Hurricane Priscilla and Tropical Storm Raymond Squeeze Into 2025 Season
It’s always this way. As the end of the hurricane season nears and the cruising season is about to begin, there are a few depressions swirling and threatening to spin into something lethal. This is why cruisers leaving their boats in the spring remove sails and canvas, and otherwise streamline their boats and rigs so whatever storms show up will do minimal damage.
Even if these tropical disturbances never turn into full-fledged hurricanes, they can bring damaging winds and floods. Luckily, Tropical Storm Octave headed out to sea, and Hurricane Priscilla remained offshore for its hurricane phase and has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it heads toward land somewhere near Turtle Bay. Despite the systems’ staying offshore, heavy rains brought severe flooding and damage to the Cabo area.
Tropical Storm Raymond is right behind them and is also projected to remain below hurricane strength, though its current course could see the dangerous Northern Hemisphere northeast quadrant bringing big wind, waves and rain to Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo.
We’ve already had the first fall rains in San Francisco, with more forecast for next week. You can feel it’s all part of the cooling of fall, and a signal that the end of the hurricane season is near. Fingers crossed this relatively benign hurricane season in both the Atlantic and Pacific ends with a whimper.
It ain’t over…Baja Fog is in a slip in Barra De Navidad, lots of rain but the Marina Hotel and the mountains are keeping the winds down to the 30s, No damage from surge being most of it goes past the 90 degree entrance to the marina and dissipates into the huge Lagoon.