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    Sincerely, Jeff D.

E Pacific: Tropical Storm Norbert

Good day all,

Dry / stable air is taking its toll on this storm. Anyone who chose not to go did the right thing - Not worth it.

With shear increasing after 24 hours not much will be in store at all come Saturday in Baja.
 
Mexico is NOT the place to chase storms, especially with camera equipment. The police run there own show down there and will confiscate whatever they please. I suppose if you do go, the further south you go in Baja the nicer the people get. But its really really risky.
 
Good day all,

C.Kenn said:
Mexico is NOT the place to chase storms, especially with camera equipment. The police run there own show down there and will confiscate whatever they please. I suppose if you do go, the further south you go in Baja the nicer the people get. But its really really risky.
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It all depends on WHERE in Mexico you are. The Baja region, as mentioned above, is a risky place. Poor road networks, remote areas, corrupt LEO / government, etc. Throw a hurricane / tropical disaster into the works, and the subsequent anarchy and "thug factor" radically increases.

Areas like Aculpulco, and ofcourse, the eastern Yucatan (Cozumel, Cancun, etc) are much safer (wealthier / tourist) places to chase. These have BETTER roads, data availability, and a "safer" crowd to deal with.

You will not be getting streaming wi-fi in Baja unless you were using XM satellite / a satellite phone. I am not sure if XM is even available in Mexico for a US based subscription, come to think of it, any thoughts on this, anyone?

For anyone going to take a "stab" at this one, I tip my lucky hat for them. Just be careful as the storm may not be the biggest thing your up against.

Intensity, contrary to the weakening trend yesterday, has increased ... Not winds are 105 MPH. I am not sure if those winds are making it down to the surface, though. The storm, moving more NE now, should be under shear, but not as much as if it was moving WNW or NW. I think we will see a strong cat-1 or even cat-2 at landfall, which should be Saturday morning at the 8-10 AM PDT range.
 
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Norbert is a little unique in that it is crossing the Baha California Peninsular and back into the Gulf of California, like some of his siblings do when they cross Florida and enter the Gulf of Mexico...

Now for the hard question...

Norbert will make two 'land falls' and one __________ fall' . Fill in the blank...

my choices...

gulf
ocean

and the one I like best...

water

The devil made me do it....:)
 
Good day,

Yeah - Stu ... You got that right. The storm will make it to cat-3 or cat-4 when you are NOT there ;-(

but had you spent the time and effort, then the "shear" word becoms common and irritating. I've been there too...

Joe Dorn said:
Norbert is a little unique in that it is crossing the Baha California Peninsular and back into the Gulf of California, like some of his siblings do when they cross Florida and enter the Gulf of Mexico...
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That's impossible ... Mountains will rip the LLC of this thing to shreds once in Mexico.
 
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Drum roll........

SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NORBERT
MADE LANDFALL NEAR PUERTO CHARLEY ON THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA AROUND 930 AM PDT...1630 UTC...WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM
WINDS OF 105 MPH...OR CATEGORY TWO STRENGTH ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE. PUERTO CHARLEY IS LOCATED BETWEEN SANTA FE AND
BAHIA MAGDALENA.
 
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