pay dinero for bad news

But they refer to everyone as Slum Dwellers :mad:

Al G - 9-1-2009 at 06:14 PM

Quote:
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. :(

Bajagypsy - 9-1-2009 at 06:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by fdt
Quote:
Originally posted by jorgie
Shari , if AP is buying those photos ya gotta ready the whole town for a photo op .......AP does pay dinero for bad news

But they refer to everyone as Slum Dwellers :mad:


I thought I was the only one that was offened by the Slum Dwellers comments that were being made in the news realeases.

HaciendaCerritos - 9-1-2009 at 06:24 PM

Let's see if this works:
Nope. Can't find "flash code" in FAQ - Help please

Baja Nomad - I have it on YouTube - how do I put it here?


Okay, Let's try this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aroyP1LIsA



[Edited on 9-2-2009 by HaciendaCerritos]

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[Edited on 9-2-2009 by BajaNomad]

terrybird - 9-1-2009 at 06:42 PM

Thx for the vid, smart idea to youtube them. Good Luck. Will send blizzard pics later in the year:(

Btw beautiful place you have, must be wonderful in calmer weather.

[Edited on 02/06/2005 by terrybird]

HaciendaCerritos - 9-1-2009 at 06:46 PM

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. :yes:

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.

Paulclark - 9-1-2009 at 06:48 PM

Wind is now 45 with gusts to 55 and building on the East Cape--SSE --and rain is coming.

Udo - 9-1-2009 at 06:49 PM

Quote:
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So i am not the only one:lol:


I thought I was the other one.:lol::lol::lol:

msteve1014 - 9-1-2009 at 06:53 PM

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.

Udo - 9-1-2009 at 06:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by HaciendaCerritos
Let's see if this works:
Nope. Can't find "flash code" in FAQ - Help please

Baja Nomad - I have it on YouTube - how do I put it here?


Okay, Let's try this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aroyP1LIsA

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by HaciendaCerritos]

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by HaciendaCerritos]


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!:bounce:

BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 07:01 PM

HURRICANE JIMENA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 17A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009
500 PM PDT TUE SEP 01 2009

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE JIMENA APPROACHING SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA...WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD WORSEN SOON...

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
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.

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.

toneart - 9-1-2009 at 07:04 PM

Hacienda Cerritos,

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.

What a beautiful hacienda you have there!

I hope the worst is over for you by now.

Tony

HaciendaCerritos - 9-1-2009 at 07:07 PM

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.

Here's the pool - looks like it's boiling.

BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 07:08 PM

As of 5pm PDT - notice it looks to have cleared any possible hard hit on Los Cabos at this time.

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DENNIS - 9-1-2009 at 07:10 PM

Whitecaps in the pool. Amazing.
Good idea, the fish net over the Palapa. Hope it works.

BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 07:12 PM

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HaciendaCerritos - 9-1-2009 at 07:12 PM

Good idea on the palm trees, we'll try it tomorrow. Nothing has let up yet - we're getting pounded. Too dark to see outside (but I do have a flash). :yes:

BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 07:15 PM

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BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 07:38 PM

From Cabo San Lucas:

U Tube videos

frizkie - 9-1-2009 at 07:48 PM

It is incredible to have these videos of Jimena. Thanks alot you guys for bothering to get out there and do that for the rest of us.

shari - 9-1-2009 at 07:49 PM

just back from boarding up the casita in San roque...which is evacuated now. The swell is increasing and it is high tide right now and has already breached the area closest to the main street....tomorrow we might have Rio benito juarez!!...this is by the gas station where the segundas set up and where it floods a river once it starts raining...no wind...very hot...rain on the horizon in different places.
still selling beer!!

BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 07:52 PM

From Pedregal (?), looking down towards Playa Solmar and Lands End - look at all the whitewater.

HaciendaCerritos - 9-1-2009 at 07:53 PM

I just went outside to look down at the Beach Club - with their lights on you can see the surf. The water is licking at their main steps right now. I can't see down the beach, only right here, but the waves are crashing in and the wind has not let up at all. I had to hide behind a pillar to keep from being pushed around.

