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I THINK WE COULD USE A BAJA WEATHER FORUM....

DENNIS - 3-17-2012 at 02:12 PM

.....one which we could use for research of past years and conditions at the present time.

For instance:

Ensenada.....17-March..2012...2:10 PM

Wind at 20 MPH
Rain forecast and reported ten miles north, moving in a southerly direction.

Pacifico Beer delivery truck just pulled up in front of the house.
Be Prepared, I always say.

MMc - 3-17-2012 at 02:17 PM

Can we b-tch about too?

DENNIS - 3-17-2012 at 02:30 PM

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Originally posted by MMc
Can we b-tch about too?


Yes. Of course. That's all part of weather.


By the way....it just started raining here about five minutes ago.

Udo - 3-17-2012 at 02:42 PM

I will second Dennis' request (question).

DENNIS - 3-17-2012 at 02:46 PM

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Originally posted by Udo
I will second Dennis' request (question).


We're well on our way to a quorum, Udo. Remember....Woodstock started with a single Hippy. :biggrin:

woody with a view - 3-17-2012 at 02:55 PM

here, here!

a pretty strong cell went though about 1/2 hour ago.

zforbes - 3-17-2012 at 03:05 PM

San Diego is blowing and pouring today, and I'd planned to cross the border Monday morning. Now I'm thinking I might want to wait to drive down to Asuncion...I'll be asking for weather reports and road conditions before I leave...that's for sure!

DENNIS - 3-17-2012 at 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by zforbes
San Diego is blowing and pouring today, and I'd planned to cross the border Monday morning. Now I'm thinking I might want to wait to drive down to Asuncion...I'll be asking for weather reports and road conditions before I leave...that's for sure!


I'd wait a day or two. It's hard to see a pothole when it's full of water. The construction zone between Maneadero and Sto. Tomas will be a mess as well. This storm is supposed to be a wet one.

Bajahowodd - 3-17-2012 at 03:22 PM

Awww, Dennis. If memory serves me correctly, whenever there have been significant weather events, this forum is chock full of posts about it.

Otherwise, maybe you ought to try weather.com:P

DENNIS - 3-17-2012 at 03:37 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Awww, Dennis. If memory serves me correctly, whenever there have been significant weather events, this forum is chock full of posts about it.

Otherwise, maybe you ought to try weather.com:P



Well....what if you wanted to know what the weather was in..say...Mulege on February 18th, 2008? weather.com wont be able to tell you that.

watizname - 3-17-2012 at 05:34 PM

Cold and Rainy in Ojai. It sucks, I don't even want to go outside. Big winds too. :(:(

Fernweh - 3-17-2012 at 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
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Originally posted by zforbes
San Diego is blowing and pouring today, and I'd planned to cross the border Monday morning. Now I'm thinking I might want to wait to drive down to Asuncion...I'll be asking for weather reports and road conditions before I leave...that's for sure!


I'd wait a day or two. It's hard to see a pothole when it's full of water. The construction zone between Maneadero and Sto. Tomas will be a mess as well. This storm is supposed to be a wet one.


We drove already on the new pavement coming home from San Ignacio last Wednesday 3/14/12

Karl

tiotomasbcs - 3-17-2012 at 06:09 PM

Weather or not?! I am looking at a cloudy day and now before sunset it looks like it might throw a sprinkles. EEbDennis could keep us updated. Cold beer at Sharkys? Irish beer for Paddy's Day!! Enjoy. Tio

shari - 3-17-2012 at 07:04 PM

getting cloudy and very chilly and windy here now at sunset in Asuncion.

I agree about the weather catagory...lots of people heading north from here in the next few days so weather updates particularly with road conditions would be very helpful.

Osprey - 3-17-2012 at 07:25 PM

Dennis, seems like the weather reports where you are, along the border, are usually cold and b-tchy with a chance of little change.

Now, down south here.......

DavidE - 3-17-2012 at 08:12 PM

Windy, flooded and nippy in the North San Francisco Bayharrea this morning and afternoon. Rain stopped around 2PM

Rain

bajaguy - 3-17-2012 at 08:42 PM

Half of an inch at 8:42PM just south of Ensenada (Canyon San Carlos)

castaway$ - 3-17-2012 at 08:59 PM

Replace "Nomad toons" its locked up and worthless since 2006.

DENNIS - 3-18-2012 at 07:54 AM

Today...8:00 AM

Wind is blowing about 20MPH

Lots of blue sky coming our way although the man says we arn't done with rain, so I guess the best thing to do is just let it rain.

