Arlene is already a Category 2 hurricane: this is its path and the states it will affect

All night long, we followed Hurricane Arlene minute by minute Type 2 On the Saffir-Simpson scale, it Its migration will continue along the coast of JaliscoIts wide circulation will produce It will rain correct time serious (75 to 150 mm [mm]) areas Colima and Jalisco; Very strong in parts (50 to 75 mm). Michoacan, Nayarit and Sinaloaand strong (50 to 75 mm) in places Durango; In addition, winds of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour (km/h) and waves 2 to 4 meters (m) high are forecast along the coasts of Jalisco and Nayarit, with waves gusting to 40 to 50 km/h. 1 2 m high on the coast of Colima and Sinaloa.

At 7:00 PM Central Mexico Time, Arlene was located 285 km south-southwest. 375 km south of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco and Marias Islands, Nayaritgifts Maximum wind speed is 165 kmph, blowing at 205 km/h and moving north at 9 km/h. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) of the National Water Commission (CONACUA), in coordination with the National Hurricane Center in Miami, USA, maintains a containment zone for hurricane effects in the Marias Islands; Hurricane Effect Watch Zone from San Blas, Nayarit to Tempehua Bay, Sinaloa; Tropical Storm Prevention Zone for Playa Perula, Jalisco, San Blas, Nayarit and Tropical Storm Watch Zone for Manzanillo, Colima, Playa Perula, Jalisco.

On the other hand, the regions of Chiapas and Guerrero are predicted to receive very high rainfall; Strong in the regions of Chihuahua, Oaxaca, and Sonora; and Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, State of Mexico, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz, Sonora, and Tabasco will receive rain (5 to 25 mm) due to low pressure channels in northwest and southeast Mexico. and moisture entry from both oceans

Showers will be accompanied by lightning, strong winds and possible hail Landslides, increase in volume of rivers and streams, overflows and floods In low-lying areas of the aforementioned states, people are urged to heed SMN’s announcements and follow signs from state, municipal and civil defense officials.

Meanwhile, the cold front will maintain the cold air mass that drove No. 1 Cold to very cold conditions with frost in northern, central and eastern highlands Northerly winds of up to 60 km/h in the Mexican Republic, as well as in Chiapas and Oaxaca.

FORECAST FOR TOMORROW Hurricane Arlene’s extensive cloud bands during Sunday will bring heavy rains (150 to 250 mm) in Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa, and will be heaviest in Durango; Winds of 90 to 110 km/h and waves 3 to 5 m high along the coasts of Nayarit and Jalisco, and 60 to 70 km/h with waves 1 to 3 m high. Colima and Sinaloa beaches.

Likewise, low-pressure troughs in the northwest, center, and southeast of the country, bringing in moisture from both oceans, will bring the heaviest rains in Chiapas and Michoacán; Strong Aguascalientes, Guerrero, Guanajuato and Zacatecas; Rainfall (5 to 25 mm) in Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chihuahua, State of Mexico, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Sonora, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatán and Baja California, Rainfall (0.1 to 5 mm) in Mexico City, Hidalgo, Morelos, Nuevo León, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas.

Northerly winds are forecast at 50 to 60 km/h on the Isthmus and Gulf of Tehuantepec; Winds gusting 30 to 40 km/h along the coasts of Campeche, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatán, and 50 to 60 km/h in Chihuahua and Coahuila. By Sunday morning, minimum temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees Celsius and possible frosts are expected in the highlands of Chihuahua, Durango, State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tlacruzcala. and Zacatecas. In the afternoon, highs in Baja California, northern Sinaloa and Sonora are expected to range from 35 to 40 degrees Celsius, with lows of 30 to 35 degrees Celsius in Baja California. Yucatan.

Continue reading: