From today until Tuesday, very heavy to punctual intense rains are expected in:
- Campeche
- Chiapas
- Puebla
- Quintana Roo
- Tabasco
- Veracruz
- Yucatan
Alejandra Margarita Méndez Girón, general coordinator of the Conagua National Meteorological Service (SMN), explained that at 4:00 p.m. Central Mexico time, Celia was located approximately 425 km southeast of the mouth of the Suchiate River, in the border between Mexico and Guatemala, with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (km/h), gusts of 85 km/h and moving north at 6 km/h. Meanwhile, in the Caribbean Sea, the low pressure zone with cyclonic potential was located 260 km southeast of Chetumal, Quintana Roo.
He explained that the wide circulation of Celia and the low pressure with cyclonic potential off the coast of Quintana Roo, causes clouds and rains in the aforementioned entities. Likewise, high waves are recorded on the coasts of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Quintana Roo.
He announced that, during today and tomorrow, Celia will slowly move north, off the coasts of Guatemala and El Salvador, and it is expected that on Sunday it will change its direction to the west; meanwhile, its center will approach a distance of 180 km from the mouth of the Suchiate River, in the municipality of Suchiate, Chiapas.
Its cloud bands will cover the municipalities of Acapetahua, Huixtla, Mapastepec, Mazatán, Pijijiapan, Suchiate, Tapachula and Villa Comaltitlán, he asserted. As of Sunday night, Celia is forecast to move parallel to the coasts, with an approximate separation of 350 km from its center; his bands will continue to generate effects in Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Veracruz.
