Category 3 Hurricane Genevieve has so far left two dead in Baja California, a 15-year-old who was trapped in a wave, and a man who tried to rescue her.
According to the Conagua, its extensive cloud bands will generate torrential rains (150 to 250 millimeters) in Baja California Sur, and intense (75 to 150 mm) in Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa.
#AvisoMeteorológico Torrential #Lluvias are expected #BajaCaliforniaSur for #Genevieve https://t.co/bQF1g9B4tG pic.twitter.com/XjlmZgoR4G
— CONAGUA Climate (@conagua_clima) August 19, 2020
Although it has approached Baja California Sur, the hurricane is not expected to make landfall, as it maintains its displacement parallel to The Mexican coast.
At 10:00 a.m., time in central Mexico, Genevieve was located 225 kilometers south of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur.
The port and beaches of Cabo San Lucas, one of the main tourist destinations in the country, were closed to the proximity of the hurricane, local authorities reported.
The forecast of streaks of 90 to 100 kilometer per hour and elevated swell, from 6 to 8 meters high, continues on the coasts of Baja California Sur, as well as streaks of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour with swell of 4 to 6 meters on the coasts of Jalisco, Nayarit and Sinaloa.
The Conagua called for extreme precautions in these states – including sea navigation – for rain, wind and swell, and to attend to civil protection recommendations.
This morning, #Genevieve remains as #Huracán cat. 3 with #Pronóstico of displacement parallel to the coasts of #BajaCaliforniaSur, an entity where it will #Lluvias torrential on Wednesday. More information about the system can be found at https://t.co/VVYNAjY7Uo pic.twitter.com/Bfnd8Ff5Vt
— CONAGUA Climate (@conagua_clima) August 19, 2020
The National Weather Service Conagua maintains a hurricane-effect surveillance zone from Los Barriles to Todos Santos, and a tropical storm surveillance zone from Los Barriles to La Paz on the east coast, and from Todos Santos to Cabo San Lázaro on the west coast, in Baja California Sur.
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