Be safe people

Bob H - 9-1-2009 at 07:56 PM

Interesting Utube presentation, but I don't think you've seen nothing yet! I can't believe all of these people are hanging out at the waterfront with a CAT3 approaching! Wow.
Bob H

BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 08:00 PM

San Jose del Cabo... initial rains....

jannyk - 9-1-2009 at 08:04 PM

Great footage BajaNews!

After seeing the storm surge at Pedregal, and knowing Jimena passed you guys by, I cannot imagine what the storm surge will be like when she finally comes ashore.

To all you guys on the lower west shore - stay safe, our thoughts and prayers are with you.

BajaGeoff - 9-1-2009 at 08:13 PM

That is a lot of water!

Stay safe everyone.....hope this passes with minimal damage.

Geo_Skip - 9-1-2009 at 08:14 PM

Thanks for the video Baja News, interesting to hear what I assume were those rocks rattling down the stream as they were rolling along. Mother Nature deserves respect.
Stay Safe, our thoughts are with you.

ccholder - 9-1-2009 at 08:16 PM

Thank you all who have been posting on Jimena. I have been following faithfully. We have a casita in Los Barilles, north beach, and have been wondering how much rain/wind has been falling.
I feel the need to be there to help clean up. Any updates for this area would truley be appreciated!
Stay safe all!

BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 08:38 PM

HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009
800 PM PDT TUE SEP 01 2009

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE JIMENA APPROACHING SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA...WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS 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.

AT 8 PM EDT...0300 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE BAJA 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
24 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE NOW 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.

AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.3 WEST OR ABOUT 90
MILES...145 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO AND ABOUT
125 MILES...205 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO.

JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR
...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF JIMENA WILL BE
NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
WEDNESDAY...AND BE NEAR OR OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. JIMENA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL...WITH A
MORE RAPID WEAKENING THEREAFTER.

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 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF
WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES.

A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING
WAVES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.

...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...23.2N 111.3W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 345 DEGREES AT 13 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1100 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200
AM PDT.

BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 08:43 PM

HURRICANE JIMENA DISCUSSION NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009
800 PM PDT TUE SEP 01 2009

SINCE THE AIR FORCE PLANE LEFT THIS AFTERNOON...VISIBLE AND INFRARED
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT JIMENA HAS CONTINUED TO WEAKEN. THE
EYE HAS BECOME OBSCURED AND THERE HAS BEEN A GRADUAL SHRINKING OF
THE CONVECTIVE COVERAGE. FURTHERMORE...THERE HAS BEEN AN APPARENT
DETERIORATION TO THE INNER CORE. DVORAK T-NUMBERS HAVE FALLEN TO
T4.5 AND T5.0 FROM SAB AND TAFB...RESPECTIVELY. BASED UPON THE
DEGRADED SATELLITE APPEARANCE BUT ALSO USING CONTINUITY...THE
INITIAL INTENSITY IS LOWERED TO 100 KT.

THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 345/11...SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT THAN
BEFORE. THE TRACK FORECAST PHILOSOPHY IS UNCHANGED. ACCORDING TO
THE TRACK MODEL GUIDANCE...JIMENA SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING NORTH-
NORTHWESTWARD BETWEEN A MID- TO UPPER-LEVEL LOW WEST OF THE BAJA
PENINSULA AND A MID-LEVEL RIDGE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO FOR AT LEAST
FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. INCREASINGLY DIVERGENT MODEL
SOLUTIONS SUGGEST A FORECAST OF LOWER CONFIDENCE BEYOND 48 HOURS.
A MINORITY OF GLOBAL MODELS TAKES JIMENA NORTHEASTWARD OR EASTWARD
INTO NORTHWESTERN MEXICO...WITH ONLY ONE TAKING IT INTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. A LARGER NUMBER OF MODEL RUNS EITHER
STALL JIMENA OVER CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA...LIKE THE GFDL...OR TURN
THE CYCLONE NORTHWESTWARD OR EVEN WESTWARD INTO THE EAST PACIFIC IN
RESPONSE MID-LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING TO ITS NORTH. THE NEW OFFICIAL
FORECAST TRACK IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY BUT SHIFTED
INITIALLY TO THE RIGHT DUE TO THE CURRENT MORE NORTHERLY MOTION.
THE FORECAST IS SOMEWHAT SLOWER AND TO THE LEFT OF THE PREVIOUS
TRACK BEYOND 72 HOURS AS A RESULT OF THE MODEL CONSENSUS WHICH HAS
BEEN TRENDING MORE WESTWARD.

