Cabo San Lucas area begins to feel impact of Hurricane Jimena
At 8 a.m. today, the center of Hurricane Jimena, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, was 140 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas and churning toward the Baja California peninsula at about 12 mph.
The accompanying image was captured just after 8 a.m. from the area of the old lighthouse at Cabo Falso on the Pacific side of the peninsula north of Cabo San Lucas.
Rain comes and goes and wave heights are steadily increasing. Cabo San Lucas is no longer in the projected path of the hurricane. Neither are any of the towns and fishing resorts along the Sea of Cortez to and slightly beyond La Paz.
The center of the storm is predicted to brush Magdalena Bay on the Pacific side early Wednesday and make landfall north of that port city later in the day.
The Mexican government has extended a hurricane warning northward on the Pacific side of the peninsula from Cabo San Lucas to Punta Abreojos, and along the gulf side to Mulege.
Rainfall is expected to total between 5 to 10 inches in most areas and possibly 15 inches in isolated areas, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Jimena has subtly changed course a few times over the past few days. Outposts will provide updates as warranted.
-- Pete Thomas
Photo: Waves generated by Hurricane Jimena crash beyond Cabo Falso on the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula. Credit: Glenn Ehrenberg
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heading to Cabo in October 11... should I even be worried? Anything else I need to be aware of besides the Hurricane?
Posted by: Ratha Por | September 11, 2009 at 02:27 PM
The hurricane was very minimal and passed cabo in 2 days, the weekend turned out to be very beautiful and sunny, very minimal damage at least to the area of my stay which was in Cabo San Lucas. Precautions were taken and me as a tourist felt absolutely safe. I felt like the media really blew up the whole thing to an extreme. Fishing was successful as well.
Posted by: Stacy | September 06, 2009 at 11:41 PM
great surfing conditions by the looks of the attached photo.
YEAH RIGHT!!! i dont surf but i would like to see more pictures if thats alright. thanks.
Posted by: j martinez | September 01, 2009 at 09:52 PM
Yes many thanks ...............
I too am watching your site. My son lives
in Cabo and I am in Melbourne Australia.
My thoughts are with you all and lets hope any damage
is minimal and no one is hurt.
Margaret
Posted by: Margaret Flynn | September 01, 2009 at 09:46 PM
i hope the damage report is not that bad. thanks for the updates.
Posted by: j martinez | September 01, 2009 at 09:23 PM
what is the current condition like. we are supposed to fly out thurs am. i see that the jimena is weakening. would it still be pleasant over the weekend or is it going to be rainy and miserable. i don't mind a little rain, but I don't want to be inside all day/night
Posted by: Debbie Mercado | September 01, 2009 at 09:08 PM
i wonder if the fishing in cabo san lucas actually better during the huricane season!
Posted by: J Martinez | September 01, 2009 at 08:48 PM
Cabo San Lucas great area . Vacation/Wedding this past December. Hope the damage is minimal. The area is magical and hope it is the same on my next vacation.
Posted by: Helene L Vaillant | September 01, 2009 at 08:07 PM
We bought a sailboat exactly five days ago that's currently moored in San Carlos. Our timing is unbelievable. It'd be funny if it wasn't so serious.
Posted by: Seattle Sailor | September 01, 2009 at 04:53 PM
hi. updates much appreciated. we are in San Jose del Cabo, 20 min away from Cabo San Lucas. bands coming in, wind and rain picking up. very curious to when things will hit the fan!
Posted by: anita wise, Princeton NJ | September 01, 2009 at 12:44 PM
I am scheduled for a trip to Cabo this weekend and the airlines won't let me change my trip yet so it means I may be vacation-less this year. If it does miss Cabo does anyone know what type of devestation the rain and wind is going to cause?
Posted by: Joslyn | September 01, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Uh oh Cabo Wabo!
Posted by: B | September 01, 2009 at 11:57 AM
G. Costello raised a good question. The Los Cabos airport apparently is closed, temporarily, and many flights are being canceled. Anyone with scheduled flights during the next few days should consult their airlines. Alaska and U.S. Air, for example, have posted travel advisories and all you need to do is type in your flight number to check the status of your flight. Also, both airlines will waive change fees for those who want to change their flights. Hope this helps. --Pete
Posted by: Pete Thomas | September 01, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Does anyone/Pete have information on what is happening at the moment in Cabo harbor? Are USAir flights still coming and going? Thanks
Posted by: G Costello | September 01, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Thank you for this. My dad lives in Cabo San Lucas and I was so worried. Its nice that even though we are over here we can still find out whats going on over their. Thanks!
Posted by: Diana | September 01, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Does anyone know the temperature differences in LA coast end of the Pacific? Has it changed much? Is it conducive to letting a Hurricane come up this far?
Did you have problems finding out where to ented
Posted by: Atanacio Luna | September 01, 2009 at 10:05 AM