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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Reconnaissance plane finds Rick with little change in strength
October 20, 2009
Rick moving slowly north-northeastward with little change in strength
October 20, 2009
At 5:00 am PDT/12:00 UTC the center of Tropical Storm Rick was located near latitude 19.7 north/longitude 111.3 west or about 240 miles/380 km south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Rick is moving toward the north-northeast near 6 mph/9 km/hr. A turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected later today [...]
Rick gradually weakening
October 20, 2009
Rick gradually weakening now moving slowly north-northeast. At 2:00 am PDT/09:00 UTC the government of Mexico has issued a tropical storm watch for the coast of Mainland Mexico from El
Roblito northward through Altata. A tropical storm watch also remains in effect for the East Coast of southern Baja California north of Buena Vista to La [...]
Hurricane hunter aircraft finds Rick weaker
October 19, 2009
Hurricane hunter aircraft finds Rick weaker. At 11:00 am PDT/1800 UTC the center of Hurricane Rick was located by an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft near latitude
18.2 north/longitude 111.6 west or about 340 miles/550 km south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas Mexico and about 55 miles/90 km southwest of Socorro island.
Rick is moving toward the [...]
Rick continues to weaken but still a major hurricane
October 19, 2009
Rick continues to weaken but still a major hurricane. A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for southern Baja California from Santa Fe southward on the West Coast and from San Evaristo southward on the East Coast including Cabo San Lucas. A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area generally within [...]
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