Hurricane Rick (Mexican Riviera)

[SDPadreFan]

No longer a Tropical Storm - it's now Hurricane Rick (currently Cat 1)

 

Updated links to the storm's probable path.

 

5 day projection:

 

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/ep200920_5day.html#a_topad

 

Storm Ensemble Models:

 

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/ep200920_ensmodel.html#a_topad

 

Computer Models:

 

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/ep200920_model.html#a_topad

 

Satellite View:

 

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/ep200920_sat.html#a_topad

 

Could be a "possible" issue with the Star leaving LA on Saturday.

[marshabear]

oh this is not good...my coworker is leaving on the Star this saturday.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsha

[SDPadreFan]

Don't worry too much. Just something to keep an eye on for possible itinerary changes. This is especially important if you've booked private tours.

[swedish weave]

oh this is not good...my coworker is leaving on the Star this saturday.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsha

 

Don't worry !!!!! Captain Lars made it go away for us on the 10/3 trip !!

 

Maybe he can do the same for your co-worker...:D:D

[HS_Travel]

We're on the 10/24 sailing... Does NCL notify you of any itinerary changes prior to sailing? Or is it just announce once you're on-board?

[Arwenmark]

Now a Category 5

[WinnieinWA]

Tropical Storm Patricia upset the tours in Mazatlan this last Tuesday. All water excursions were canceled and all beaches were closed. It was announced as we docked in Maz.

 

I can't answer to excursions in Cabo or PV.

 

Hope that helps. You probably won't know if your exscursions are canceled till you get there. Best wishes for you all.

[SDPadreFan]

A couple of things to think about for cruisers sailing next week (AFTER the hurricane). That storm surge near Cabo is going to bring up a lot of colder water from down deep. So this "might" have an effect on the surface temps in the ocean, IE the water might not be as warm as it normally is in Oct. It's also "possible" that snorkeling may be fairly crummy depending on how cloudy the water gets after the storm. This will also be dependent upon how soon after the hurricane passes that you are there. It may not effect it at all, but it's something to consider. Mazatlan & Puerto Vallarta will also feel the effects of the storm surge but to a lessor degree. It's "possible" their snorkeling will be less than pristene as well, but they should fare better than Cabo.

[trojangirl90066]

Tropical Storm Patricia upset the tours in Mazatlan this last Tuesday. All water excursions were canceled and all beaches were closed. It was announced as we docked in Maz.

 

I can't answer to excursions in Cabo or PV.

 

Hope that helps. You probably won't know if your exscursions are canceled till you get there. Best wishes for you all.

 

Actually it was Cabo where the tours were cancelled, Mazatlan was sunny.

Hi Winnie & it was great to meet you!

Ambrosia

[bakerintn]

Here is a link to the predicted path of Rick as of this morning:

 

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/EP20/refresh/EP2009W_NL_sm2+gif/144014W_NL_sm.gif

[AFT_LOVER]

MEXICO CITY – Hurricane Rick, the strongest eastern North Pacific storm in more than a decade, raged across open seas on Sunday, but forecasters said it could veer into resorts at the tip of the Baja California Peninsula by midweek.

 

The track of the Category 5 hurricane threatened to disrupt a major sport fishing tournament scheduled to start Wednesday in Los Cabos, where hundreds of fishermen — mainly Americans — were gathering.

 

The hurricane's winds were still a howling 175 mph (280 kph) Sunday, down slightly from a peak of 180 mph (285 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. But it was projected to move over cooler waters and weaken to around Category 2 status with winds of around 98 mph (156 kph) before hitting land.

 

The eye was centered about 500 miles (805 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas as of 11 a.m. EDT Sunday (1500 GMT).

 

Rick was moving toward the west-northwest at about 14 mph (22 kph) and it was expected to begin turning toward the northwest over the coming 48 hours before curving toward the northeast, the center said.

It's still far from clear where the storm will hit land, but the early forecast path would take it almost directly into Cabo San Lucas, where as many as 800 sports fishermen were expected to take part in the Bisbee's Los Cabos tournament, with about 130 boats scheduled to set off into the Pacific on Wednesday — the day Rick is projected to hit.

 

Teams from Russia and Japan had already shown up, and tournament organizer Clicerio Mercado said the three-day event would not be postponed, though fishing in the first two days might be canceled because of Rick, leaving it as a one-day event Friday.

 

"In past years, we have had to cancel the first day of fishing two or three times," Mercado said. "But postponing it (the entire tournament) isn't a possibility."

 

Mercado said that in the past, "very big" 700 to 800 pound fish had been caught in the wake of storms because the churned-up waters draw in hungry fish.

 

Forecasters said Rick could carry enough force to continue past the peninsula and slam into Mexico's mainland as a hurricane somewhere near the resort city of Mazatlan on Thursday.

 

Rick was the second-strongest hurricane in the eastern North Pacific since 1966, when experts began keeping reliable records, said Hurricane Center meteorologist Hugh Cobb.

 

The strongest was Hurricane Linda, which generated maximum winds of 185 mph (296 kph) in September 1997.

 

"Rick is probably going to go into the record books as one of the most rapidly intensifying hurricanes," Cobb said.

 

The storm was generating some waves up to 50 feet (15 meters) high near its core, Cobb said, adding there were ship reports of 16-foot (5-meter) seas elsewhere off the Mexican coast. Rick was also expected to send large sea swells against Mexico's Pacific coast .

 

The first inhabited land in Rick's path is Socorro Island, about 300 miles (500 kilometers) southwest of Cabo San Lucas. The island is a nature reserve with a small Mexican Navy post and it hosts scuba-diving expeditions in winter months.

[WinnieinWA]

Actually it was Cabo where the tours were cancelled, Mazatlan was sunny.

Hi Winnie & it was great to meet you!

Ambrosia

 

My BAD! You are so right and I stand corrected. It was good to meet you too, Ambrosia. :)

[jkss000]

Our cabo port was cancelled due to swells, we arrived mazatlan as scheduled for a rainy port day, the ride out of mazatlan was rough, cap said 80 knot winds. Different ride than the typical swells/sea sick type motion, as the wind just simply knocked the ship around abruptly, made for a very long night. Puerto was a very wet port as well, heavy rains. We had a blast and Ill do a lengthy review from my perspective but I sure would have enjoyed a bit more sun. I understand from the news that some ships rearranged their schedule ie mariner of the seas supposedly swithced the iten in reverse so cabo last, however we saw their ship in port in puerto on friday, so something didnt work out as planned?