Thursday, October 20, 2005

8th Annual Meeting of the Grupo Tortuguero
The 8th Annual Meeting of the Grupo Tortuguero
Celebrating a National Treasure

We are preparing for the Annual Meeting of the Grupo Tortuguero and we invite you to participate in this year’s meeting!

The 8th Annual Meeting of the Grupo Tortuguero will be held from January 27-29, 2006, in Loreto, BCS, Mexico. This meeting has grown from a small gathering of 45 Baja California residents who wanted to save sea turtles in 1999, to the region’s premiere grassroots conservation meeting. Over 300 people attended last years meeting!

The meeting will highlight members of our monitoring stations from across the peninsula, the Gulf of California and internationally, who will present community reports and update us on the recovery status of sea turtles at historical turtle hunting locations. Participants will include scientists, environmental educators, students, community members, and people like you who want to bring turtles back to these waters by preventing the unnecessary killing for consumption or as by-catch in fishing gear.

Please join us in protecting the world’s sea turtles by participating in the 8th Annual Meeting of the Grupo Tortuguero and experience first hand the dedication of this network of people working to save endangered sea turtles across the globe. Please visit our registration site at www.iconferences.org/gt8 or contact Kama Dean at kama@propeninsula.org to register for the conference.

Together, we are creating a powerful sea turtle protection community in Mexico and beyond!


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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Tropical Depression 16E Regenerates

WTPZ21 KNHC 191426
TCMEP1
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN-E FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162005
1500Z WED OCT 19 2005

TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.2N 113.6W AT 19/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1007 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.2N 113.6W AT 19/1500Z
AT 19/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.1N 113.1W

FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 12.3N 115.0W
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 12.5N 116.9W
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 12.7N 118.5W
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.

FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 13.2N 119.8W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW.

FORECAST VALID 22/1200Z 14.0N 121.5W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW.

NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/2100Z

FORECASTER PASCH


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Monday, October 17, 2005

Cabo Fishing Report - Fly Hooker

Cabo Fish Report Oct. 10 - Oct. 16, 2005

WEATHER: With our day time highs in the mid 90’s things have warmed up just a little from last week, but it is still very nice during the day. At nights it has been in the mid to high 70’s, again, bit warmer than last week but you can feel the change with the drop in humidity. Having the clouds move away resulted in the slight rise in temperature, and that also resulted in the afternoon winds leaving us at the end of the week, resulting in very slight breezes instead of the strong wind.

WATER: Surface conditions on both the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific were great this week with the end of the week being extremely nice. There was a slight swell and early week afternoon winds resulting in some chop, but later in the week the wind went away and there were just swells with no choppy conditions. The Sea of Cortez was an almost uniform 85-86 degrees on the surface with a few spots to 88 around the 95 and 1150 spots. On the Pacific there was a very defined temperature break that ran from Punta Cristobal and out across the San Jaime Bank then to the southwest. On the warm side it was 85 degrees and the cool north side was 79-80 degrees just a mile away. There was also a band of warmer water running up along the coast for about 20 miles that ran from the beach to just over a mile off shore.

BAIT: Bait was not a problem this week as there were plenty of Caballito available at the usual $2 per bait. There were Sardinas available up at Palmilla at $20 per scoop.


FISHING:

BILLFISH: There did not seem to be any one area that held Billfish this week as the results of the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament showed. Most of the boats worked either the temperature break around the San Jaime or the area of Punta Gorda and the Cabrilla Seamount, and fish were found at all these places. Only three qualifying fish were caught in the Marlin category with the largest being a 465 pound Blue Marlin, the second was a #408 Blue and the third a #406 Black. There were plenty of Striped Marlin released and also a fair number of smaller, non-qualifying Blue and Black Marlin. The day after the tournament the Marlin fishing slowed down, with few boats getting into the Billfish, instead, most of them found Tuna and Dorado.

YELLOWFIN TUNA: Most boats were able to get into the Tuna this week and there were some quality fish, enough so that I would have to call them the fish of the week. Spotted, Spinner and White bellied Dolphin held fish, and if you were there at the right time things could break wide open! Schools were found on the Pacific side between San Cristobal and the San Jaime Banks, on the Golden Gate Banks and to the north of it, on the Sea of Cortez 19 miles to the east of the arch and up around the Iman Bank area. Most of the fish were in the 30-60 pound class but a few slobs were brought in. One of the boats in the Tournament brought in a #160 on day one of the competition and a #277 on the second day. Cedar plugs worked for the smaller fish and live bait was the choice for the larger ones.

DORADO: There was little change in the location or sizes of the Dorado caught this week. Most of the fish were found either close to the beach, often only 200 yards off, or out in the open ocean under drifting debris. Both the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific side had fish, and while not in enormous quantity, they were there to be caught and most boats had little difficulty in getting a few for dinner. Bright colored lures trolled at high speeds and slow trolled live bait worked well.

WAHOO: I did see a few more Wahoo flags this week and it seemed that they were an incidental catch for most of the boats. Due to the concentration of boats around the banks, most of the fish came from there, but there were still fish caught out in the open. Average size was 35 pounds.

INSHORE: Most of the Pangas have been trying to get into Tuna this week, and they have been having some success with fish close to the beach. Dorado were also a target and everyone was getting fish to take home. The usual inshore species were a bit slow on the bite but there were still a few decent Roosterfish reported as well as Amberjack and Pargo.

NOTES: Ok, the first tournament of the month is over and now we are gearing up for the big money, ego oriented Black and Blue. Money is the name of the game in this one and if the big fish shows up you had better be prepared. I will be captain this year for an excellent team so keep your fingers crossed for us that lady luck pays the boat a visit! Next week I will be able to let you know how many boats are likely to be signed up so check back for an update! Until then, Tight Lines!

George & Mary Landrum
Juan & Manuel
The "Fly Hooker" Crew

Fly Hooker Sport Fishing

George & Mary Landrum have 12 years of Charter fishing experience. Their captain, Manuel, grew up fishing in Cabo, and is a great fisherman. Juan, the mate, is very friendly and speaks excellent English and has been fishing in Cabo for 12 years.

011-52-624-147-5614 cell phone

011-52-624-143-8271 home and fax
044-624-147-5614 or 143-8271 in Cabo

Capt. George Landrum:
gmlandrum@hotmail.com


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Cabo San Lucas Fishing Report - Pisces Fleet


Pisces Fleet has been established in Cabo San Lucas for the past 20 years and is known for its consistency in catch rates and customer satisfaction. We promote the conservation of billfish (marlin, sailfish and swordfish).

Pisces has been recognized on numerous occasions by the Billfish Foundation, for releasing the most striped marlin, throughout the year on a worldwide basis, as well as receiving the Group Achievement Award in 1993. In 1995 Pisces Fleet was honored by the International Game Fish Association (worldwide governing body of fishing records), with the Conservation Award.

PISCES WEEKLY FISH REPORT
OCTOBER 7TH TO 13TH, 2005

BILLFISH: As we write this report, the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament is into their third and final day, with the awards to be announced on Saturday night. The tournament had a total of 60 entries and so far four qualifying fish have been weighed in as follows:

Cazador with a 465 lb blue, Phoenix with a 406 lb blue, Eagle with a 368 lb blue and No Problem with a 304 lb blue. Top release boat so far for fish less than 300 lbs is Light Speed with five fish released. Leading two tuna are aboard Tournament Hunter with two fish at 277 and 166 lbs respectively. The biggest wahoo so far was taken aboard Karma, 43.7 lbs and the biggest dorado is 43.7 lbs aboard Fish Cabo. However, the water looks really good today so we will probably see more fish being weighed in which could change the standings. So far they have sixty-two legitimate releases which have been photographed for the tournament overall.


In regular fishing news we had a respectable overall catch success rate for all species combined of eighty-three percent, with forty-seven percent of charters catching billfish. The first few days of this report, we experienced windy weather and rough seas, causing many anglers to turn around. Those that stuck it out generally did well though. Mike Miller, from California was aboard “Ensueno” on September 9th and was thrilled to release a 400 lb black marlin at the 95 spot. This same day Thomas Mincher form Greensboro, N.C did well to release both a blue and a striped marlin aboard “La Brisa”, a little further away at the 11.50 spot. Next day out it was the “Rebecca’s” turn with three striped marlin and a sailfish released for Norm and Mary Johnson from Portand, Oregon. On October 11th, Stan Jensen, Keith Bouma and Dave Vanderhock, all from Washington State, were our top anglers, aboard “Karina” for three striped marlin released and five dorado from 20 to 40 lbs boated. This same day “Yahoo” did well to release two striped marlin and a sailfish for a group we had from New Zealand and Australia, (Nick Hulme, Jamie Hodglasen and J. Shetz). Overall a good week, with the exception of rough weather on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Pisces anglers caught a total of sixty-six billfish this week consisting of 44 striped marlin, 8 blues, 1 black and 12 sails, all but four fish were released.

