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  • Aleutian storm claims lives

    Looks like the nasty storm we’ve been watching up in the Aleutian Island has cause a cod fishing boat to capsize putting 11 crew in the water. At least 3 are confirmed dead, 4 survivors found. Four crew members of a fishing boat were plucked alive from a life raft in frigid, stormy seas in…

  • 80knot (150kph) 949mb Hurricane nears Aleutians

    In the admittedly short time of this blog, don’t know if I’ve seen a forecast for winds this strong on the weather charts. Below is the current 48hr outlook (There is a larger version available through the Forecast Menu, Weather Charts, North Pacific). That flag right below the “L” is 50+10+10+10… 80knots. Its forecast is…

  • Frost tonight?

    Getting down to 1C tonight on the forecast… beautiful clear sky for a sunset tonight. Gonna have to pick the rest of our carrots tomorrow before they turn to mush! 🙂

  • I’m back, it’s cold!

    So I’m back. You might be wondering what it was like being in a Tropical Storm. Well, unfortunately (sort of) it didn’t make it all the way up to Puerto Vallarta. The only effect we saw was overcast skies and tropical rain on the Saturday and Sunday and some very large swells on the water!…

  • Norbert to the Left of me and Odile to the South!

    (sorry, my “see” key is not working right now… bear with me. 🙂 ) We’re gettin’ out of here just in time! Tropial storm Odile is going to be Hurriane Odile by tomorrow and it’s headed right up the oast towards us! We fly out on Sunday morning. Just as it should be sending its…