Mexico continues preventive tasks against Hurricane Hilary | News

Mexican authorities continue preventive tasks before the passage of Hurricane Hilary, which continues in category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale and is located approximately 525 kilometers (km) south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas and 610 km south of Santa Faith.

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The Secretary of the Navy (Semar) ordered the closure of ports in the Mexican Pacific for larger and smaller vessels, while in Baja California Sur the governor Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío agreed to suspend classes in the afternoon at the upper levels and high school in the five municipalities of the entity.

“In the next few hours, the cloudy bands of the system will cause punctual intense rains (from 75 to 150 millimeters-mm) in regions of Baja California Sur, Nayarit, Sinaloa and Sonora; very strong (from 50 to 75 mm) in Aguascalientes, southern Chihuahua, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán and Zacatecas, as well as strong (from 25 to 50 mm) in Baja California," the Mexican entity warned.

The agency has also indicated that gusts of wind will persist, reaching speeds of 80 to 100 kilometers per hour (km/h), as well as waves of five to seven meters on the coasts of Baja California Sur. For the coasts of Jalisco and Nayarit, winds with gusts of 60 to 80 km/h and waves of three to five meters are expected.

In Baja California, Colima, Michoacán, Sinaloa, Aguascalientes, Durango, Guanajuato and Zacatecas, the gusts will oscillate between 40 and 60 km/h.

Likewise, the SMN reported that due to the weather conditions, electrical discharges could be generated, as well as landslides, an increase in river and stream levels, overflows, and flooding in areas of the aforementioned states.

The entity urges the population to heed the notices of the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the National Water Commission (Conagua), and follow the recommendations of the state authorities and Civil Protection.

"Tourists and maritime navigation in the area are recommended to take extreme precautions against high waves," he said.