The center of the storm Idalia is located off the Mexican Caribbean and is heading towards Cuba

The center of the tropical storm idaliawhich in the next few hours could intensify to a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is off the coast of the state of Quintana Roo (in the Mexican Caribbean) and will cause heavy rains in the yucatan peninsulareported this Monday the National Metereological Service (SMN).

“During the afternoon of this Monday, Idalia will cause very strong punctual rains (from 50 to 75 millimeters (mm)) in Quintana Roostrong (from 25 to 50 mm) in campeche and Yucatan, winds with gusts of 60 to 80 km/h, as well as waves of 2 to 4 meters high and possible storm surges on the coasts of Quintana Roo and eastern Yucatán. The precipitations will be with electrical discharges and strong winds”, pointed out the SMN in its most recent report.

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Previously, the National Hurricane Center (NHC, in English) of the USA indicated that idaliawhich dumped torrential rains on the Yucatan Peninsula Last weekend, it advanced this Monday afternoon in a northerly direction at 13 kilometers per hour (km/h) and at 3:00 p.m. local time (21:00 GMT) it was only 60 kilometers (km) south-southwest of the tip West of Cuba.

The tropical storm idalia It intensified this Monday as it approaches western Cuba and it is expected that in the next few hours it will become a category 1 hurricane and on Wednesday it will become a major hurricane, with winds starting at 178 kilometers per hour (km/h). ), near the northwest coast of Floridahe added.

In its report, the Meteorological Office of Mexico specified that the storm was located 180 kilometers (km) east of Cancun and 195 km east-northeast of Cozumelboth populations of Quintana Roo.

The SMN, in coordination with the National Hurricane Center of Miami, USAmaintains the prevention zone due to tropical storm effects since Lizards RiverYucatan, until Tulum and Cozumel, Quintana Roo.

The Mexican institution urged the population in general and maritime navigation, “to take extreme precautions due to conditions of rain, wind and high waves, which could generate an increase in the levels of rivers and streams, ponding and flooding in areas of the aforementioned states”, as well as attend to their notices and follow the recommendations of the state, municipal and Civil Protection authorities.

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Idalia is the ninth named cyclone of the current Atlantic season.

He Government of Mexico predicted in May the formation of up to 38 named cyclones in the 2023 season, of which 5 would impact the country. Of that number, between 16 and 22 systems could occur in the Pacific Ocean, and between 10 and 16 in the Atlantic.

The most dangerous in the Pacific has been the hurricane hilarywhich left four dead last week in northwestern Mexico, in the states of lower california, Baja California Sur and sinaloa.

Source: Elcomercio

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