Rainy day scedule....coming up. SALUD

This storm has been relatively tolerable....so far.

zforbes - 3-18-2012 at 08:00 AM

Gonna be checking this thread throughout the day for updates on Baja Norte road conditions...

Cypress - 3-18-2012 at 08:04 AM

Baja already has a forum. BajaNomad. Post the weather.:light:

bigboy - 3-18-2012 at 08:08 AM

Dennis,

Heading down in about an hour to our casa. Hope the weather and roads are OK for traveling today!

DENNIS - 3-18-2012 at 08:15 AM

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Originally posted by bigboy
Dennis,

Heading down in about an hour to our casa. Hope the weather and roads are OK for traveling today!


I think you'll be fine, Larry. It hasn't been that harsh and I think the worst has passed by.
Watch out for the P-nche-baches.

shari - 3-18-2012 at 08:19 AM

OOOOOOHHHHH boy...lots of knarly weather here this morning...it rained hard before dawn and of course I go through all the things that may get wet outside so I cant go back to sleep....it's blowing around 20 knots at times with bigger squalls and some rain cells now and again....hmmm...which movie to watch?

the swell is building too and supposed to go up to 13' tonight!


[Edited on 3-18-2012 by shari]

bigboy - 3-18-2012 at 08:28 AM

Dennis,

Driving down the #8,000 Excursion 4X4. I should be able to power and climb out of the larger potholes!

Rain Total

bajaguy - 3-18-2012 at 08:30 AM

South end of Ensenada, since the rain started yesterday, .82 inches.

Drove from the Guadalupe Valley to Punta Banda during the rain, and the roads were in good shape (for Ensenada). Patches on Hwy 1, and the new patches on the La Bufadora road seem to be holding.

Road and intersection flooding in all of the usual places.

zforbes - 3-18-2012 at 08:32 AM

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Originally posted by shari
I go through all the things that may get wet outside so I cant go back to sleep....it's blowing around 20 knots at times with bigger squalls and some rain cells now and again...


Oh great...I've probably got tarps flying around from the things I left covered while I was gone...thanks for the update Shari

bigboy - 3-18-2012 at 08:34 AM

OK Terry, Thanks for the road report!

bajadock - 3-18-2012 at 09:59 AM


Punta Banda cam, 0945 Sunday. Little rain/wind cells drifting around the bay this morning. My personal weather station(me sticking nose out door) indicates clouds, wind and wet.

Woooosh - 3-18-2012 at 10:04 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
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Originally posted by bigboy
Dennis,

Heading down in about an hour to our casa. Hope the weather and roads are OK for traveling today!


I think you'll be fine, Larry. It hasn't been that harsh and I think the worst has passed by.
Watch out for the P-nche-baches.


It is coming in waves. As I type we have heavy rainfall and sustained winds of 34MPH! The biggest gust recorded in past 24 hours (0330 this morning) was 42MPH! If you're out walking better put some rocks in your pockets.

Weather Info, history, Cams Good Sources

jaymtb - 3-18-2012 at 10:55 AM

HI,

If you are boating, kayaking, traveling, and want to know what is _going_ to happen, Try these:

http://sonrisanet.org/

Geary gets up early to do WX online- and on SSB ham net.


Also he has links to cams/stations, an archive, and podcast. His blog is on :

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/Geary/show.html

If you have a SSB radio receiver, catch his broadcast each AM.

Also Don Anderson does WX on several cruiser nets. There was a listing of nets on Club Cruceros La Paz netsite- but their site has been suspended.
Typically Southbound net with Don's WX is on 8.122 khz at 055 UTC. The weather is given at 0100 UTC . Don takes Sunday off. Sometimes freqs shift due to interference. Last fall he called the drop-down low that brought rain when we were camped off of Isla San Jose -- for the first rain in two years.

A brief summary of sources is here: http://www.carsonhowe.com/Baja_Weather.html

When on extended kayak trips, we use the SSB WX a lot, to avoid getting caught in a bad spot at the wrong time. Also, on extended off-road trips it is good to know what is coming up.

Don and others know the local landform effects, such as west winds pouring over the range at Gonzaga and BLA, after it has been blowing on the Pacific side. They also give the baro gradients along the SOC. Other Cruisers will report local wind and pressure on the nets.


Many thanks to the forecasters -usually unpaid- who put this together for fellow cruisers.