THE WEAKENING CAUSED BY AN EARLIER EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE HAS
CONTINUED...LIKELY AS A RESULT OF GRADUALLY COOLER SSTS AND
INCREASING WESTERLY SHEAR. UW CIMSS ANALYSES SUGGESTS 10-15 KT OF
WESTERLY SHEAR OVER JIMENA...WHICH SEEMS BELIEVABLE GIVEN THE MORE
ASYMMETRIC ORGANIZATION OF THE CORE CONVECTION DURING THE LAST FEW
HOURS. PRIOR TO LANDFALL IN 12 TO 24 HOURS...THE GUIDANCE AGREES
WELL ON A CONTINUED...STEADY WEAKENING. THEREAFTER...STRONGER
WESTERLY SHEAR AND THE CENTER TRACKING MOVING OVER LAND SHOULD LEAD
TO A MORE RAPID WEAKENING... WITH THE OFFICIAL FORECAST NOW CALLING
FOR JIMENA TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW BY 96 HR. THERE REMAINS A
CHANCE THAT JIMENA COULD WEAKEN FASTER THAN FORECAST AFTER
LANDFALL.

INTERESTS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED THAT STRONG
WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE ARRIVAL OF THE CENTER BY SEVERAL HOURS...SO
PREPARATIONS NEED TO BE COMPLETED VERY SOON. REMEMBER NOT TO FOCUS
ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK SINCE DANGEROUS IMPACTS EXTEND SOME
DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER. THE FORECAST TRACK OF JIMENA IS ALMOST
PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...AND SMALL DEVIATIONS
LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE TRACK COULD RESULT IN LARGE ERRORS IN BOTH THE
LOCATION AND TIMING OF LANDFALL.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 02/0300Z 23.2N 111.3W 100 KT
12HR VT 02/1200Z 24.6N 112.0W 90 KT
24HR VT 03/0000Z 26.2N 112.6W 75 KT
36HR VT 03/1200Z 27.3N 112.9W 60 KT...INLAND
48HR VT 04/0000Z 28.0N 113.2W 40 KT...INLAND
72HR VT 05/0000Z 28.5N 113.5W 30 KT...INLAND
96HR VT 06/0000Z 29.5N 114.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW
120HR VT 07/0000Z 30.0N 114.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW

shari - 9-1-2009 at 08:47 PM

well looks like she's weakening faster than expected...which will make us all sleep better here tonight. All that boarding for nothing...good practise though...now we'll see what the rain brings particularly if it stalls over mid baja...night all.

rbwrivers - 9-1-2009 at 08:54 PM

I'm hoping for more reports like this in the morning!

BajaNews - 9-1-2009 at 09:03 PM

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Shari Juan and Serina

frizkie - 9-1-2009 at 09:11 PM

Dulce Swenos...Hope all goes well through the night.

Barb

JESSE - 9-1-2009 at 10:17 PM

No action in La Paz, relatively calm, no rain.

It continues to look like...

Mexray - 9-1-2009 at 10:36 PM

...Mulege is in for it's third tropical 'flushing' in four years! Continued reports of 5-10 inches of rain in that whirling formation to be dumped over Baja Sur don't bode well for the estuary below town...I sure feel for all of you that may face another 'mud' intrusion, along with the high water in your casa's...it's just not fair!

Too bad there's a not a huge reservoir back in the hills to the West to contain and 'save' some of this run off for later use...

