Month: August 2016

When you see pictures of flooding in front of Squid Roe, it’s actually normal.  I know, you’d think we would have some kind of “real” drainage system here to handle 1-2 inches of rain better …

Will always wonder why we were under hurricane warnings and watches for a tropical storm but I can only presume that the National Hurricane and Mexico thought there was still a chance that Javier could …

I think we are going to need a bigger boat.  Seriously.  Javier is … the most confusing storm I’ve monitored in a loooong time. This … is water vapor. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/epac/wv-animated.gif Link to text below http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP1+shtml/082049.shtml …

EDIT – compliments of an update from the NHC … I am thinking Javier would prefer we just drink this one out. “CORRECTED TO SHOW HURRICANE WATCH FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA” We at least …

First … a tiny rant.  Social Responsibility vs Personal Responsibility.  All locals know that hurricane season starts May 15th.  I am surprised, when I hear stories to this day that people didn’t know about Odile …

We’ve got lightning. With the amount of rain now forecast, I’ve snuck in a small bat signal.  Live Cabo Radio’s weather station is showing zero mph wind. It’s not even 6 am as I wait …

Grrrrrr … Javier looks to intensify. And yeah … Grrrrrrr is all I got.  http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/epac/rb-animated.gif  Oh and … Grrrrrrr. Trying to keep this PG rated. I’m going to bed.  I’m personally more irritated than worried. …

Since it’s not a hurricane I am not using the bat signal. At this moment (6:30-ish Cabo time) our weather station is reporting 9mph winds with gusts of 15mph, 87 degrees with 62% humidity. It’s …

Lunchtime update. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/epac/rb-animated.gif  000 WTPZ31 KNHC 071842 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JAVIER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   2A…CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112016 100 PM CDT SUN AUG 07 2016 …JAVIER PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ALONG …

I’ve often used the analogy about the three little pigs. One has made his home out of straw, the other sticks, and of course there was the house made of bricks. In Cabo, homes are …