Entries Categorized as 'Severe Conditions'

Hurricane “Rick” now an extremely dangerous category four hurricane

Date October 17, 2009

At 315 am PDT/1015 UTC the center of Hurricane Rick was located near latitude 14.0 north/longitude 102.3 west or about 255 miles/410 km southwest of Acapulco Mexico and about 370 miles /595 km south-southeast of Manzanillo Mexico. Rick is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph/19 km/hr and this motion is expected to continue for [...]

Rick nabs attention with its rapid evolution

Date October 16, 2009

Rick nabs attention with its rapid evolution interests in southwestern Mexico and Baja California should monitor the progress of the hurricane.
At 800 PM PDT/0300 UTC the center of Hurricane Rick was located near latitude 13.3 north…longitude 101.0 west or about 260 miles/415 km south-southwest of Acapulco Mexico. Rick is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 [...]

Rick continues to rapidly intensify

Date October 16, 2009

Rick continues to rapidly intensify further strengthening is forecast at 200 PM PDT/2100 UTC the center of Hurricane Rick was located near latitude 13.0 north longitude 100.0 west or about 270 miles/435 km south of Acapulco Mexico. Rick is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph/15 km/hr and this general motion is expected to continue [...]

Government of Mexico has discontinued all tropical storm watches and warnings

Date October 13, 2009

Patricia weakens to a depression, at 1100 PM PDT/0600 UTC the government of Mexico has discontinued all tropical storm watches and warnings. The center of Tropical Depression Patricia was located near latitude 22.7 north/longitude 109.3 west or about 40 miles/65 km east-southeast of Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Patricia is moving toward the northwest near 6 [...]

Tropical Storm Patricia Public Advisory

Date October 13, 2009

Tropical Storm Warning issued for the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula. At 2 am PDT/0900 UTC the government of Mexico has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula from Buenavista to Agua Blanca including Cabo San Lucas. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions [...]