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Strange Weather in Puerto Vallarta Area
 PVNN
January 15, 2010
Puerto Vallarta and the Banderas Bay area are experiencing some strange weather today, (January 15, 2010) with high winds, below normal temperatures, heavy rains, high tides and unusual weather phenomenon.
A waterspout occurred in Banderas Bay at 9:14 am this morning. It was about five miles S.E. of La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, very small as tornados go. The sun gave the downspout a white glow and the water being spewed at the water level hid some of it. (photo by Bob Umbral)
A waterspout is an intense columnar vortex (usually appearing as a funnel-shaped cloud) that occurs over a body of water and is connected to a cumuliform cloud. In the common form, it is a non-supercell tornado over water, as shown in this photo (above) taken by Puerto Vallarta resident, Sid Goodman.
This one was about a 1 mile diameter water flume that shot about 100 ft in the air, followed by a much higher water tower culminating in a central vortex going up to the thunder clouds. The storm produced very high wind gusts in downtown Puerto Vallarta and high waves breaking over the Malecón, before continuing on to Ixtapa and up the valley.
Though temperatures in Puerto Vallarta normally range from the low to mid 80's during the day and nighttime temperatures between 60-70° F during the winter months, today's high reached only 77° and the low is expected to be 57° F.
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Just north of Banderas Bay, flood waters caused by high tides and heavy winds pummeled the small towns of Guayabitos and La Peñita de Jaltemba, Nayarit. In some parts of La Peñita, the sea waters ran up to three blocks inland, causing minor and major water damage to residential property, while beachfront restaurants in Guayabitos were slammed by high tides.
La Peñita de Jaltemba was hit hardest, with more high tides expected over the next few days. (photos below by Bill Bell)
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