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He hurricane hilary It strengthened this Thursday to category 3, becoming a meteor “elderly” according to the Saffir-Simpson scale, while moving in Pacific waters Mexicanreported the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC).
He NHC said hilary It is located 715 km south of Cabo San Lucason the peninsula of lower california (northwest), a destination frequented by international tourists, mainly from USA.
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He added that it presents maximum sustained winds of 195 km/h, with gusts of greater power, and moves at 22 km/h.
“This makes Hilary a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale.”, said the NHC in its report, which forecasts a rapid additional strengthening that could take it up to category 4 this Friday.
The hurricane is moving northwest and is expected to approach the Baja California peninsula over the weekend, the NHC detailed.
He Mexican Meteorological Service He reported, for his part, that the climatic phenomenon will cause heavy rains in the next few hours in nine states on the western coast of the country, in addition to the increase in waves.
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the state Federal electricity commission reported in a statement that it has arranged more than 800 workers, 64 emergency plants and hundreds of vehicles and cranes to serve “possible effects on the electricity supply” in the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.
Other states like Jalisco and Colimawith important beach tourist destinations close to the path of the hurricane, also strengthened security measures, according to the Milenio television station.
Due to its geographical location, Mexico It is hit by tropical cyclones every year, both on its Pacific and Atlantic coasts, usually between May and November.
Source: Elcomercio
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