...NORBERT STRENGTHENS AND HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A CATEGORY II AS OF 0800 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10th
AT 2 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR FROM PUNTA ANDRESITO TO AGUA BLANCA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR FROM SOUTH OF AGUA BLANCA SOUTHWARD TO CABO SAN LUCAS AND NORTHWARD AROUND THE PENINSULA TO LORETO. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
NORBERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH..17 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A FASTER MOTION TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF NORBERT WILLBE NEARING THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NORBERT IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANEON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THENEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE NORBERT REACHES THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST. ANAIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TOINVESTIGATE NORBERT AROUND MIDDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROMTHE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140MILES...220 KM.
NORBERT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6INCHES OVER SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OFNORTHWESTERN MEXICO...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD RESULT IN LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS EXPECTED ALONG THEWEST COAST OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA NEAR AND TO THE SOUTHEASTOF WHERE NORBERT MAKES LANDFALL. REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...20.6 N...113.4 W. MOVEMENTTOWARD...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH.MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANECENTER AT 1100 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200PM PDT.
Here is a picture of the Hurricane Tracking…We are located on the mainland coast on the right hand side – right along the current track (although nicely secured). We are in the yellow zone. This will change as the hurricane makes the first landfall on the Baja Peninsula and moves across towards us.
Locally, San Carlos is abuzz – the port Captain has CLOSED the port of Guaymas (about 20 miles from us) and this weekend’s annual Billfish Tournament which takes place at our marina has been cancelled.
At this same time, another Tropical Storm Odile – pronounced Oh-Deal (where the heck do they get these names??) is building and will also affect the Baja, so we’ll all be watching this one closely as well.
So, we have battened down the hatches and will keep our heads down!
Until next time….Happy Thanksgiving weekend (and Happy Birthday to my nephew Matt).
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