Cheers,
Jay

Bajajorge - 3-18-2012 at 01:08 PM

I think a comparison to years past might show we don't need to be having heart attacks:o over that global warming stuff. IMHO this year is cooler than years past.:P

Bajajorge - 3-18-2012 at 01:13 PM

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Originally posted by Bajajorge
I think a comparison to years past might show we don't need to be having heart attacks:o over that global warming stuff. IMHO this year is cooler than years past.:P


Forgot to add that the local weather station near my place said we had a wind gust last night of 111mph.:wow: Think the weather guys finger might have stuttered when he was typing in the 111111111s.:?:

East Coast Weather...

EnsenadaDr - 3-18-2012 at 01:31 PM

I have been having a psychological reaction to all this wind and rain. I guess you could call it what the Noreasters call it, Cabin Fever. For instance, I felt cooped up last night during the storm, and went out for Irish dinner at Baja Mama's which was quite good.

Now there is some sun peeking out, and I am going up to the states...can't stand to be cooped in with all this nasty weather...oh well, gets me going and productive...or maybe I am just a Type A personality.
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Originally posted by Woooosh
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Originally posted by DENNIS
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Originally posted by bigboy
Dennis,

Heading down in about an hour to our casa. Hope the weather and roads are OK for traveling today!


I think you'll be fine, Larry. It hasn't been that harsh and I think the worst has passed by.
Watch out for the P-nche-baches.


It is coming in waves. As I type we have heavy rainfall and sustained winds of 34MPH! The biggest gust recorded in past 24 hours (0330 this morning) was 42MPH! If you're out walking better put some rocks in your pockets.

Pompano - 3-18-2012 at 03:24 PM

This has to be some kind of record.

My buddy, Randy, just emailed me from St. Paul, Minnesota..

......it is 78 degrees there!!

Bajahowodd - 3-18-2012 at 04:09 PM

And like 80 in Chicago today. Just thinking that the concept of global warming, despite intermittent cold snaps, ought better be called climate change.

willardguy - 3-18-2012 at 04:15 PM

my deck was covered with hail a couple hours ago here in SADM any hail down your way wooosh?

DENNIS - 3-18-2012 at 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by willardguy
my deck was covered with hail a couple hours ago here in SADM any hail down your way wooosh?



Doesn't he live UP from you.....considering UP as NORTH?

No hail in my neighborhood, but it is chilly.

willardguy - 3-18-2012 at 06:56 PM

you're thinking colonet SADM, im just north of rosarito

Black Clouds on the Horizon, North to South

Gypsy Jan - 3-18-2012 at 07:07 PM

For those of you in the Rosarito area, a BIG weather system is moving in and the winds are picking up.

Batten down the hatches.

Geez, I thought the rainbow I saw this morning meant leprechauns or unicorns, not howling wolves in the evening.

[Edited on 3-19-2012 by Gypsy Jan]

Bob H - 3-18-2012 at 07:16 PM

I just found time to look at this... GREAT idea for a thread DENNIS!!

Drive up to the US from Ensenada today...

EnsenadaDr - 3-18-2012 at 09:30 PM

It was a very beautiful drive up north from Ensenada today...the waves were crashing and it was a bit windy in Ensenada, but just like Woooosh mentioned, Rosarito had very strong winds and the ocean was blown out completely with some of the biggest waves I have seen there..then it calmed down until I reached the TJ summit and looked over to Imperial Beach...where there were some huge whitecaps...right now in Casa de Oro CA its very cold, windy and rainy...crossing the border today had the usual exit to TJ blocked off down near Revolucion, and the line must have been around 2 1/2 hours long, but the Sentri took me about 5 minutes to cross.
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Originally posted by Bob H
I just found time to look at this... GREAT idea for a thread DENNIS!!

Bajaboy - 3-18-2012 at 09:34 PM

What's the weather like now:?:

willardguy - 3-18-2012 at 10:06 PM

raining in rosarito at 10pm

DENNIS - 3-19-2012 at 05:12 AM

I'm waiting for daylight to see the sky, but the rain woke me up a couple of hours ago.
Right now, it's as black as Goat's heart out there. :lol:
Jes kiddin', Goat.

shari - 3-19-2012 at 08:10 PM

sirena is heading north tomorrow....any word on road conditions out there...por favorcito!!!!!

Bajaboy - 3-19-2012 at 08:19 PM

Is is cold outside:?:

woody with a view - 3-19-2012 at 08:21 PM

no, it's frigid and dark. might be different tomorrow, but maybe not. you know, mostly cloudy or partly sunny and vise-versa?

Bajaboy - 3-19-2012 at 08:23 PM

how about stars:?: