hurricanes 2018

what the heck is this about? a switchback...

here is what just started, we are getting a minor downpour right now, sprinkling. It came down hard for about 15 minutes preceded by 30 mph winds for 5 minutes.

wow is it humid this morning....

last night/evening dry, yesterday day was humid but not nearly like this morning.

been so humid that the some of the containers I have left with standing water are not drying out. I left several out, one being black and others other colors.

so recap, first it was ants all over and biting later the day of the rain.    then the night was moths and another flying bug, not the termites.    Termites were the day or the day after last rain.

I estimate because these are localized cloud systems we received from half an inch to 2 inches in some places if the clouds stalled out, and it is possible that the other end of town received nothing.. I have buckets and garbage cans in the open with about 1 inch of rain.

we just had a small cloud go over us and got a few more drops.

right now getting our heaviest downpour.     buckets of water...

and the mountains look like they are getting hammered.  

No winds or rain last night...   and no wind this morning.  







here it is 20 minutes later than last 3 shots, and the real heavy downpour lasted 10 minutes and now just rain.   in the second pic you can see the runnoff at the arroyo.



kinda see the runnoff below


after the downpour








so in 2 weeks official projection is mosquito season...   you can see the soda bottles I have been collecting for the traps in one picture.   www.MosquitosWithoutBorders.com for how to make your own traps for free in English, Spanish and French..

we have had minimal rain. still just a very blustery day with one period of 20 minutes of little rain. Does not look like the mountains are getting any major rain either. The peak is about 12 hours away from what I have seen. Maybe on the backside we will get the rain we need.

well we are getting a constant but light rain right now, so mosquito season will be official this year.    

They are taking public response in LaPaz right not to release the Wolbachia infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito.  I hope the public decide to allow it.   Not sure they will be released in our area too but by kinda "inoculating" LaPaz it would effectively diminish our chances of Aedes Aegypti mosquito diseases.    read the links about this naturally occuring bacteria at my site www.MosquitosWithoutBorders.com  

well we had our first aout 30mph gust and it is off and on with winds from 0-15...

a very small amount of rain, just sprinkles.

I will add pictures later

– At a national civil protection meeting held in Acapulco last week, Roberto Ramírez de la Parra, the director of Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua), told attendants that as many as 32 tropical cyclones could affect Mexico this hurricane season, four more than the average recorded in recent years.

The Conagua director went on to say that 18 of the cyclones are forecast for the Eastern Pacific Ocean and 14 for the Atlantic.

Hurricane season officially started in the Eastern Pacific on May 15, 2018. Of the Pacific weather events, eight are expected to be tropical storms, four are predicted to be Category 1 or 2 hurricanes and six are forecast to be hurricanes reaching an intensity of Category 3 or above.

The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1, with seven tropical storms, four Category 1 or 2 hurricanes and three Category 3 or higher hurricanes predicted.

Between four and six of the tropical cyclones are expected to have a direct impact on the Mexican coast, Ramírez said.

Though hurricane season usually passes Puerto Vallarta without incident, hurricanes can, and have reached, or affected, the Banderas Bay area. Being prepared for them is always a good idea, and NOW is a good time to develop a natural disaster plan with your family.

Everyone should know where the safest place in the house is, a specific meeting place in the event you get separated, and an out-of-state contact person to help coordinate if needed. You should also decide where you will go if instructed to evacuate, what you will bring with you, and how to secure your home in your absence. All disaster plans should include provisions for your pets as well.

Every household should also have a disaster kit. It doesn’t have to be huge, but at minimum, your kit ought to include:

• A basic First-Aid Kit. You should also keep a list of any prescription medicines handy so you don’t forget to include them in the kit in case you need to refill them.

• Potable water: A gallon per day per person for a few days is a good rule of thumb.

• Food: Non-perishable items that don’t require cooking. Remember things like can openers, paper plates, cups, plastic knives, trash bags, etc…

• Flashlights/Candles: Remember to pack extra batteries and matches!

• Blankets and Extra Clothes: You need extras of everything just in case someone needs something dry to put on or it gets really chilly.

• No-Wash Hand Sanitizer/Baby or Cleansing wipes, and whatever else you think your family might not be able to do without for a few days.

Spend some time keeping your family safe by developing a strategy for safety in the unlikely event of a hurricane. Then you can get back to the business of enjoying your time in Paradise.

I have read some people in LaPaz say about 1/2 inch of rain fell there.

day, after bud passed, was really nice weather low humidity and 80 degrees.  the airflow was blustery from the pacific.  Saturday humidity was high again, same with Sunday.  Saturday night did not need AC just a fan was fine.

drive toLaPaz saturday and appears no arroyo flowed. No damage to any road.

well very little rain last night and very low winds.

so for total rain that came in about 2 inches here. So people need to have their properties checked for containers, tires, flower pots and so on drained. The faster this is taken care of the lower the probability of outbreaks of mosquitos.

11pm  blustery from 0-10mph now. some guests upto 20mph  no rain now.    been a great soaker so far.    really nice temp74 degrees,






this is wind,

9pm solid not real hard rain coming down

8:15pm winds picking up to be consistent 10-15 mph gusts to 20mph which we have not had much yet, so we know it is coming.   very little rain but some here and there.

6pm   just really light drizzle for past few hours.    I am assuming last picture till morning.   we have been upgraded from depression to tropical storm.

visibility is much lower than the other pictures below now.

off and on sprinkles  

nothing pooling.   cloudy  before the heavy rains at noon







noon- some heavy rain coming in horizontally about 10 minutes of it.

2:20pm no further rain just blustery.

I have heard a few kiters are going to head out to the lighthouse and kite, waves should be huge up there, and maybe kite down to here? not sure of itinerary just speculating.. Why, well one can only speculate it is a once in a lifetime chance, winds are straight onshore so should be a nice ride.

as a side note please have your friends or caretakers empty containers that may have water in them. If we get more storms early mitigation of breeding sites is critical.

6am   Bud has given us our first light rains of the year.    Enough 1/4 inch so far to give us some mosquitos ...

it is now downgraded to tropical depression.    But for being so early in the season a bit concerning.

Because of this light rain so early should we receive a lot of rain this has prepped the ground to absorb more vs fast run off.  

upgraded to cat 4


Location: West Coast of Mexico
Event: The U.S. Embassy cautions U.S. citizens that Hurricane Aletta is now a Category 4 storm. The eye is located 475 miles southwest of Manzanillo and 210 miles south of Socorro Island, Mexico. Swells generated by Aletta have begun to affect portions of the coast of west-central mainland Mexico and the west coast of Baja California Sur, and will continue to affect those regions throughout the weekend. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Aletta is forecast to decay into a tropical storm by late Sunday.
Actions to Take:
• Monitor the local news for updates.
• Follow directions from local officials.
• Monitor the Mexican government’s civil protection (“Protección Civil”) website http://www.proteccioncivil.gob.mx
This message supersedes anything in the currently available travel advisory.
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U.S. Embassy in Mexico City
011-52-55-5080-2000
Acsmexicocity@state.gov
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first depression of the Pacific

On this Monday, NHC continues to closely study a trough of low pressure located over the eastern North Pacific Ocean about 500 hundred miles south of the southern coast of Mexico. It continues to produce a large area of disorganized cloudiness and showers. Environmental conditions are conducive for development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form within the next two to three days while it moves slowly west-northwestward. The Atlantic basin is quiet. www.hurricanes.gov