Tropical Storm Kiko to Pass Harmlessly South of Baja California Sur

Weather  in Baja California

Surface Chart / Satellite IR

09AM MDT 10/22/07 Tropical Storm Kiko (magenta arrow) is now about 250 miles SSE of Cabo San Lucas and moving west by northwest. The forecasts call for TS Kiko to continue to weaken throughout the forecast period and pass about 200 miles south of Cabo San Lucas tonight. A cluster of strong Highs off our map to the north (blue arrow) are providing us with compressed isobars (yellow arrow) on the east side of The Sea. Opposed to the lower tropical pressures there is a difference of 30Mb. The Sea will have winds to 25kts today from the NE and waves will build to 6' in the southern Sea. Temperatures in Baja California will be below normal in the upper 60's to low 70's while Baja Sur will have winds and seasonal temperatures. A storm is developing in the Tehuantepec but is not expected to develop cyclonic action. Baja Sur experienced another small quake over the weekend. A 4.0 magnitude quake struck near El Triunfo at 9:48AM local time Sunday. .

 

 

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