Of all hurricanes that have formed, four of them have reached category four on the scale Saffir-Simpson intensity.
"Hurricane conditions" can be felt from the morning of Wednesday, the NHC said.ĭuring the hurricane season has 16 named storms formed, of which nine have become hurricanes, including the last, "Paula." Forecasters also warned of the possibility of occurrence of floods in the east coast of Yucatan, as a consequence of the strong waves. It is expected that "Paula" throw heavy rains in parts of eastern Yucatan and parts of western and central Cuba. The Government of Mexico has a hurricane warning (step of the system in 36 hours) to the east coast from north of Punta Gruesa to Cabo Catoche, including Cozumel.Īctivity is a tropical storm warning for the coast of Mexico from Chetumal north to south to Punta Thick and from Cabo Catoche to San Felipe. The eye of the hurricane was at that time near latitude 18.6 degrees north and longitude 85.7 degrees west.Įxperts predict that the weather phenomenon will experience a shift to the north tonight and tomorrow, Wednesday, at the center of "Paula" "approaches the eastern coast of the Yucatan peninsula tonight and Wednesday." He added that there is a possibility additional strengthening, but did not expect "a great change in their intensity." "Paula," which "is not going to move very quickly," poses a danger to the Yucatan peninsula and western Cuba possibly, Efe said Robbie Berg, meteorologist at the hurricane center, based in Miami. The NHC said in its bulletin from 15.00 GMT today that "Paula" is a category one hurricane on the scale Saffir-Simpson intensity of a maximum of five, and is located 245 kilometers south-southeast of Cozumel in the Yucatan peninsula.ĭrag maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and moving north-northwest with a speed of 17 kilometers per hour.
"Paula", the ninth hurricane of the Atlantic season, makes his assault on the east coast of the Yucatan peninsula (Mexico) and threatens western Cuba as a category one hurricane, reported the National Hurricane Center (NHC) U.S.