During the morning of today, Sunday, May 29, tropical storm Agatha intensified to a category 1 hurricane. It is located off the Mexican coast of the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero.
According to the Mexican National Meteorological Service (SMN), at 07:00 today Agatha reached that category when it was 320 kilometers west-southwest of Puerto Ángel, in the state of Oaxaca. It then had maximum sustained winds of 120 km/hour with gusts of up to 150 km/hour and was moving northwest at about 6 km/hour.
«The cloud bands of tropical storm Agatha will cause intense punctual rains (from 75 to 150 millimeters) in regions of Chiapas and Oaxaca; very strong (from 50 to 75 mm) in areas of Guerrero and Tabasco; In addition, it will reinforce the entry of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, a condition that will lead to strong punctual rains (from 25 to 50 mm) in Campeche, Quintana Roo, Veracruz and Yucatán,” the National Water Commission said in a statement. WITH WATER).
And he stressed: “The rainfall could generate landslides, an increase in the levels of rivers and streams, and overflows and floods in low-lying areas of the aforementioned entities, for which the population is urged to heed the warnings of the National Meteorological Service (SMN). , of the National Water Commission (Conagua), and follow the instructions of the state, municipal and Civil Protection authorities.
The authorities called on the population not to carry out maritime activities due to the increase in strong winds and high waves.
A week ago, the SMN reported that the formation of up to 40 named tropical phenomena is anticipated by 2022, which it described as an “active season”, and predicted that, of the total, both in the Atlantic and in the Pacific, at least five will impact Mexico.
In the case of the Pacific, they said that 8 to 10 tropical storms are expected, 4 to 5 category 1 and 2 hurricanes and 2 to 4 hurricanes 3, 4 and 5.
In the forecast for the Atlantic, 16 to 21 systems are expected: 10 to 11 tropical storms, 4 to 6 category 1 and 2 hurricanes, and 2 to 4 categories 3, 4 and 5.