OTHER SPECIES: After marlin, dorado were the most widely caught sportfish, with thirty-eight percent of boats landing between one and twelve fish, weights were from 20 to 50 lbs. They were found both on the Pacific and Cortez sides and took both bait and lures. Yellowfin tuna catches were not as high with just sixteen percent of charters locating this species; however there were some really big fish, such as those mentioned above, as well as two very large fish caught by Scott Bricker from Malibu, California. Scott fished on the 7th and 9th of October, aboard his favorite panga, skippered by Nino Rochin, out of Palmilla. Scott has fished with Nino for over 15 years and it has obviously paid off. On the 7th, they were fishing at the outer Gordo using live bonitas, when they hooked up to a large fish in very rough seas, 2 hours and 40 minutes later, they were able to boat the monster, whilst narrowly avoided sinking the boat, having taken on about a foot of water; back on shore the fish taped out to 270 lbs. A glutton for punishment, Scott went back to the same spot on the 10th and had a repeat performance, though thankfully in calmer seas, this time it only took him 1 hour and 20 minutes to land his second tuna, which turned out to be even larger at 300 lbs. This bodes well for the upcoming tuna tournament on November 3rd and 4th. Other tuna catches were not quite as spectacular and were from four to twelve fish weighing from 25 to 80 lbs in diverse locations, but more were on the Cortez side. Inshore we are starting to see quite a few roosters in the 25 to 30 lb class and pangas are even catching a few stray striped marlin. Skipjacks also being found inshore. A 60 lb bull shark was also released.

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Seas rough and lots of wind at the start of this report, now breathtakingly beautiful, clear sunny skies, seas calm and perfect temperatures.

LOCATION: Cabrillo seamount, Punta Gorda, 95 spot, Jaime Bank, Golden Gate, 11.50 spot, Chileno, Migrino.

BEST LURES: Lots of boats are fishing live bait, either cast to stripers or slow trolled to try and attract really big fish, plastics – petrolero, guacamaya and green/white.

AVERAGE WATER TEMP: 82 F

Based on the catches of Pisces by Tracy Ehrenberg

For more information on Pisces Sportfishing click here


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Sunday, October 16, 2005

Tropical Depression 16E

This tropical depression was once forecast to dissipate. Now the NHC believes it will become Tropical Storm Pilar sometime Tuesday. This storm is a long way from Baja folks!

 

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

4 PM PDT SUN OCT 16 2005

 

FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC... EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.

 

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN-E...LOCATED ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.

 

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.

 

 

 


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Thursday, October 06, 2005

A new disturbance to the south to keep an eye
09AM MDT 06/10 A large area of thunderstorms is forming between Puerto Vallarta and Alcapulco. This is the partly remnants of Caribbean Hur. Stan which combined with a system originating on the Pacific Side This system is currently moving NW and bears watching. Our next tropical wave (blue arrow) may come into play on this system in the next 48hrs.

From the NHC
000ABPZ20 KNHC 061633TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKNWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL10 AM PDT

THU OCT 6 2005FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC... EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS VERY CONCENTRATED ALONG THE PACIFICCOAST NEAR MANZANILLO. DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KTIN THE VICINITY OF THE DISTURBANCE...THE SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TOHAVE DEVELOPED A WELL DEFINED SURFACE CIRCULATION.

HOWEVER...THISSYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AT ANY TIME OVER THE NEXT DAYOR SO AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE COAST. LOCALLYHEAVY RAINFALL...CAUSING LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES...IS POSSIBLE FROM ACAPULCO NORTHWESTWARD TO PUERTOVALLARTA...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS... DURING THE NEXT DAYOR TWO.ELSEWHERE... TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGHFRIDAY.FORECASTER FRANKLIN

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Monday, October 03, 2005

Baja Fly Fishing Report
From Baja on the Fly:
 
As we have been saying for the past few weeks, the locals have been reporting increasing numbers of marlin and well as dorado and wahoo. Larry and Martha Warlaumont, Newport Beach, Calif., heading up the line aboard their 61-foot Viking Retriever, reported excellent fishing 15 miles outside of Santa Maria Bay including double digit marlin plus dorado and wahoo. Capt. Ruben Duran, skipper of Mag Bay Outfitters 26-foot go-fast catamaran, found plenty of YFTs in the 30-40 pound class between the Boca and Thetis Bank. Looks like Magdalena Bay is lighting up early this year. Both boats reported finding 81 degree water. As of this morning, tropical storm Otis is slowly making its way up the West Coast of Baja and is expected to arrive sometime tonight. There has already been some rain, wind and the conditions on the outside have turned pretty grumpy.  If Otis doesnt turn everything upside down, October could be a hoot.

