Hurricane hunters find Jimena stronger

Date August 31, 2009

  

A hurricane warning is in effect for the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula from Bahia Magdalena southward on the West Coast and from San Evaristo southward on the East Coast
including Cabo San Lucas. A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion! At 11:00 am PDT – 18:00 UTC the center of Hurricane Jimena was located by an Air Force Reserve huricane hunter aircraft near latitude 18.1 north longitude 108.9 west or about 340 miles / 545 km south of Cabo San Lucas Mexico.

Baja Weather tropical storm Jimena

Jimena is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph / 13 km/hr and a turn toward the north-northwest with a gradual increase in forward speed is expected over the next day or so. On the forecast track Jimena will be approaching the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula on Tuesday.

Reports from the hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds are near 150 mph / 240 km/hr with higher gusts. Jimena is an extremely dangerous category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible during the next day or two.
Jimena is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 5 to 10 inches over the southern half of the Baja California peninsula and portions of western Mexico during the next 2 days with possible isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches.
A storm surge along with large and dangerous battering waves will produce significant coastal flooding along the Baja California peninsula.

Baja Weather hurricane Jimena
Baja Solar Source

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Category Posted in Baja California, Baja Clima, Baja Sur, Forecast, Hurricane, Los Cabos, Mexico, Severe Conditions, Tropical Storm

2 Responses to “Hurricane hunters find Jimena stronger”

  1. Hurricane Jimena threatens Baja Mexico | Loreto - Baja California Sur Says:
    August 31st, 2009 at 1:06 pm

    [...] As Hurricane Jimena spins toward parts of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, including the popular resort city of Cabo San Lucas, tourists and local residents are stocking up on food, water and fuel. Earlier this morning the Mexican government issued a hurricane warning for the southern part of Baja, which means that hurricane conditions are expected in the area within 24 hours. The storm strengthened over the weekend and, according to the National Hurricane Center, it has sustained winds of nearly 150 mph. “Jimena is an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. A storm surge along with large and dangerous battering waves will produce significant coastal flooding along the Baja California peninsula.” In the meantime Jimena was located by an Air Force Reserve huricane hunter aircraft near latitude 18.1 north…longitude 108.9 west or about 340 miles / 545 km south of Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Jimena is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph – 13 km/hr. The Hurricane hunters find Jimena stronger! [...]

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    September 20th, 2009 at 10:07 am

    [...] hurricane Jimena’s approach to Baja we read and hear about the hurricane hunters. Here a little more them. Satellite images of hurricanes show a unique and characteristic cloud [...]