Three hundred thirty-one miles due south of Cabo San Lucas, Frank is spinning its way north/northwest, creeping along at 10mph, with 90mph winds. Frank, rated Category 1 for now, is bringing havoc to the aptly named Islas Socorro ("Help!"), a group of islands 376 miles west of Barra de Navidad and Melaque, two of our favorite anchorages. The main island in the Socorro chain is inhabited by the Mexican navy, and the rest are uninhabited.
The Capt thinks Frank may be headed our way after barreling through Baja. This map, courtesy of Stormpulse.com, shows Guaymas, 20 minutes from us and 682 miles north of Frank's position. I'm still puzzled how the predictors can say where a storm will be landing a week from now, and they've been wrong before. So far it's only been plotted up to 11am Tuesday morning, when it's expected to make landfall on the Baja coast. I'm wondering if it will affect the other San Carlos, in Magdalena Bay, where Jimena caused so much damage last year, much worse than our San Carlos.
Stormpulse is a useful weather site, with a discussion page that clarifies what you see on the map. Click on any town on the map and you can see how far it is from the storm. History buffs can dig into the Hurricane Archives all the way back to 1851; I could probably find the one that wiped out my great-grandparents in Southeast Texas. The site has been added to the Hurricane Watch list at right.