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Tropical Storm Warning Issued

bajajudy - 7-25-2006 at 02:26 PM

A Tropical Storm Warning has issued for parts of Baja California Sur.

03PM MDT 07/25/06

.THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM
BUENA VISTA TO BAHIA MAGDALENA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EMILIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.6 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES...215 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.

EMILIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WHILE THIS MOTION SHOULD KEEP THE CENTER OF EMILIA OFFSHORE...THE STORM WILL LIKELY COME CLOSE ENOUGH TO CAUSE
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EMILIA IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES.

EMILIA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. OUTER BANDS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.

REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...21.8 N...111.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT.

Bruce R Leech - 7-25-2006 at 02:52 PM

TROPICAL STORM EMILIA turn right please we need the rain.

shari - 7-25-2006 at 08:06 PM

Emilia please don't turn right, just keep on going out to sea....these storms reak havoc in our pacific coast villages for those who don't have decent roofing and housing. The fisherman cant work eiether. We'll hopefully get some rain anyway but believe me, nobody along the coast WANTS a tropical storm to hit. But the surf should be rad! And we look forward to collecting the pismos that get pounded ashore here. People driving down beware of arroyos flooding as it is raining now in La Paz.

comitan - 7-25-2006 at 08:23 PM

shari

They say it will head west and weaken, andm Bruce it extends out 140 miles from the center so you should still get rain, which is what you really want. I'm happy I got mine all of my plants are happy.:bounce::bounce:

BajaNews - 7-25-2006 at 09:04 PM

TROPICAL STORM EMILIA ADVISORY NUMBER 19...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP062006
800 PM PDT TUE JUL 25 2006

CORRECTED LEAD STATEMENT TO READ BAJA CALIFORNIA

...EMILIA JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT EDGES CLOSER TO
SOUTHWESTERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA FROM BUENAVISTA TO BAHIA MAGDALENA. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EMILIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.0 WEST OR ABOUT 70
MILES...115 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND
ABOUT 155 MILES...250 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LAZARO
MEXICO.

EMILIA IS MOVING BETWEEN NORTH AND NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19
KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. WHILE THIS MOTION SHOULD KEEP THE CENTER OF
EMILIA OFFSHORE...THE STORM WILL COME CLOSE ENOUGH TO SPREAD
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
BAJA CALIFORNIA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. EMILIA IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN IN 12 TO 18 HOURS
AFTER IT MOVES OVER COOLER WATER.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM
FROM THE CENTER. RECENT REPORTS INDICATE TEN-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF
43 MPH...69 KM/HR...HAVE BEEN OCCURRING AT CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN TIP OF THE BAJA PENINSULA.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES.

EMILIA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WITH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. OUTER BANDS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.

REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...22.9 N...111.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 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 - 7-25-2006 at 09:10 PM

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BajaNews - 7-25-2006 at 09:22 PM


Mexitron - 7-25-2006 at 10:05 PM

pappy--let's go!

BajaNews - 7-26-2006 at 05:08 AM

TROPICAL STORM EMILIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 20A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP062006
500 AM PDT WED JUL 26 2006

...EMILIA PARALLELING BAJA CALIFORNIA...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
REPORTED ALONG THE COAST...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM CABO SAN LUCAS TO PUNTA EUGENIA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 AM PDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EMILIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.9 WEST OR ABOUT
75 MILES...120 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO. THIS IS
ALSO ABOUT 290 MILES...470 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PUNTA EUGENIA
MEXICO.

EMILIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON
THIS TRACK...EMILIA WILL CONTINUE TO PARALLEL THE WEST COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
FROM THE CENTER. A FEW HOURS AGO...PUERTO CORTES MEXICO REPORTED
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 43 MPH...70 KM/HR...WITH A GUST TO 55 MPH...89
KM/HR.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES.

EMILIA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF BAJA CALIFORNIA WITH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

Rain in Mulege

Bruce R Leech - 7-26-2006 at 06:17 AM

Last night we had a few light showers about .05 inch of rain total. but it looks like the best is yet to come in a few hours.:yes:

Taco de Baja - 7-26-2006 at 07:32 AM

the latest:

bajajudy - 7-26-2006 at 08:42 AM

It is still pretty dark here. The wind has died and we havent had any rain in a while.
The road to San Jose is flooded but people were using it until a colectivo went off the road and closed it for an hour or so.
The jettys are still here although Erics palapa is precariously perched over the water now. Several downed recently planted palms along the road but not as many as I would have thought because we had some pretty strong gusts of wind...I would say around 25mph, maybe 30. All my plants are facing northwest.
But the rain was worth it.
Adios, Emilia.
Be kind to our friends on the Pacific coast.

El Jefe - 7-26-2006 at 09:02 AM

We had three inches of rain out on the east cape road. A bit of erosion mitigation will be necessary around our house, but other than that all is well. The plants and critters are loving the moisture. We are going to attempt a Costco run today so we hope the water level is lower on the arroyo crossing. Whew, now if the sun would just come out for a little while to charge those batteries.....

El Jefe - 7-26-2006 at 09:04 AM

happy frogs

bajajudy - 7-26-2006 at 09:08 AM

The road is still closed, El Jefe

Those frogs mean all is right with your world(and theirs jejeje):biggrin:

Eli - 7-26-2006 at 05:08 PM

Judy and All who have contributed to this thread, THANK YOU!

I heard rumors on the street today here in Oaxaca and started to worry about home, I knew right where to come to find out what is really going on, Baja Nomad, right on! I feel much better after reading this thread.

Saludos, Sara

Baja Bernie - 7-26-2006 at 06:05 PM

REad this thread a time or three and came to the conclusion that if one were to pull all the threads together he/she could start a very viable religion with folks dancing to the rain gods and praying to the clouds.

I love it!

shari - 7-26-2006 at 06:47 PM

It's 19:00 and knarly here blowing about 30 knots as Emilia approaches us. We've tied down the palapa and bracing for very strong winds later tonight as it passes. Not much rain yet. But this sucker hasn't moved as far offshore as we'd like and we're trying to decide to board up the windows or not....hmmmm

pacifica - 7-26-2006 at 09:15 PM

We were staying at Los Barilles hotel through the storm and we got dumped on for 30 hours. Mucho agua. Talked to a local and he said the rain filled a 5 gallon bucket up half way. The main road was a river and power was lost for 5 hours through the night.

JZ - 7-26-2006 at 10:47 PM

It caused big surf on the mainland at San Carlos.


JZ - 7-26-2006 at 10:49 PM


Cypress - 7-27-2006 at 11:50 AM

Storms, Hurricanes aren't something you'd want to come visiting. Been thru several on the MS Gulf Coast. Camille was bad, a windblown nightmare! Katrina was worse.