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Hurricane Pamela will make landfall on Wednesday in the south of the state of Sinaloa, in the Mexican Pacific, as category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, causing strong winds and rains, before which the National Meteorological Service (SMN) declared an orange alert (high danger) in several municipalities.
“ Hurricane Pamela can reach Category 2 with winds from 154 to 177 kilometers per hour very near the coasts of Baja California Sur, Nayarit and Sinaloa. It is expected to change its direction towards the northeast heading towards the center of Sinaloa ”, Alejandra Méndez, coordinator of the SMN, explained in a press conference.
Concordia , Cosalá, Culiacán, Elota, Escuinapa, Mazatlán, Rosario, San Ignacio, Navolato are the municipalities of Sinaloa that are under orange alert, in which it is recommended that the inhabitants have located the temporary shelters that are near their home, carry out storage of drinking water and food and having an emergency backpack.
Others 46 municipalities of Sinaloa (4), Baja California Sur (2), Durango (13) and Nayarit (20) are under yellow alert (medium danger).
In Sinaloa they have been enabled 40 shelter os and in Nayarit and Durango they have identified 146 and 115 temporary shelters, respectively.
The coordinator said that, according to its direction of travel, the hurricane is forecast to make landfall on Wednesday morning between 6 o’clock. 00 and 8. 00 hours between Culiacán and Mazatlán (Sinaloa) .
“ The center of Category 1 Hurricane Pamela in the Saffir-Simpson scale , is located southwest of Sinaloa, while its wide circulation will cause rain very strong with intense punctuals, very strong gusts of wind and high waves in Baja California Sur and in the west of the national territory “, the SMN detailed in its latest report.
At 13. 00 local time, cyclone is located 280 kilometers south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, in Baja California Sur, ya 430 kilometers southwest of Mazatlán, in Sinaloa.
The phenomenon moves north to 13 kilometers per hour and records sustained winds of 130 km / h with gusts of up to 155 km / h.
Heavy rains and waves of up to 5 meters
The cyclone will cause very heavy rains with intense points in Baja California Sur and Sinaloa; very strong punctual rains in Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango, Nayarit and Jalisco, as well as strong punctual rains in Colima.
In addition to wind with gusts of 80 to 100 km / h and waves of 3 to 5 meters on the coasts of Baja California Sur, Sinaloa and Nayarit and wind with gusts of 60 to 70 km / h and waves of 3 to 5 meters off the coast of Jalisco, reported the Meteorological.
“ Intense to torrential rains are expected in municipalities of Sinaloa but also in the states of Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco and Baja California Sur, in addition to strong winds and high waves ”, explained Méndez.
“ The rains caused by the cyclone could cause landslides , increase in levels of rivers and streams and floods in low-lying areas ”, warned the SMN.
Therefore, the The agency asked the general population to be extremely cautious in the areas of the aforementioned states due to rains , wind and waves -including maritime navigation- and comply with the recommendations issued by the Civil Protection authorities.
This year in the Pacific Ocean cyclones Andrés, Blanca, Carlos, Dolores, Enrique, Felicia, Guillermo, Hilda, Ignacio, Jimena, Kevin, Linda, Marty, Nora, Olaf and Pamela have formed.
Dolores left three dead, Grace caused the death of at least eleven people in Veracruz and Puebla and Nora caused a minor death in the state of Jalisco and seven missing .
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