Tropical Cyclone Nicholas: it will be its trajectory on Monday, September 13

The National Meteorological Service (SMN) closely follows the path of the tropical storm Nicolas, which travels in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, a short distance north of Tamaulipas.

As the climate agency reports, on the morning of Monday, September 13, the center of the cyclone was located just 55 kilometers from El Mezquital Bar, Tams. It is heading for the coast of Texas, United States, where it should make landfall at the end of the day.

As he heads to his destination, Nicholas will whip his cloud bands across several states in Mexico, strengthening the Rainy season.

“In combination with an area of ​​low pressure over southern Guerrero, they cause a rainstorm in the northeast, south and southeast of the country, forecasting intense point rains over the states of Tamaulipas, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Tabasco, and very strong one-off periods in Veracruz. “The climate agency reported.

The precipitation will leave accumulations of up to 150 millimeters in these features which can generate flooding, mudslides, flooding and flooding of rivers and streams.

Due to expected conditions, the SMN, in coordination with the Miami National Hurricane Center (NHC), issued a prevention warning due to tropical storm effects from Barra el Mezquital, Tamaulipas, to the border with the United States. United. In addition, the National Coordination of Civil Protection has activated a yellow or moderate danger alert for the north of Tamaulipas.

Nicholas maintains maximum sustained winds of 95 km / h, with more intense gusts of up to 110 km / h. In the next few hours, it will move northwest, getting closer and closer to Texas, United States. If the current planned trajectory is respected, it will arrive there Monday evening, north of Corpus Christi. Once on land, it will weaken quickly; it will cross Louisiana then the Mississippi, already in the form of a tropical depression.

How to follow Nicholas’ trajectory live?

To track the location of a tropical cyclone in real time, one of the most useful tools is Zoom Earth. This site, completely free, allows any user with an Internet connection to know the location of the phenomenon and the forecast of its trajectory.

With their “tropical storms” section, they offer detailed information on storms and hurricanes, such as satellite images, an updated position, alerts, a planned route or affected areas. Plus, it lets you see which cities the system will pass through, in case it hits land.

This way, those who want to follow Nicolas’s progress, can do so on this link (zoom.earth/storms/nicolas-2021).

To design its maps, the tool uses images GOES-16 satellite, which updates its information every 10 minutes. In addition, it also draws on sources such as the National Office of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Hurricane Center (NHC), among other organisms.

Users can zoom in on the area of ​​the map they choose and can also view the route taken by the cyclone in the previous days. Alerts from weather agencies are detailed by color and distances and areas can be measured.

Instability in the Atlantic

In recent days, there has been great instability in the Atlantic. In addition to Tropical Storm Nicholas, SMN is monitoring three systems with cyclonic potential.

The first of these is located in the north of the Dominican Republic, approximately 1,965 kilometers from the coast of Quintana Roo. It has a 50% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone within five days.

The second storm is still very far from the national territory, along the coasts of Africa. However, it could cross the ocean and get closer to the Caribbean Sea. Its probabilities of evolution are estimated at 70% in five days and 20% in 48 hours.

The third and final depression has weakened in recent hours, but the SMN will still keep it under surveillance. Advances off the coast of Portugal.

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