“Grace” left Yucatan, it’s already a hurricane and will hit Veracruz today Friday

This day, “Grace” will intensify again until the hurricane, with a trajectory towards the north coast of Veracruz, where an impact is expected for the second time on Mexican territory overnight and early in the morning.

There is a white balance in Yucatán and Quintana Roo. Laura Velázquez, civil protection coordinator, told the morning presidential conference that there was no sign of injuries or deaths.

Gaining strength in the waters of the Gulf they generate heavy to torrential rains in the north-eastern, eastern and south-eastern areas of the country, intense gusts of wind and high waves that can reach 5 meters high on the coasts of Veracruz, and up to 3 meters in Tamaulipas and Tabasco.

At the same time, the extensive circulation of “Grace” in interaction with tropical wave n ° 22 which will cross the south-east of the national territory, will favor heavy to very heavy rains in the central, southern and southeastern areas of the country, including the Valley of Mexico, such rains could cause landslides, river overflows and possible flooding in low areas.

Likewise, an extended low pressure channel over the Mesa del Norte and the Mesa Central interacting with the upper atmospheric instability, will cause showers and heavy rains, electric shocks and possible hailstorms in the north-western areas. , from the north and west of the country.

Intense rains with occasional torrential rains (150.1 to 250.0 mm): Veracruz and Puebla. Very heavy rains with intense point rains (75.1 to 150.0 mm): Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, Oaxaca and Chiapas. Heavy rains with very heavy point rains (50.1 to 75.0 mm): Chihuahua, Durango, Querétaro, Guerrero and Tabasco.

Intervals of showers with occasional heavy rains (25.1 to 50.0 mm): Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, State of Mexico, Mexico, Morelos, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo. Showers intervals (5.1 to 25.0 mm): Guanajuato, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán. Isolated rains (0.1 to 5.0 mm): Sonora and Zacatecas.

Possible hailstorms: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sinaloa, Jalisco, State of Mexico, Oaxaca and Chiapas. The rains could be accompanied by electric shocks, strong winds and possible hail

Minimum temperatures from 0 to 5 ° C and possible frosts: mountainous areas of the State of Mexico, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala and Puebla.

Maximum temperatures of 35 to 40 ° C: Baja California, Baja California Sur, Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit, Sonora, Sinaloa, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.

Wind with gusts of 120 to 150 km / h and waves of 3 to 5 meters high: Veracruz coast. Wind gusting 80 to 100 km / h and waves 2 to 3 meters high: coast of Tabasco and Tamaulipas. Wind with gusts of 60 to 70 km / h and waves of 1 to 2 meters high: coasts of Campeche and Yucatán. Wind with gusts of 60 to 80 km / h: Hidalgo, Puebla and Tlaxcala. Wind with gusts of 50 to 60 km / h: Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Querétaro and the State of Mexico.

Forecast by regions:

Mexico Valley: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies during the day with a chance of showers and occasional heavy rains with electric shocks in Mexico City and the State of Mexico, where hail could be recorded. Wind northeast 10 to 20 km / h with gusts up to 45 km / h in storm areas. In Mexico City, a minimum temperature of 13 to 15 ° C and a maximum of 22 to 24 ° C is expected. For the capital of the State of Mexico, minimum temperature of 8 to 10 ° C and maximum of 21 to 23 ° C.

Baja California Peninsula: skies mostly clear during the day and no rain. Cool atmosphere at dawn and hot in the afternoon. Wind northwest 20 to 30 km / h in the area.

North Pacific: Partly cloudy skies in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon with heavy rains, electric shocks and hailstorms in Sinaloa, as well as isolated rains in Sonora. Temperate atmosphere at dawn and very hot in the afternoon. Variable wind direction of 10 to 25 km / h in the region.

Central Pacific: partly cloudy sky in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon with intermittent showers in Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán, all with electric shocks and possible hailstorms in Jalisco. Cool to moderate environment at dawn and warm in the afternoon in coastal areas. Wind with an easterly component of 10 to 25 km / h with gusts of 40 km / h.

South Pacific: Cloudy skies most of the day with patches of fog in the morning over the heights of the region. In the afternoon, probability of heavy rains and hail in Oaxaca and Chiapas, as well as very strong electric shocks in Guerrero. Cool atmosphere at dawn and warm in the afternoon. Variable wind direction from 20 to 35 km / h.

Gulf of Mexico: Cloudy skies and rains with torrential accumulations in Veracruz; intense in Tamaulipas and very strong in Tabasco, all with electric shocks. Cool in the morning and hot to hot in the afternoon. Wind with gusts of 120 to 150 km / h and waves of 3 to 5 meters high on the coast of Veracruz, and gusts of 80 to 100 km / h with waves of 2 to 3 meters high on the coasts from Tabasco and Tamaulipas.

Yucatán Peninsula: Cloudy sky with heavy rains and electric shocks in Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo. Warm environment during the day. Wind east and northeast with gusts of 60 to 70 km / h and swells 1 to 2 meters high on the coasts of Campeche and Yucatán.

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