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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 05:45 AM


Thanks Tio. I do love playing with graphics. We met - do you remember? - at the Cerritos Surf Colony.

It doesn't look like Dora will hurt us any, but always a good idea to be prepared. I am taking down my canopy and tying down anything that may blow away just in case. Remember how we tied down the Palapa at the Hacienda Cerritos a couple of years back? Now THAT was fun!
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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 05:51 AM


AT 500 AM PDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DORA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.3 WEST. DORA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AND A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF DORA IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN
MEXICO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...140 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DORA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND DORA COULD BECOME A MAJOR
HURRICANE BY LATE TONIGHT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.

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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 07:57 AM


Shari mentioned their freezing ocean conditions and it's the same here even farther South on the Pacific side of central Baja Sur. After several days of muy feo winds last week the water temp plummeted from the mid 70's to it's current 59°- 60°.

5-9° in mid July! We don't have to worry about tropical activity approaching from offshore until some of these icebergs melt.
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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 08:00 AM


Heading down this week. I love the smell of wet desert.
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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 08:18 AM


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Heading down this week. I love the smell of wet desert.


Hopefully you love Bobo's too! As they come out after a rain.
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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 09:33 AM


Latest storm track looks like Dora will miss us completely down here at the end of the world. Too bad, we could sure use the rain. Maybe she will spin off some thunder storms to at least dampen things. There is just too much cool water out there to the SW.



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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 01:28 PM


Looks like it is time to go wait it out on the tip. Could be special...



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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 02:15 PM


DATELINE: Todos Santos 2:00 PM:

Thunder, lightning and a soft rain after enduring an overnight low of 88F with 82% humidity.

The steering mechanism for Dora, the upper level winds are unstable so my general impression is that those models are mere suggestions rather than examples of expected routing.

When a hurricane gets trapped over cold water it tends to dump a hellacious amount of water. Dora may well end up flooding the tip.

Time to whet the old knife in preparation to carve another hurricane notch on the handle of my weather staff.
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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 02:35 PM


Yes, this rolling thunder has been very ominous. Power out now - running on battery and Telcel 3g. EEB Mike shows disturbances between here (todos santos) and La Paz.
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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 03:52 PM


Hang in there KatieJ. make sure you have some juice left for the vents and enjoy the smell of the desert after the rains.



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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 03:55 PM


We had a real thunder and lightning show over here in La Paz last night, and a slight shower. A little wind and clouds so far today. Let it rain!



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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 05:38 PM


AT 500 PM PDT...0000 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DORA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 104.8 WEST. DORA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
48 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF DORA IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO OVER
THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 135 MPH...215
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DORA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...27.99 INCHES.

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[*] posted on 7-20-2011 at 05:49 PM


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Looks like it is time to go wait it out on the tip. Could be special...


get some for me, brah!




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[*] posted on 7-21-2011 at 12:47 AM


Well let's hope it goes out to sea...season is from June through Nov...of course always more active late Aug thru Oct....I did hear it was going to be another very active season all the way around the Caribbean Basin and Mexico...
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[*] posted on 7-21-2011 at 06:13 AM


AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DORA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 106.1 WEST. DORA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 140 MPH...220
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DORA IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING
IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN BY FRIDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150
MILES...240 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 942 MB...27.82 INCHES.

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[*] posted on 7-21-2011 at 06:21 AM


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[*] posted on 7-21-2011 at 06:51 AM


Wicked looking mega hurricane
Fortunately it is not headed our way!
As we all keep saying....a little rain would be nice.




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[*] posted on 7-21-2011 at 07:30 AM


Me no like steering linkage positions for this puppy.

That gigantic bubble of hot air over much of the continental US has reduced barometric pressure readings enough to cause a high degree probably of error in those Dora forecast models.

I am going to offer a guess that states Dora is going to take a slightly more northerly track, but then somewhere around 22 / 30 take an abrupt hook to the right and then slow down or stall, all the while weakening because of cool(er) sea surface temperatures. Like all cyclones Dora is carrying a lot of moisture, and it is rainfall or rather floodfall that I am concerned with. northward to around Loreto.

Pull-ease, this isn't a serious forecast but rather some light chatter. Being an aged student of the guru of meterologists, Harry Geise, allows me to have fun sometimes.

Let's see how wrong I am/was! ;D
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[*] posted on 7-21-2011 at 09:39 AM
Hirrocane Dora May Have Reached Category 5


A hurricane hunter reported eye wall wind speeds slightly in excess of 156 mph. Keep an eye on this turkey; I for one do not trust the NWS analysi nor long-range forecast.
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[*] posted on 7-21-2011 at 10:12 AM


Dora looks awesome! Very shapely, too.:spingrin: Watch out for a right turn. Remember thats what has happened the last few years. I won't mention names?! Every body in the southern tip area & Pacific coastline should pay attention. We will know very soon. Suerte. Tio
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