JESSE - 9-1-2009 at 10:45 PM

Anybody in San Jose or Todos Santos that can give us a report?

woody with a view - 9-1-2009 at 10:49 PM

a year and a half ago we headed west from muleje and the arroyos were still full of trees that had been uprooted. it was scary even then to imagine what caused all that destruction. with water roaring through the mountains i can't even imagine how bad it really was/is.....

buena suerte amigos!

noproblemo2 - 9-1-2009 at 11:07 PM

I have been following all of these reports and am very happy to hear that the damages thus far have been minimal. Thank you to all for keeping us so well informed...

Bob H - 9-1-2009 at 11:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shari
well looks like she's weakening faster than expected...which will make us all sleep better here tonight. All that boarding for nothing...good practise though...now we'll see what the rain brings particularly if it stalls over mid baja...night all.


Shari, you can never, ever, be over prepared. God bless you guys.... hoping for the best outcome! Bob H

(gasp)

Sharksbaja - 9-1-2009 at 11:25 PM

Why?

JESSE - 9-1-2009 at 11:42 PM

The thing is breaking appart, i doubt its going to be a Hurricane at landfall.

At the very least, the bastard should drop more rain, havent had any rain since 4pm or so.

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by JESSE]

Hook - 9-1-2009 at 11:56 PM

It's amazing you're not getting squat there, Jesse. The sat/radar shows giant bands of red right over you.

I have lost my faith in technology.............again!!! :fire:

JESSE - 9-2-2009 at 12:01 AM

I am looking at the sames images you are, and also wondering whats going on. According to Satellite, we where supposed to be right in the middle of it several hours ago.

Hook - 9-2-2009 at 12:09 AM

This thing might turn out to be a pussycat.

Hurricane "Hunters" are crying themselves to sleep tonight. :lol:

jannyk - 9-2-2009 at 12:48 AM

Currently a Cat 2 at landfall!!

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WTPZ33 KNHC 020551
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE JIMENA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 18A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009
1100 PM PDT TUE SEP 01 2009

...JIMENA WEAKENS TO CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE...SQUALLS AFFECTING THE
SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NORTH OF PUNTA ABREOJOS TO PUNTA EUGENIA
ON THE WEST COAST...AND NORTH OF MULEGE TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
ON THE EAST COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF MAINLAND
MEXICO FROM ALTATA TO BAHIA KINO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND IN
NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JIMENA.
ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED
STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

AT 1100 PM PDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.7 WEST OR ABOUT 95
MILES...155 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LA PAZ MEXICO AND ABOUT 110
MILES...175 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO.

JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF JIMENA
WILL BE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA WEDNESDAY...AND BE NEAR OR OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH...175
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JIMENA IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED PRIOR
TO LANDFALL...WITH A MORE RAPID WEAKENING THEREAFTER.

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 965 MB...28.50 INCHES.

JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF
WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING
WAVES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.

...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...23.4N 111.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 340 DEGREES AT 13 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB

Jimena

CJ - 9-2-2009 at 01:29 AM

Just got up to check things out, 2 a.m. in Loreto wind and raining a little.........no puddles in the callle yet. Think I'll go back to bed and check in a few more hours.

its here

mulege marv - 9-2-2009 at 01:38 AM

woke up at 2 am by wind and thunder, raining hard lots of wind, lightning and thunder doesnt look good.

aldosalato - 9-2-2009 at 01:42 AM

2.30am stronger wind in La Paz but no rain
maybe Jimena started already to cross the peninsula and we are getting the back winds

JESSE - 9-2-2009 at 02:13 AM

3:12 wind picking up, stronger gusts, starting to rain a bit.

Russ - 9-2-2009 at 02:21 AM

What mulege marv said but at 2:15. Now..3:15 dead calm had .4" of rain and high gust of 54mph now 86º ~ 91% hum

oldlady - 9-2-2009 at 05:19 AM

Quite windy in Centenario too, but we are on a bit of a rise. Gotta be a steady 25-30 kts with a real whacker of a gust every minute or so. Much cooler than Russ, I think. (I'm a penguin; only know two temps, with A/C and without..right now it's without.)

HaciendaCerritos - 9-2-2009 at 05:20 AM

Good Morning to all:
I thought I would put the storm in proper prospective. Here is a photo of what my dogs thought about it:

oldlady - 9-2-2009 at 05:22 AM

Great pic, HC. Mine having similar reaction.

aldosalato - 9-2-2009 at 05:29 AM

6.30am La Paz had strong wind till few min ago but now dropped down a bit. Almost no rain the whole night.
I just called Ciudad Constitucion and they had already 3 hours of very strong winds. Electricity is out but phone working. Some rain but much less than other hurricanes.

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by aldosalato]

oxxo - 9-2-2009 at 05:32 AM

6:00am west of San Jose.

That WAS a weird storm, at least at my location. Lots of angry clouds but very little rain, I would guess about an inch. There were wind gusts of maybe 30mph but lots of periods of 10mph. Looking out at the ocean, I would give it a 6 on the Beaufort scale: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale

CFE shut off electricity at 7pm last night, something about protecting the grid. It came back on sometime in the middle of the night. Since no fans or AC, we slept with the sliders open and had a pleasant sleep, outside temps in the high 70's.

Absolutely no damage at our location. I can hear traffic out on the 4 lane this morning between San Jose and San Lucas. It is dry this morning with a light, variable breeze. Should be a nice day - hot, humid, and partly sunny.

I'll give a call to Marina de La Paz this morning to see what's up with the boat.

It's now time to start looking at the next one coming down the chute!

HaciendaCerritos - 9-2-2009 at 05:33 AM

Thanks oldlady - sometimes I think I should be more like them. I would have thought that with the storm where it is now, we would be pretty much wind-free, but that's not the case. I guess being out here on the point and open to the Pacific Ocean, we're a little more susceptible to the wind conditions.

I just stepped out back to check on the pool palapa (which survived!!) and there is still a stiff breeze. No big deal, just a comment. It feels good. When the sun comes up we'll take a final tree-down count and start putting them back up.

I'm really glad this thing petered out and thankful that so far, so good on all counts for people on the Pacific Coast of Baja. I know she's not done yet, but looking good from what I can see.

Bajagypsy - 9-2-2009 at 05:36 AM

It sounds like it isn't as bad as everyone first thought, I'm still thinking positive thoughts, and hope that everyone is safe, in the homes.

Anyone else have any other thoughts?

Bajagypsy - 9-2-2009 at 05:40 AM

I'm hoping that everyone in Mulege, is ok, You guys don't deserve another flooding of your homes. My thoughts are with you all.

Bob and Susan - 9-2-2009 at 05:47 AM

a little rain at 2am but we stayed in bed

marv and russ MUST be tired...up all night

lots of "flickering lights" north of mulege
they lit up the entire area

here on the bay
wind up a little
a little rain but not too bad yet

everything still here:tumble:

still dark

Bajagypsy - 9-2-2009 at 05:50 AM

000
WTPZ33 KNHC 021140
TCPEP3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE JIMENA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 19A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009
500 AM PDT WED SEP 02 2009


AT 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.1 WEST OR ABOUT
30 MILES...50 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO.

JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...
20 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. ON THIS COURSE...THE
CORE OF JIMENA WILL BE NEAR OR JUST OFFSHORE THE WEST COAST OF THE
SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TODAY...AND NEAR OR OVER THE
CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA ON THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. JIMENA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT JIMENA
IS STILL FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE WHEN IT MOVES INLAND.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
140 MILES...220 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES.

JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND PORTIONS
OF WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING
WAVES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.

...SUMMARY OF 500 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...24.5N 112.1W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 340 DEGREES AT 13 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM PDT.

ibannie - 9-2-2009 at 05:54 AM

OH boy, CNN says that no one lives on the coastlines where Jimena is going ashore and that the only places that are going to really be affected are inland......... well sheesh
Thinking of you all..... stay safe!

