Rick 'Extremely Dangerous' Category 5 Hurricane

Yahoo News - Accuweather ^ | 10-17-2009 | Elliot Abrams

[blam]

AP – This image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Rick taken at 2 a.m. EDT Saturday Oct. 17, 2009.

MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Rick quickly strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday and forecasters said it could strike the Baja California Peninsula in about five days.

[avg_freeper]

My wife’s getting ready to go on a mission trip into this area in a few weeks.

[ETL]

Here’s a live animated infrared map from the Weather Channel website showing the movement of the hurricane:
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/mexicosatellite_large_animated.html

[NavyCanDo]

I forgot all about the 2009 hurricane season. Remember the usual annual predictions of the worse hurricane season due to global warming? The same false prediction they have made ever since Katrina. And time and time again the seasons fail to meet expectations of the Global Warmers. This season seems to be the quietest yet. I don't think we had any storm hit the mainland this year head on.

[PilotDave]

Or it could stay off shore and weaken until it’s pretty much a non event. Which is the forecast.

[ETL]

Updated animated infrared map:
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/mexicosatellite_large_animated.html

[eaglestar]

When will the day come that the national hurricane center drops a small camera boat into the eye of one of these things so that people can witness it’s wrath in open waters?

[freekitty]

They said yesterday Rick was nothing to be concerned about.

[TXnMA]

IIRC, it was my fourth grade teacher who taught us that "Hurricanes" occur in the Atlantic, and that "Typhoons" occur in the Pacific...

AFAICS, this "Hurricane" is in the Pacific...

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Blasted AGW liars will do anything to make it appear that their FUD predictions are coming true!

[ETL]

Looks like it’s moving north and west and out into the Pacific...

Animated weather map, as of about an hour ago:
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/mexicosatellite_large_animated.html

[freekitty]

Just stay away from Texas. We have had enough.

[Trust but Verify]

Since we are headed to Cabo on Monday, I have been watching the forecast very closely. It is highly likely the hurricane is going to make landfall on the Baja, the strength is unknown at this time but Cat 1-2 range is the current forecast. I am only worried about the rain they are supposed to get in Cabo. That area is quite arid and I fear that too much rain could be the biggest problem.

[Trust but Verify]

It’s expected to change direction and head for the Baja in the next two days.

[SaraJohnson]

Sounds like she might have her work cut out for her if a 4 comes in. Praying for Jesus to intervene.

[SaraJohnson]

I hope Texas does not get any spin off tornados! That is a BIG storm.

[SaraJohnson]

You bet!!!! No more hurricanes hitting Texas. We did our time.

[NautiNurse]

Category 5 Hurricane Rick intensified in dramatic fashion yesterday into
the second most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Eastern Pacific.
The storm had sustained winds of 180 mph this morning, 906 mb. Current
wind speed ~160 mph, 921 mb. Hurricane force winds extend 60 miles
from the center of the storm.

Hurricane Rick is expected to decrease in strength well before
anticipated landfall near the southern Baja Peninsula Tues/Wed.

On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

[blam]

Hey NN.

"...the second most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Eastern Pacific."

Wow.

[NautiNurse]

"...the second most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Eastern Pacific." Wow.

Hurricane Rick is second only to 1997 East Pacific Hurricane Linda, which had max sustained winds 185 mph, 902 mb.

[prairiebreeze]

Holy moly! That’s an ugly looking ‘cane....or isn’t it a typhoon??

[NautiNurse]

East Pacific (Western Hemisphere), East of the Pacific International Dateline storms are called Hurricanes.

[blam]

My son lives in LA...he was visiting me here when Katrina hit. I expect he’s keeping an interested eye on this one.

[Slicksadick]

When Rick turns north, as it arcs towards Baja, It will generate some huge swells destined for south facing beachs in socal.

[Elle Bee]

God Bless them

That is a storm

Looks like Andrew

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[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

AFAICS, this "Hurricane" is in the Pacific.

Cyclonic storms in the Atlantic OR the eastern Pacific are hurricanes. In the western Pacific they are typhoons. In the Indian Ocean they are just cyclones.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqbWnmENCng&feature=related

surfer makes a really good drop at the Wedge at the 2:40 mark of the above video. The Wedge - home to many a broken collar bone, back, or even neck...

[lonestar]

Thankfully we had a quiet hurricane season in the gulf!

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Isn’t there a chance that Rick might possibly get to Texas as a tropical storm?

[NautiNurse]

Highly unlikely a tropical storm would be intact after traveling 400+ miles inland to West Texas.

[SaraJohnson]

Anything is possible with a storm that big and close to Texas. We can use some rain but I hope none of the bad winds come over.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Wasn’t Ike still dangerous when it got to the midwest, Quebec, and even Iceland (according to wiki), well over 400 miles from Galveston?

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Joe Bastardi on FOX just said that Rick will likely be hitting south Texas on Thursday, then getting into the southeast US by the weekend. He also said it might hit Cabo as a cat 3!! Definitely need to keep a lookout on this one.

[NautiNurse]

Ike was extratropical when it reached Arkansas. You asked if Hurricane Rick would reach Texas as a Tropical Storm. I stand by my reply.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

You are right. My bad!

[SaraJohnson]

Oh crud.

[prairiebreeze]

Okey-doke, thanks.

[rodguy911]

rumors of rick re -emerging are already hitting S.fla.

[rodguy911]

Bastardi is usually an idiot.

[who knows what evil?]

Joe is just a bit of a drama queen...

[alancarp]

Joe B’s deal is that he will err on the side of the worst-case scenario for the sake of those in harm’s way. He doesn’t apoligize for that, nor should he.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Bastardi is usually an idiot

Stopped clocks and all that.

[NautiNurse]

rumors of rick re -emerging are already hitting S.fla.

The GOM still has plenty of heat to ignite a storm. We have several days to watch this system traverse the width of North America. The models are interesting.

[who knows what evil?]

I can appreciate that, but crying wolf too many times will lead to disaster.

[lonestar]

TVCN would come over my head!...almost. Never say never.

[M. Espinola]