cdcollura
EF5
Good day all,
Besides the disappointments in the Atlantic the past Month, the Eastern Pacific is alive and kicking with Hurricane Jova - Poised to slam into Mexico (probably north of Manzanillo and 100 miles south of Puerto Vallarta) late Tuesday (Oct 11-12).
Jova is now at 120 MPH / 960 MB and is about 36 hours from Landfall as of Oct 10 at 5 AM.
I was looking at flights into Puerto Vallarta and they were not too bad. I can't go because of work commitments, but I am wondering who else is? Josh M - You are probably already there ;-)
LOL ... Ofcourse he is: http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/27089-chasing-jova
Unfortunately, the storm looks like it may come in at night, but can be Cat-4 and very - VERY dangerous. Highway Mex-200 is the only route south out of Puerto Vallarta and winds through mountainous coastal terrain between there and Manzanilla. This is prone to mudslides and can easily be made impassible.
If I were to choose a target, I would head into Manzanilla (or even as far south as Manzanillo Municipality) where there is substantial population, hotels, and both are fairly safe tourist-type cities (safe from corruption but I'm sure stuff will be flying when Jova changes that)!
Satellite presentation is "as good as it gets" ... Symmetrical "buzz-saw" and red donut CDO with a clear 15-20 nm wide eye.
LOL ... Only DREAMING to see something like this in the Atlantic basin (and LESS than 1,500 miles away from any land) this year ;-(
Besides the disappointments in the Atlantic the past Month, the Eastern Pacific is alive and kicking with Hurricane Jova - Poised to slam into Mexico (probably north of Manzanillo and 100 miles south of Puerto Vallarta) late Tuesday (Oct 11-12).
Jova is now at 120 MPH / 960 MB and is about 36 hours from Landfall as of Oct 10 at 5 AM.
I was looking at flights into Puerto Vallarta and they were not too bad. I can't go because of work commitments, but I am wondering who else is? Josh M - You are probably already there ;-)
LOL ... Ofcourse he is: http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/27089-chasing-jova
Unfortunately, the storm looks like it may come in at night, but can be Cat-4 and very - VERY dangerous. Highway Mex-200 is the only route south out of Puerto Vallarta and winds through mountainous coastal terrain between there and Manzanilla. This is prone to mudslides and can easily be made impassible.
If I were to choose a target, I would head into Manzanilla (or even as far south as Manzanillo Municipality) where there is substantial population, hotels, and both are fairly safe tourist-type cities (safe from corruption but I'm sure stuff will be flying when Jova changes that)!
Satellite presentation is "as good as it gets" ... Symmetrical "buzz-saw" and red donut CDO with a clear 15-20 nm wide eye.
LOL ... Only DREAMING to see something like this in the Atlantic basin (and LESS than 1,500 miles away from any land) this year ;-(
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