BajaNews - 9-2-2009 at 05:55 AM

HURRICANE JIMENA DISCUSSION NUMBER 19
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009
200 AM PDT WED SEP 02 2009

THE SATELLITE PRESENTATION OF JIMENA APPEARED TO BE DETERIORATING
SIGNIFICANTLY SEVERAL HOURS AGO...BUT RECENTLY A NEW CONVECTIVE
BAND HAS DEVELOPED THAT WRAPS AROUND THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE
CIRCULATION. RECENT TRMM PASSES AT 2340 UTC AND 0612 UTC SUGGEST
THAT A MID-LEVEL CENTER OF CIRCULATION WAS SHED OFF TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST BUT THAT THE LOW-LEVEL CLOUD PATTERN REMAINS LARGELY
SYMMETRIC. DVORAK T-NUMBERS HAVE CONTINUED TO DECREASE...AND AN
AVERAGE OF THE SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE TECHNIQUES YIELDS AN
INITIAL INTENSITY OF 90 KT.

THE 0612 UTC TRMM OVERPASS INDICATED THAT THE LOW-LEVEL CENTER HAS
MOVED A LITTLE TO THE WEST OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST TRACK...AND THE
INITIAL MOTION IS ESTIMATED AT 340/11. THE MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN
GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND SHOWS THE CENTER OF JIMENA
MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD VERY NEAR CABO SAN LAZARO. ONLY THE
UKMET IS AN OUTLIER BY SHOWING A MORE SUDDEN NORTHWARD TURN INLAND.
BEYOND 24 HOURS OR SO...THE NORTHWARD MOTION OF JIMENA IS EXPECTED
TO BE IMPEDED BY A MID-LEVEL ANTICYCLONE LOCATED OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. CONSEQUENTLY...THE MODEL ENVELOPE
SHOWS JIMENA SLOWING DOWN CONSIDERABLY BY 36-48 HOURS FOLLOWED BY A
SLOW WESTWARD DRIFT AT DAYS 3 AND 4. THE NEW OFFICIAL FORECAST IS
SLOWED DOWN AND SHIFTED SOUTHWEST FROM THE PREVIOUS TRACK AND NOW
INDICATES A SLOW WESTWARD TURN BEYOND 48 HOURS.

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS JIMENA MOVES
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD PARALLEL TO THE BAJA COAST...AND THE
THERMOCLINE ALONG THAT PART OF THE COAST IS VERY SHALLOW DUE TO
NORMAL COASTAL UPWELLING. COMBINED WITH POSSIBLE LAND
INTERACTION...THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE JIMENA TO CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...THE OFFICIAL FORECAST
STILL SHOWS JIMENA MOVING INLAND AS A HURRICANE. ONCE
INLAND...WESTERLY UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
CONSIDERABLY...AND JIMENA SHOULD SPIN DOWN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
BY 48 HOURS AND A REMNANT LOW BY 72 HOURS. THE NEW FORECAST SHOWS
DISSIPATION BY DAY 5 SINCE MOST OF THE GLOBAL MODEL FIELDS LOSE THE
SURFACE CIRCULATION BY THEN.

INTERESTS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED THAT STRONG
WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE ARRIVAL OF THE CENTER BY SEVERAL HOURS...SO
PREPARATIONS NEED TO BE COMPLETED VERY SOON. REMEMBER NOT TO FOCUS
ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK SINCE DANGEROUS IMPACTS EXTEND SOME
DISTANCE FROM THE CENTER. THE FORECAST TRACK OF JIMENA IS ALMOST
PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...AND SMALL DEVIATIONS
LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE TRACK COULD RESULT IN LARGE ERRORS IN BOTH THE
LOCATION AND TIMING OF LANDFALL.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 02/0900Z 23.9N 111.9W 90 KT
12HR VT 02/1800Z 25.3N 112.5W 80 KT
24HR VT 03/0600Z 26.6N 113.0W 65 KT...ON THE BAJA COAST
36HR VT 03/1800Z 27.4N 113.5W 45 KT...INLAND
48HR VT 04/0600Z 27.7N 113.9W 30 KT...INLAND
72HR VT 05/0600Z 27.7N 114.5W 25 KT...REMNANT LOW INLAND
96HR VT 06/0600Z 27.5N 115.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW
120HR VT 07/0600Z...DISSIPATED

BajaNews - 9-2-2009 at 05:57 AM

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BajaNews - 9-2-2009 at 06:00 AM

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BajaNews - 9-2-2009 at 06:11 AM

http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Hurricane/Active.aspx?storm...

