Atlantic Hurricane Season 2015

bnt

The BBC reports that preparations are underway, with states of emergency declared in three states. There are 400,000 people in the affected regions, and it's possible that Puerto Vallarta will take a direct hit.

I wouldn't want to be a ship at sea, neither. Using MarineTraffic I can see three large ships just south-west of Puerto Vallarta. All heading in the right direction, NW away from the worst, but bulk carrier or container ships aren't exactly nimble.

B17G

Thermal IR image from a couple of hours ago. Not surprisingly it's got a very distinct eye due to the storms intense nature.

ronnie3585

Will be keeping an eye on the metars from Manzanillo (MMZO) and Puerto Vallarta (MMPR). Looks like it's going to be an absolute beast by landfall. God help anyone in its path.

Wanderer78

any web cams folks from the expecting areas of patricia?

maquiladora

Met Eireann issues a Red Warning when sustained winds are over 80 kmh.
Patricia has sustained winds in excess of 325 kmh.

V_Moth

Wanderer78 wrote: »

any web cams folks from the expecting areas of patricia?

Youtube Livestream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgyOFEI8-Q

g0g

Expected track of this is definitely North isn't it? (my mother is in Costa Rica)

maquiladora

V_Moth wrote: »

Youtube Livestream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgyOFEI8-Q

It's likely to make landfall further south and east of that location. They may not see anything worse than tropical storm force conditions there. There windfield where the very intense winds are is actually quite small.

ronnie3585

V_Moth wrote: »

Youtube Livestream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUgyOFEI8-Q

Scary to see people still milling around there. If the hurricane makes landfall as predicted it's unlikely the webcam let alone the hotel pictured will be left standing.

Rikand

g0g wrote: »

Expected track of this is definitely North isn't it? (my mother is in Costa Rica)

Definitely North

Meteorite58

Hurricane PATRICIA Public Advisory

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WTPZ35 KNHC 231144
TCPEP5

BULLETIN
HURRICANE PATRICIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 14A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202015
700 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2015

...PATRICIA...
...THE STRONGEST EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC HURRICANE ON RECORD...
...HEADING FOR POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC LANDFALL IN SOUTHWESTERN
MEXICO LATER TODAY...


SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.3N 105.6W
ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 215 MI...345 KM S OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...200 MPH...325 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...880 MB...25.99 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* San Blas to Punta San Telmo

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* East of Punta San Telmo to Lazaro Cardenas

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* East of Punta San Telmo to Lazaro Cardenas

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area, in this case within about 24
hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to
completion.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area.

A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area.

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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At 700 AM CDT (1200 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Patricia was
located near latitude 17.3 North, longitude 105.6 West. Patricia
is moving toward the north-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h). A turn
toward the north is expected later this morning, followed by a turn
toward the north-northeast this afternoon. On the forecast track,
the core of Patricia will make landfall in the hurricane warning
area this afternoon or evening.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 200 mph (325 km/h) with higher
gusts. Patricia is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are possible
today, but Patricia is expected to remain an extremely dangerous
category 5 hurricane through landfall.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the
center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles
(280 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 880 mb (25.99 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected to first reach the
hurricane warning area this afternoon. Tropical storm conditions
are beginning to spread across portions of the warning area.
Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to
completion. Hurricane conditions are possible in the hurricane
watch area later today.

RAINFALL: Patricia is expected to produce total rainfall
accumulations of 8 to 12 inches, with isolated maximum amounts of 20
inches, over the Mexican states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima,
MIchoacan and Guerrero through Saturday. These rains could produce
life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.

STORM SURGE: An extremely dangerous storm surge is expected to
produce significant coastal flooding near and to the right of where
the center makes landfall. Near the coast, the surge will be
accompanied by large and destructive waves.

SURF: Swells generated by Patricia are already affecting portions
of the southern coast of Mexico, and will spread northwestward
during the next day or so. These swells are likely to cause
life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult
products from your local weather office.


NEXT ADVISORY

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Next complete advisory at 1000 AM CDT.

$$
Forecaster Beven

maquiladora

This webcam is closer to where it might make landfall.

http://www.lamanzanilla.info/web_cam.html

lolie

WheatenBriar wrote: »

BBC forecasters expect max sustained at 225mph on landfall, thats MPH not kph :eek:

Scary.
What would the strongest gusts of wind be from that?

SEPT 23 1989

maquiladora wrote: »

This webcam is closer to where it might make landfall.

http://www.lamanzanilla.info/web_cam.html

that camera wont last 2 minutes when that arrives

Rikand

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

that camera wont last 2 minutes when that arrives

Hard to believe there'll be a hurricane there in a few hours. not even a breath of wind moving the leaves on the trees

Al_Coholic

thankfully im just south east of where the hurricane will be hitting.
i really hope everybody has got out of the areas that will be effected.

edit...there are volcanoes in the hurricanes path,it could cause a lot of problems regarding the transfer of the volcanic dust.

Kalyke

What is the expected time of landfall?

maquiladora

Kalyke wrote: »

What is the expected time of landfall?

Around midnight our time, maybe a bit earlier or later.

130Kph

From NOAA’s 1000 AM CDT forecast discussion:

3. At this time, the Category 5 winds are occurring over a very
small area near the center - about 15 miles across.

It’s fascinating that the most dangerous winds are in such a relatively small width! There’s a fair chance this 15 mile zone may not hit any coastal towns or cities.

maquiladora

130Kph wrote: »

From NOAA’s 1000 AM CDT forecast discussion:



It’s fascinating that the most dangerous winds are in such a relatively small width! There’s a fair chance this 15 mile zone may not hit any coastal towns or cities.

Yep that's true, but beyond those 15 miles you still have Cat 4 and Cat 3 winds which are very damaging also. But hopefully the very worst misses the most populated parts. Flash flooding, storm surge and landfalls also a big concern.

Latest :

1:00 PM CDT Fri Oct 23
Location: 18.2°N 105.3°W
Moving: N at 12 mph
Min pressure: 879 mb
Max sustained: 200 mph

B17G

If sustained winds are 200mph at landfall basically anything within that 15 mile width will be experiencing tornadic like conditions.

Latest visible image loop. You can see the eye getting smaller. Seems to be taking a turn to be left in the last frames.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/20E/html5-vis-short.html

Meteorite58

NHC

'Reports from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum
sustained winds remain near 200 mph (325 km/h) with higher gusts'.

'Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the
center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles
(280 km)'.

:eek:

Autonomous Cowherd

This is all kind of crazy...like watching impending catastrophe in slow motion. We have no idea what the headlines will be like in the morning telling us what has happened in Mexico.:(

Al_Coholic

live video from Ixtapa

207mph winds and pressure is maintaining at 878 millibars..

This is insane

FortySeven

Can't imagine a 39' wave! Been watching it here.

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-75...

Coles

Ironically it looks like one of the towns likely to feel the full force of this hurricane is called San Patricio.

ronnie3585

There's people still swimming at the beach there!

http://www.webcamsdemexico.com/videos.php?v=5oCpWyCYP_M&streams=1

Al_Coholic

ronnie3585 wrote: »

There's people still swimming at the beach there!

http://www.webcamsdemexico.com/videos.php?v=5oCpWyCYP_M&streams=1

dont think thats a live stream
it says its 4hours long

Al_Coholic

i have a real bad feeling that many people will lose their lives,the infrastructure is just not in place and for people living in the mountain regions the rain is going to be another big reason for damage and loss of life.