(CNN Spanish) – Tropical Cyclone Once-E, moving off the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, is expected to strengthen in the coming hours and become a tropical storm between the night of Wednesday, October 2 and the night of Thursday, October 3. National Meteorological Service of Mexico (SMN).
At 3:00 p.m. local time, it was located 180 kilometers south of Puerto Angel and 180 km south of Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca, with maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and gusts of 75 km/h. 4 km per hour south-southwest, according to SMN's most recent announcement.
Currently, the tropical depression is slowly moving off the coast of Oaxaca, southwest of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm on Wednesday, March 2 at 6:00 pm local time (8:00 pm Miami time) October and 6:00 am (Miami time 8:00 a.m.) before landfall between Playa Corralero and Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, on Thursday night or early Friday morning, October 3. Planned route By Meteorological Officers.
This system will bring heavy rains to several states in the south and southwest of the country. According to the forecast:
- Unusual rainfall (over 250 mm) – Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz
- Heavy rain (75 to 150 mm) – Campeche and Guerrero
- Very high rainfall (50 to 75 mm) – Puebla
- Heavy rain (25 to 50 mm) – State of Mexico, Michoacán and Morelos
Also, along Chiapas and Oaxaca coasts, winds of 60 to 80 km/h and waves of 1 to 3 meters are possible. There is also a possibility of winds of 50 to 70 km/h, waves of 1 to 2 meters on Guerrero coast, and water formation on Chiapas and Oaxaca coasts.
US National Hurricane Center (NHC) Indian A tropical storm warning is in effect from Lagunas de Chacahua, Oaxaca to Boca de Pijijiapan, Chiapas.
Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, asked people in affected states to heed authorities' instructions and seek shelter.
“Tropical pressure Once-E is expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours, bringing heavy rain to the coasts of Oaxaca and Guerrero. We urge people to stay away from river channels, stay on higher ground, seek shelter and follow the instructions of authorities. “We'll let you know,” Scheinbaum wrote on his social networks.
As a precautionary measure against the effects of the formation of a tropical depression, Guerrero State authorities have suspended classes at all levels of education this Thursday, October 3rd. Ministry of Local Education has announced.
Last week, John made landfall twice along the Mexican Pacific coast, first as a Category 3 hurricane in the state of Guerrero on the night of September 23. It then dissipated before strengthening and making landfall four days later as a Category 1 hurricane in the state of Michoacán.
The hurricane left heavy rains in central and southern Mexico and caused flooding and landslides in Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Michoacán. According to National Civil Defense Coordination chief Laura Velasquez, the event dumped 80% of the equivalent of a year's worth of rain in four days.
