Frank continues to weaken, now a tropical storm. at 200 PM PDT the center of Tropical Storm Frank was located near latitude 19.3 north – longitude 112.2 west. Frank is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph/9 km/hr. A gradual turn toward the north and north-northeast is expected during the next 48 hours. Maximum sustained [...]

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Tropical depression moving west-northwestward away from land. Summary of 800 am PDT/1500 UTC. Location is 15.3n 108.5w about 375 mi/605 km SW of Manzanillo Mexico about 535 mi/860 km S of the southern tip of Baja California. Maximum sustained winds 35 mph/55 km/hr present movement WNW or 290 degrees at 6 mph/9 km/hr. The center [...]

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A major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Mexico-California border on Sunday, killing at least one person as it rocked buildings and panicked residents from Tijuana to Los Angeles. One person died when a house in Mexicali collapsed, Alfredo Escobedo, director of emergency services in Baja California state, Mexico. He said others were reported trapped [...]

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At 5:00 PM PDT/0000 UTC the center of Tropical Storm Rick was located near latitude 20.6 north/longitude 109.7 west or about 165 miles/265 km/south of Cabo San Lucas Mexico and about 275 miles /445 km southwest of Mazatlan Mexico.
Rick is moving toward the northeast near 9 mph/15 km/hr and this motion with an increase in [...]

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A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the West Coast of southern Baja California from Agua Blanca southward and for the East Coast from Buena Vista southward including Cabo San Lucas. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 24 hours.
At 1100 am PDT/1800 UTC [...]

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