The tropical storm Adrianthe first named cyclone of the pacific seasonwill cause “very strong” rains in the west of Mexicoinformed this Wednesday the National Meteorological Service (SMN).
Although it is not expected to make landfall, Adrian will leave rains in the states of Colima, Jalisco and Michoacán, as well as winds of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour and waves of 1 to 3 meters on their coasts, the agency of the agency specified. National Water Commission (Conagua).
The state of Nayarit, in the west of the country, will also have heavy rains”according to the forecast.
Adrian, which was formed on Tuesday, was located in the latest SMN report 540 kilometers southwest of Manzanillo, Colima port.
The phenomenon registered maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour, gusts of 120 kilometers per hour and a westward displacement of 15 kilometers per hour, according to the report.
“It is expected to intensify to a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, while it gradually moves away from the Mexican coasts during the course of the day,”
reported the SMN.
Despite its remoteness, the forecast warned that the rainfall forecast for this Wednesday could be accompanied by electrical discharges and hail fall.
The heavy to torrential rains could cause an increase in the levels of rivers and streams, overflows, landslides, and flooding in low-lying areas of the affected states, for which reason the population is recommended to follow the indications of Civil Protection in their locality.
alerted.
In early May, the Government of Mexico forecast the possible formation of up to 38 named cyclones in the 2023 season, of which five could impact the country.
Of that number, between 16 and 22 systems could occur in the Pacific Ocean and between 10 and 16 in the Atlantic.
The SMN explained that in the case of the Pacific “16 to 22 tropical cyclones are expected, including 9 to 11 tropical storms, 4 to 6 category 1 and 2 hurricanes, and 3 to 5 category 3, 4 and 5”.
In 2022, 36 tropical cyclones were generated in Mexico, 19 in the Pacific and 17 in the Atlantic, and of these, 10 systems affected the country, 8 impacted, and the bands of the other 2 caused considerable flooding and rain.
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