Hurricane Grace went into Category 2 just before hitting the Veracruz coast

Just before impact the coasts of Veracruz, the Hurricane Grace gained strength, reaching the category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, reported on Center for meteorological studies and forecasts of Secretary of State for Civil Protection.

According to the National Water Commission (With water) At 7:00 p.m. Central Mexican Time, the center of Hurricane Grace was located 130 km northeast of Laguna Verde, Veracruz, and 170 km east of Tuxpan, Veracruz, with maximum sustained winds of 160 km / h, gusts of 190 km / h and westward movement at 17 km / h.

It is planned to cause occasional torrential rains in Puebla and Veracruz; heavy rain Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Tlaxcala; Very strong in Querétaro and Tabasco, and powerful in Mexico City, the State of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula.

Likewise, the agency plans wind gusts from 120 to 150 km / h swell of 5 to 7 meters on the north coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 meters in the rest of Veracruz, Tabasco and Tamaulipas; in addition to the possible waterspouts on the coasts of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz.

The national meteorological service (SMN), de la Conagua, in coordination with the Miami National Hurricane Center, established as a prevention zone due to the effects of hurricane from the port of Veracruz to Cabo Rojo, Veracruz, and zone of prevention of the effects of tropical storms of Cabo Rojo, Veracruz, in Barra del Tordo, Tamaulipas.

On the other hand, a extended low pressure channel on the North Table and the Central Table in interaction with the upper atmospheric instability, will cause very heavy rains in Chihuahua and Durango; heavy in Coahuila, Nuevo León and Sinaloa, and showers in Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán and Nayarit. The Precipitation can be accompanied by electric shocks and possible hailstorms.

In the Pacific Ocean, an area of ​​low pressure associated with what will be the remnants of Hurricane Grace passes to 50% probability of cyclonic development in 48 hours. It is located off the coasts of Colima, Guerrero and Michoacán.

The agency reported that in the Atlantic Ocean, the tropical storm Henri It is located off the east coast of the United States. It does not represent a danger for Mexican territory.

Forecast for tomorrow

The Tropical Cyclone Grace will pass through central MexicoIts large circulation will interact with the low pressure channels located to the east; In addition, the Tropical wave number 22 and with an area of ​​low pressure that will develop off the coast of the Mexican South Pacific, these conditions will lead there torrential rain in Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Puebla, San Luis Potosí and Veracruz; intense in Hidalgo, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Tamaulipas and Tlaxcala, and very strong in Chiapas, the Mexico, State of Mexico, Guanajuato and Morelos.

Likewise, heavy rain in Chihuahua, Durango, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Sinaloa and Tabasco; showers in Aguascalientes, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Sonora, Yucatán and Zacatecas, and isolated rains in Coahuila.

it is predicted gusty wind from 70 to 80 km / h in Hidalgo and Puebla; from 60 to 80 km / h and waves from 1 to 3 meters high, in the morning on the coast of Veracruz.

Are estimated minimum temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees Celsius and possible frosts in the mountainous regions of the State of Mexico. Maximum temperatures will be 40 to 45 degrees Celsius for Sinaloa and 35 to 40 degrees Celsius in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas and Yucatán.

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