The storm Lorena, reduced to post-tropical cyclone, is located this Friday off the western coast of Baja California Sur, and will continue to cause heavy rains in the northwest and northern Mexico, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported.
In its most recent report, the agency under the National Water Commission (Conagua) said that until 03:00 local time (09:00 GMT), the weather phenomenon was located 275 kilometers (km) west of Cabo San Lázaro, already 285 km south-southwest of Punta Abrejos, both populations of Baja California Sur.
The SMN indicated that the Lorena will cause torrential specific rains (from 150 to 250 millimeters [mm]) in Baja California Sur; intense (from 75 to 150 mm) in the south of Baja California and in the west and southern Sonora.
In addition to very strong (50 to 75 mm) in the north and coast of Sinaloa and Durango, as well as strong (25 to 50 mm) in Chihuahua, although he pointed out that rainfall will gradually reduce during the day.
He also warned that the wind will prevail with gusts of 40 to 60 km/h on coasts of Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua and the Gulf of Sinaloa, as well as wave of 2 to 3 meters (m) high in coasts of Baja California Sur and 1.5 to 2.5 meters high in coasts of Sonora and Sinaloa.
“Due to its weakening and trajectory, this will be the last system notice“The SMN said.
Mexico expects up to 20 cyclones with name in the Mexican Pacific, of which between four and six could be category 3, 4 and even 5.
So far twelve storms have been formed in the Mexican Pacific: Alvin, Bárbara, Cosme, Dalila, Erick, Flossie, Gil, Henriette, Ivo, Juliette, Kiko and Lorena.
The last hurricane registered in the country was Erick, which touched land in southern Mexico on June 19 as hurricane category 3 and caused damage mainly in Oaxaca and Guerrero, causing the death of a minor and diverse effects on electrical infrastructure, homes and tree falls.
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