Hurricane Bud headed to mainland
By Ed Kociela The first hurricane of the season is chugging towards the southwestern Mexican coast. Hurricane Bud is now classified as a major hurricane after building intensity for several days off the coast of Mexico, about 170 miles southwest of Manzanillo, which is about 200 miles south of Puerto Vallarta. Los Cabos is not expected to be affected by the storm. However, the National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning for the coast of Mexico from Manzanillo northwestward to Cabo Corrientes. Maximum sustained winds have...
read moreBud now category 2 hurricane
By Ed Kociela Hurricane Bud has been downgraded to a category 2 storm. Although it has weakened slightly, it is still expected to be problematic when it makes landfall later today near Manzanillo, about 200 miles south of Puerto Vallarta, according to news reports. Because it is such a slow-moving front, it will linger along the coastline and dump considerable rain, with 6 to 8 inches expected in most places and as much as 15 inches forecast in isolated areas. That means much of Manzanillo could experience flooding and mudslides. The Los...
read moreHurricane Bud churns toward mainland
By Ed Kociela The first hurricane of the season is chugging towards the southwestern Mexican coast. Hurricane Bud is now classified as a major hurricane after building intensity for several days off the coast of Mexico, about 170 miles southwest of Manzanillo, which is about 200 miles south of Puerto Vallarta. Los Cabos is not expected to be affected by the storm. However, the National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning for the coast of Mexico from Manzanillo northwestward to Cabo Corrientes. Maximum sustained winds have...
read moreSecond Pacific tropical storm of season named
By Ed Kociela The second tropical storm of the 2012 hurricane season has been named in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Tropical Storm Bud is building down the western coast of mainland Mexico, about 600 miles south of Manzanillo. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 40 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center, with additional strengthening expected during the next couple of days. There is a possibility of Bud turning into a hurricane on Wednesday. The projected path will lead the storm onto shore well away from Los Cabos. There are no...
read morePacific hurricane season starts early
The 2012 hurricane season got off to an early start Monday when the first tropical storm of the year was named. Tropical Storm Aletta formed about 550 miles south-southwest of Acapulco, according to the National Hurricane Service. It continued to swirl over open waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean today about 810 miles south of Cabo San Lucas with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph with some higher gusts. Forecasters predict the storm will continue to track due west and pose no threat to land. The Pacific hurricane season officially began...
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