[Zeke]

I hope I'm right in saying that since Hilary is moving at 16 MPH and it's 235 miles from land and that the brute force of the wind part of the storm is using up its energy. It seems to be a fact that cooler water temps will reduce the hurricane phenomenon as if travels north. That may not do anything WRT to rain.

It is currently a little over a 1000 miles south of L.A. That puts the eye of the storm a little over 2 days out which is about what the predictions are.

The periphery is huge and that seems to be what the rain is all about. In my mind wind and rain are a real problem; wind alone can be a problem as is rain. So what is it going to be? Deserts are naturally windy which makes me think we are going to suffer significantly east of L.A. proper. That includes the 4 southern counties in CA.

I've spent the morning 'winterizing' as I do each winter putting away or covering all of our outdoor items. We are barely half way through out summer season.

Edit update from X (twitter): The expected rapid weakening trend has commenced. The storm has lost most of its deep convection in its western semicircle as well as a clearly defined, cloud-free eye. (1:22 PST)