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by BajaNews]

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k-rico - 9-2-2009 at 06:16 AM

Tropical update - weather.com

http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?clip=6584...

comitan - 9-2-2009 at 06:19 AM

The satellite map I'm getting now looks like it is going to cross over, look out Loreto & Mulege. It doesn't seem as strong as the images show.

Bob and Susan - 9-2-2009 at 06:30 AM

here on the bay

no rain
some wind

looks pretty cloudy
clouds moving fast

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GEMcC5150 - 9-2-2009 at 06:32 AM

It Look like the east coast will miss the main storm but look at San Ignacio

HaciendaCerritos - 9-2-2009 at 06:34 AM

For those of you who wondered about the Beach club and their generator and diesel fouling the water: Looks like that area made it above ground.


Our Courtyard came through with just debris.


We still have some angry clouds hanging out in the distance and a good breeze going. I'm proud of the Palapa - Yea, it made it!

shari - 9-2-2009 at 06:43 AM

buenos dias todos...I am so happy for all of you down south who escaped danger and losses....hurray! We currently have wind about 15 knots from the southeast(I had to get up and take the tent down but managed a pretty good sleep last night in it)...very cool clouds everywhere...some blue sky peeking through...rained a few drops last night....only problem is that if it goes inland and swings back on us, the wind and rain will come from the opposite direction....which means all our nicely boarded up windows will be on the wrong side and all our unsecured windows will be exposed...dang.
We are still tying roofs and garages down today just in case.

rbwrivers - 9-2-2009 at 06:50 AM

Buenos dias, Shari. I'll be checking in when I can today. Thanks for keeping us posted and for all you've done to help us.

shari - 9-2-2009 at 06:55 AM

buenos dias todos...I am so happy the south enders didnt suffer much damage or losses...except some serious anxiety perhaps.

This morning we have 15 knots of wind from the southeast and stunning clouds with blue sky peeking through.
Only problem might be that if Jimena goes in and comes out to sea here...all our nicely boarded windows will be on the wrong side to help stem the rain and the uncovered windows will be exposed....sheesh.

We'll see what happens but sure am glad she's weakening, wobbling and stalling...she hasnt dropped all her rain yet though and hopefully doesnt stall over mulege for long.


Kevin is looking forward to kayaking down Rio Benito Juarez at sunset!:biggrin:

have a great day all.

bajajudy - 9-2-2009 at 06:59 AM

Cloudy, a nice breeze and....oh no, here comes the sun....sauna time.
We got very little rain, very little wind. BUT we were ready as you always have to be. Now we have to live with our storm boards until Oct.
oldlady, I am with you....right now without but, with that sun peeking through, will be with very soon!

akbear - 9-2-2009 at 07:00 AM

Hola Nomads, Everything Ok here in Buena Vista, just some water run off & ruts.

Any road reports on Hiway 1 north or south ? I live near the hiway here & have not seen a simi truck since yesterday about 4pm. No fuel tankers, buses or beer trucks.

Hope everyone has a safe time as the storm makes it's way north !

shari - 9-2-2009 at 07:00 AM

hey dennis...my post disappeared so I rewrote it thinking I forgot to post the reply button and then it appeared on another page....then the last one disappeared and now it's back....oh my words!

Bajagypsy - 9-2-2009 at 07:00 AM

Shari, glad to here all is good there at the moment. I'm also very glad that the south didn't get hammered like predicted.

David K - 9-2-2009 at 07:02 AM

Hope all the Baja Sur Nomads are safe this morning! Sounds like the bark was worse than the bite!

DENNIS - 9-2-2009 at 07:04 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by shari
hey dennis...my post disappeared so I rewrote it thinking I forgot to post the reply button and then it appeared on another page....then the last one disappeared and now it's back....oh my words!



Yeah...this whole thing, including the storm, is getting confusing.
Be careful.

Bob and Susan - 9-2-2009 at 07:10 AM

wind and rain now

almost horizantal:o

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by Bob and Susan]

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comitan - 9-2-2009 at 07:10 AM

Shari

I don't think you guys have any worries, It is going across north of San Everesto and breaking up fast. The Yachty net just finished here in La Paz no problems reported highest gust 51 knots.

