Hurricane Enrique crosses the Pacific: it should move to category two

Hurricane Enrique, a category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, continues to progress in the waters of the Pacific Ocean and is expected to strengthen in the coming hours.

The National Meteorological Service (NMS) reported that the center of the system was located early Sunday just 315 kilometers south of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, and 715 kilometers southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur.

“Its winds are expected to continue to intensify this Sunday, reaching category 2Warned the climate agency.

Although for the moment Enrique will not touch land, he will move northward a short distance from the Mexican coast, extending his tentacles over the national territory. Due to its wide circulation, extraordinary specific rains are expected in the next 24 hours in Michoacan, torrential in Guerrero, intense in Jalisco and Colima, and strong in Nayarit.

“The rains could be accompanied by electric shocks and strong winds, in addition to raising the level of rivers and streams, landslides and flooding in the lowlands,” the climate agency reported.

In addition to storms, they are expected unfavorable sea conditions in the states mentioned. On the coasts of Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán, the waves could reach six meters in height, while on the coasts of Guerrero and Nayarit they will go from two to four meters. The strongest winds are expected in Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán, cwith gusts which will be of the order of 70 to 90 km / h.

Due to these effects on land, the climate agency has issued several alerts in western Mexico:

* Hurricane prevention zone from Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, to Manzanillo, Colima.

* Tropical Storm Watch Zone from Punta San Telmo, Michoacán, to Punta Mita, Nayarit.

According to forecasts of the SMN, Enrique could evolve this Sunday, June 27 in category two on the Saffir-Simpson scale. At this time, it recorded maximum sustained winds of 150 km / h, with stronger gusts of up to 185 km / h. To increase the level, its winds should exceed 152 km / h.

Path

Enrique won’t hit Mexico like a hurricane, but it is expected to do so like a tropical storm.

According to the forecasts of the SMN, the system will make landfall in the Baja California Peninsula Next Wednesday June 30, with winds that would exceed 65 km / h.

The meteorological agency urged the people of Michoacán, Colima, Guerrero, Nayarit, Jalisco, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur to take extreme precautions and consult the updates released by authorities and state civil protection agencies. .

In the next few hours, the system will strengthen and become a Category 2 hurricane. This will happen when you are off Jalisco, about 150 kilometers southwest of Playa Perula; its winds will then beat from 155 to 195 km / h.

It will stay that way until early Monday morning, then weaken and return to level 1. On the morning of June 30, the cyclone could impact Baja California Sur in the form of a tropical storm, with winds exceeding 65 km / h.

Civil protection notice

The National Emergency Preparedness System also issued warnings for the stalking of Hurricane Enrique:

* Yellow alert o moderate danger due to approaching hurricane: south of Nayarit; northwest and southwest of Jalisco; center, north, south and west of Colima; in the southwest of Michoacán.

* Green alert or low danger due to approaching hurricane: west, center and east of Nayarit; center, south and south-east of Jalisco; to the south-east and south of Michoacán.

* Blue alert o minimal danger due to the approach of a hurricane: north and northeast of Jalisco; north of Nayarit; south of Durango; south of Sinaloa; northwest, west and center of Michoacán; south of Zacatecas.

* Blue alert o Minimal receding hurricane risk: southwest and northwest of Guerrero.

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