The government of Quintana Roo issued an Orange Alert, which means high danger, by tropical storm Zeta for the municipalities of Tulum, Solidarity, Cozumel, Puerto Morelos, Benito Juárez, Isla Mujeres and Lázaro Cárdenas.
For Felipe Carrillo Puerto and José María Morelos, a moderately endangered Yellow Alert was issued in anticipation of heavy rains and Zeta’s likely evolution to category 1 hurricane in the coming hours.
It is ?#AlertaNaranja by the #TormentaTropical #Zeta for: Tulum, Solidarity, Cozumel, Puerto Morelos, Benito Juárez, Isla Mujeres and Lázaro Cárdenas. ?#AlertaAmarilla: José María Morelos and Felipe Carrillo Puerto. ?#AlertaVerde: Othón P. Blanco and Bacalar. @ProtCivil_QRoo pic.twitter.com/CITDn1wPem
— Carlos Joaquín (@CarlosJoaquin) October 26, 2020
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Through social media, Quintana Roo governor Carlos Joaquín González noted that the tropical storm is forecast to intensify to hurricane in the coming hours, which would enter 6 PM through southern Cozumel, passing between Puerto Aventuras and Akumal.
Zeta is estimated to leave the state between 00:00 and 01:00 on October 27.
The hurricane is #TormentaTropical #Zeta intensified in the next hrs. It would enter approx. 6 p.m. #QuintanaRoo south of #Cozumel as Hurricane Category 1 passing between #PuertoAventuras and #Akumal, leaving the state at 12/1 a.m. on October 27. pic.twitter.com/X0e4glxIo8
— Carlos Joaquín (@CarlosJoaquin) October 26, 2020
Therefore, non-essential work activities in the state were suspended from 14:00 on Monday, and from 16:00 hours all inhabitants and tourists in the northern area must remain in their homes or hotels to avoid accidents.
I remind you that today from 2 p.m. work activities are suspended and at 4 p.m. all inhabitants and tourists in the north must be at home or in their hotels to avoid accidents due to the passage of #Zeta. #JuntosSaldremosAdelante @ProtCivil_QRoo pic.twitter.com/CHEq6KLKL0
— Carlos Joaquín (@CarlosJoaquin) October 26, 2020
In the municipalities of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Bacalar, José María Morelos and Othón P. Blanco all activities are maintained without restrictions.
The governor called on the population not to make panic purchases, noting that electricity and drinking water service could be suspended in the coming hours.
Don’t panic or fill the refrigerator. We could lose electrical power during the #Zeta and hours later. Drinking water for a day and canned food. The #TormentaTropical #Zeta will be approx. 6/7 hours in #QuintanaRoo. @ProtCivil_QRoo pic.twitter.com/r6gFpyDLIj
— Carlos Joaquín (@CarlosJoaquin) October 26, 2020
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The National Water Commission noted that Zeta’s greatest rain and swell effects will resent the Yucatan Peninsula.
Zeta currently has sustained maximum winds of 110 with streaks of 140 km/h and moves northwest at 17 kilometers per hour.
The swell could reach between 5 and 6 meters in Quintana Roo, and could reach 3 or 4 meters on the Yucatan coast.
⚠️ #AvisoEspecial The #TormentaTropical #Zeta will #Lluvias from very strong to intense in the #PenínsulaDeYucatán.
We recommend that you keep an eye out for weather updates on https://t.co/nN4aGahvyl pic.twitter.com/fv5jIhwMPU
— CONAGUA Climate (@conagua_clima) October 26, 2020
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