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MEXICO (CITY) (AP) – Hurricane Willa has quickly turned into an "extremely dangerous" storm near Category 5 in the eastern Pacific, on the path that aims to break the west coast of Mexico between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta by Wednesday.
The state governments of Sinaloa and Nayarit ordered the closure of schools in the coastal region on Monday and began preparing emergency shelters before the attack.
The US National Hurricane Center said Monday morning that Willa could "produce a life-threatening storm, wind and rain wave on parts of southwestern and central-western Mexico from Tuesday." He predicted that Willa could become a Category 5 hurricane later on Monday, generating very dangerous surf and tidal conditions.
A hurricane warning was sent on the west coast of Mexico between San Blas and Mazatlan, including Islas Marias, a nature reserve and a federal prison directly on the expected trajectory of the storm.
Tropical Storm Alerts range from Playa Perula in the north to San Blas and Mazatlan in the north to Bahia Tempehuaya. The center said Willa should land Tuesday Tuesday or early Wednesday.
At dawn on Monday, Willa had sustained maximum winds of 155 mph (255 km / h) – the same wind as Hurricane Michael had touched on landing in Florida – and was centered at about 230 miles (370 km) south of Islas Marias and 175 km (280 km) south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes. It was moving north at 7 mph (11 km / h).
Hurricane force winds extending 45 km from the core of the storm and winds from the force of the tropical storm were blowing up to 150 km.
The hurricane center said that a rain of 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 centimeters) should fall – and some places could see up to 45 inches – on parts of the hurricane. west of Jalisco, western Nayarit and southern Sinaloa. He warned against the danger of sudden floods and landslides in mountainous areas.
Further south, tropical storm Vicente has weakened, but is expected to still cause heavy rainfall and flooding in parts of southern and southwestern Mexico.
At dawn on Monday, its core was about 310 km southeast of Acapulco, with sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km / h). The hurricane center said it could produce 3 to 6 inches (7.5 to 15 centimeters) of rain in parts of the states of Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco.