 

Water temperature 70-81
Air temperature 71-86
Humidity 46%
Wind: NE 9
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 7:18 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:14 p.m. MDT

 

Zihuatanejo, Mainland Mexico  

With reports of good inshore action for both roosters and jacks reported, we are all looking forward to the Jacks or Better roosterfish tournament that will begin mid-week. Anglers from as far away as Florida will begin arriving early in the week to get in some practice. Our sponsors have outdone themselves. The prize list is impressive including Abel 10-weight rods and reels, Scientific Anglers flylines, boxes and tippets, a killer selection of Rainys inshore flies, Kaenon Eyewear, Dr. Slick pliers, special tournament shirts provided by Newport Blue. As an IGFA Rolex qualifying tournament, everyone is hoping to win big and participate in the Florida event in 2006.

Ed Kunze

Water temperature 80 - 84
Air temperature 78 - 84
Humidity 66%
Wind: W 13 mph
Conditions: Scattered Clouds
Visibility 10 miles
Sunrise 7:36 a.m. CDT
Sunset 7:35 p.m. CDT

East Cape 

Squid continued to be found a few miles offshore and the small tuna were still out in front of La Ribera. The billfish bite including sailfish, stripes and blues turned tougher this week. By weeks end, tropical storm Otis was heading by outside of Cabo and caused some rain but little wind. This morning (10/1) only a few hotel boats headed out. Judging by the white caps on the horizon, it may be a short day for everyone.

 Baja on the Fly

Water temperature 80-88
Air temperature 78-99
Humidity 84%
Wind: SE 17 mph
Conditions: Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 4 miles
Sunrise 7:10 a.m. MDT
Sunset 7:06 p.m. MDT

San Jose, Guatemala 

With nice weather and blue water less than an hour away, a few boats headed out last weekend. While there were a few sails to be found the dorado fishing was very good. It is not often that the sailfish take a backseat to the dorado.

Water temperature 78 - 82
Air temperature 77- 84
Humidity 79%
Wind: SSE 7 mph
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:52 a.m. CST
Sunset 5:31 p.m. CST

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Saturday, October 01, 2005

La Paz Update

21:15 hrs MST, 03:15 UTC

La Paz, BCS Mexico

Current conditions: Sky mostly cloudy, wind 050-110 at 5 knots, occasional
gusts to 12, barometer 1005 and steady, humidity 59%

Summary: Today there was little change in conditions as mariners and local
residents wait for Otis to make a move. Trace amounts of rain were observed
in a couple of locations. There has been much discussion on the VHF radio
as to Otis� next move. There has been some speculation that, contrary to the
NOAA forecast, Otis may turn and head through �the gap� between Todos Santos
and La Paz, delivering a direct hit to La Paz. While that possibility
exists, it appears unlikely to happen given the current conditions. La Paz
IS STILL under a Tropical Storm Warning. Preparations for severe weather
should be left in place for at least another 24 hours. The storms center is
(roughly) bearing 225 M from La Paz and 150 nm away.

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FW: Weather in La Paz

Posted_by: Baja Sailor
Location: Sea of Cortez - Bahia del La Paz
Date: 2005-10-01
Time: 15:14:24 -0700

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We have seen very little of Hurricane Otis as of Saturday afternoon. A few sprinkels and partly cloudy for the most part. Not much wind either


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Update from the NHC on Hurricane Otis

...OTIS WEAKENS SOME BUT
RESUMES A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE PACIFIC
COAST
OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM AGUA BLANCA NORTHWARD TO PUERTO SAN
ANDRESITO. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.


A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA...ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA...FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS
SOUTHWARD TO NORTH OF PUERTO SAN ANDRESITO...AND FROM SOUTH OF AGUA BLANCA
SOUTHWARD TO CABO SAN LUCAS.


A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM
SAN EVARISTO SOUTHWARD TO EAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT WATCH ALONG THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
FROM NORTH OF SAN EVARISTO NORTHWARD TO MULEGE.


A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM
WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.


INTERESTS ELSEWHERE NEAR
BOTH COASTS OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OTIS.


FOR STORM INFORMATION
SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.


AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE
CENTER OF HURRICANE OTIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE 111.9
WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES... 230 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND ABOUT 195 MILES... 315 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN
LAZARO MEXICO.


OTIS IS MOVING ERRATICALLY
TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH... 6 KM/HR. A SLOW MOTION GENERALLY TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER OF OTIS IS
CURRENTLY FORECAST TO REMAIN WEST OF SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.


HOWEVER... ANY MOTION TO THE
RIGHT OF THE FORECAST TRACK COULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT OR ONSUNDAY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  OTIS IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  SOME GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... BUT OTIS
COULD STILL REACH THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AS A HURRICANE.


HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER... AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES... 165 KM.  HOWEVER... WINDS WILL BE
STRONGER AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.


ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS  982 MB...29.00 INCHES. OTIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AND 4 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA PENINSULA SUNDAY AND
MONDAY... WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL
BAJA
PENINSULA. 
RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH OTIS COULD AFFECT THE
SOUTHWESTERN U.S. EARLY NEXT WEEK.


REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT
POSITION...22.0 N...111.9 W. MOVEMENT


TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 3 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH.


MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...
982 MB.


AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY
WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE


CENTER AT 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED
BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT
8 PM


PDT.


 

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Hurricane Warnings Issued for Pacific Coast

11 AM PDT SAT OCT 01 2005

...CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE OTIS NEARLY STATIONARY BUT EXPECTED TO
MOVE TOWARD THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...
...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINS OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM AGUA BLANCA NORTHWARD TO PUERTO SAN
ANDRESITO. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...ON EITHER SIDE
OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA...FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS SOUTHWARD TO
NORTH OF PUERTO SAN ANDRESITO...AND FROM SOUTH OF AGUA BLANCA
SOUTHWARD TO CABO SAN LUCAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA
COAST OF THE BAJA PENINSULA FROM SAN EVARISTO SOUTHWARD TO EAST OF
CABO SAN LUCAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WATCH ALONG THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA COAST FROM NORTH OF SAN EVARISTO NORTHWARD TO MULEGE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA... GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA... GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE NEAR BOTH COASTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
OTIS. WATCHES OR WARNINGS COULD BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD LATER TODAY
OR SUNDAY.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 11 AM PDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OTIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 111.9 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES...
235 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND
ABOUT 210 MILES... 340 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO.

OTIS IS NEARLY STATIONARY BUT A SLOW NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
RESUME LATER TODAY. THE CENTER OF OTIS IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO
REMAIN WEST OF SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HOWEVER... ANY MOTION TO THE RIGHT OF THE FORECAST TRACK COULD
BRING THE CENTER NEAR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. OTIS IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES... 30 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 105 MILES...165 KM. HOWEVER... WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 979 MB...28.91 INCHES.

OTIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AND 4 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA PENINSULA SUNDAY AND
MONDAY... WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL BAJA PENINSULA. RAINFALL
ASSOCIATED WITH OTIS MAY AFFECT THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. ON TUESDAY.

REPEATING THE 11 AM PDT POSITION...21.8 N...111.9 W. MOVEMENT...
NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
2 PM PDT.


# posted by www.BajaInsider.com : 2:23 PM  0 comments
Cabo Clearing

Posted_by: JAG
Location: Sea of Cortez - Cabo to Los Frailies
Date: 2005-10-01
Time: 12:42:43 -0700

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It is now 1:30 pm on Saturday October 1st and the worst of Otis has passed us by. There may be some scattered rain showers to come by the skies are clearing and the winds have subsided. The seas off Cabo are still rouch with steady white capping and the swells are large and confused. Fishing may be slowed for a day or so but the water tempratures are right and the season is on.


# posted by www.BajaInsider.com : 1:42 PM  0 comments
La Paz Update

00:30 hrs MST, 06:30 UTC

La Paz, BCS, Mexico

Current Conditions: sky overcast, light drizzle; wind variable but favoring
ESE at 5 knots; barometer 1005 and falling; humidity 74%

Summary: So far there has been very little activity associated with
Hurricane Otis, other than increased humidity and the light rain. Areas
around La Paz have received some light to moderate showers in the past 24
hours, while other areas have remained virtually dry. Preparations for
severe weather should be completed by now, and should be left in place for
the next 24 hours or more. Low lying areas and arroyos should be avoided as
rain runoff from the mountains makes it's way to the sea. Electrical and
telephone service appears not to have be been affected.


# posted by www.BajaInsider.com : 12:56 AM  0 comments

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