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by comitan]

Thanks akbear and bill collecter

tortuga - 9-2-2009 at 07:18 AM

Since we have lot and trailer in your area, thank you guys very much for eye witness accounts. Glad all went reletively well in that region. Hope our friends up north, fare as well also.
Saludos todos, Tortuga

desertcpl - 9-2-2009 at 07:19 AM

CNN just reported that it just made land fall at Santa Margarita

shari - 9-2-2009 at 07:27 AM

jeepers...she's an unpredictable woman all right....the models looks like drunks arguing in a bar....
the salt works in GN get trashed and they lose a bunch of pesos...all the roads turn to mush and the evaporation ponds are ruined with fresh water. I'm sure they have been scraping up salt like mad the last few days to get the crop in....The danger there is if the dykes overflow, break and let very nasty naturally occuring heavy metals into the lagoon...hopefull the sea turtles arent feeding there this time of year as they are the victims of poisening when this happens...hundreds die or toxic shock...ooops....maybe Munoz can report them.

Bob H - 9-2-2009 at 07:28 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by desertcpl
CNN just reported that it just made land fall at Santa Margarita


Ugh, it's very flat there... hope that everything in that area is OK! Hopefully Mag Bay will get some protection from the outlying bluffs.
Bob H

shari - 9-2-2009 at 07:29 AM

forgot to post the drunken sailor models! I particularly like the yellow loopty loo.....crazy stuff...
looks like baja (norte) has a no hurricaine policy in effect.
[Edited on 9-2-2009 by shari]

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by shari]

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comitan - 9-2-2009 at 07:30 AM

CNN:O:O:O

comitan - 9-2-2009 at 07:32 AM

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/EPAC/IR4/20.jpg

Real Time!!!

MitchMan - 9-2-2009 at 07:33 AM

Anybody know how long the electricity in La Paz has been out?

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by MitchMan]

Udo - 9-2-2009 at 07:35 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by desertcpl
CNN just reported that it just made land fall at Santa Margarita


I do not see Santa Margarita on my AAA Baja map.:?::?::?:

Bajagypsy - 9-2-2009 at 07:41 AM

Shari, that model looks like me trying to get up our stairs after mothers day!

shari - 9-2-2009 at 07:42 AM

looks like sta.maria is where she went in...still a cat2 and I bet the crap is hitting the fan there...all those poor folks...oh yeah, i forgot, no one lives along that area....NOT!

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oldlady - 9-2-2009 at 07:45 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MitchMan
Anybody know how long the electricity in La Paz has been out?

[Edited on 9-2-2009 by MitchMan]


My guess is not long, a few minutes, I saw it all lit up a bit ago, too much sunlight to tell now. We still have power in Centenario, usually when they go we go.

santa margarita

desertcpl - 9-2-2009 at 07:46 AM

just south of Bahia Magdalena

shari - 9-2-2009 at 07:54 AM

you are right don jorge...there are lots of people suffering right now in that area...very low...lots of poverty and cardboard and lamina houses...just no nomads there to report it.

Bob and Susan - 9-2-2009 at 08:00 AM

raining hard here on the bay with lots of wind 9am

no word from the town though

Taco de Baja - 9-2-2009 at 08:03 AM

AP mentions Shari and Juan's place!
Quote:
Hurricane Jimena swirls past southern Baja resorts
By MARK STEVENSON (AP) – 1 hour ago

LOS CABOS, Mexico — Hurricane Jimena pounded the middle of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on Wednesday after lashing the Los Cabos resort region with driving rains and thundering surf.

Further up Baja's west coast, Juan Arce Marron said he was prepared for the hurricane to roll into his small campground in the Bahia Asuncion fishing village later in the day.

"We're starting to feel the wind this morning," he said, "but we're prepared for a bigger hit this afternoon."

Marron said windows were nailed shut, doors were locked and boats already up on land. More importantly, he said his family had stocked days of food and water, because dirt roads in the region, which is in the heart of the massive Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, tend to wash out in large storms.

AP link
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