Rick 'Extremely Dangerous' Category 5 Hurricane

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

[blam]

AP

[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.

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[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??