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Oct 07, 2018

(Sigh) Yet Another Storm Northern Mexico

2018 is going down as famously flaky for "predicted" storm paths and intensity from the National Hurricane Center.

Nevertheless it takes only one real wolf...

Sergio is forecast to cross the Baja peninsula sometime late next week then continue on across the gulf and torment Sonora then Arizona.

It remains a powerful storm as of today but it has to cross nearly a thousand miles of unfriendly cool water before making landfall on the Vizcaino peninsula. Guerrero Negro, Vizcaino, and Mulege are all within the crosshairs.

Long ways off, but Guaymas to Sta Ana is also shown in the storm track.

No advisories have yet to be posted for the Pacific side of the peninsula -- 5 days is a long time allowance for change.

  • Please do provide us all with an update.

    We hope people will be headed south soon!
  • There is another tropical depresion North of Acapulco, Talleyho69 you should be having rain in Zihuat by now, storm is predicted to go towards Los Cabos by Wednesday.

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  • All the indicators are that Tara will continue to be a non-event. She is predicted to not go past tropical storm status, and just kind of sit there moving VERY slowly and fizzle out.

    https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_ep2.shtml?cone#contents

    Here in Zihuatanejo, we have received about an inch of rain every night for the last three, no wind above 3 mph, and today the surf is the flattest it's been in weeks.
  • 17 October

    Stay Away! Stay Away!




    As the Coriolis Curve enhances the chances of these storms curving clockwise sooner. This one may get ashore at Acapulco or Zihuatanejo. Keep an eye on it. The last storm that shouldn't have gone ashore at Banderas Bay plugged it's ears and did just that.
  • Let's be honest.

    We have storms on the ocean. We personally sat through a MASSIVE one at the former Mara Rosa RV park that was beachfront in Mazatlan. We all saw it coming, we were forced/suggested by authorities to either leave the area or in our case, shelter behind the buildings on site.

    We opted to shelter onsite. It was interesting! Not only did we see the whitewash sandblasted off of tree trunks where we had been parked, we watched a city that was regularly accustomed to this kind of storm deal with it.

    It was great. We were even refunded our fees for beachfront parking as compared to our sheltered parking pricing.

    If you don't live in a place that gets tropical weather, it's important to watch the weather services information and listen to those who know.

    Otherwise, enjoy our country and our weather!!!!

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