Storm Agatha has strengthened into a hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph (about 120 kilometers per hour), according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season is expected to continue to strengthen until it hits the southern coast of Mexico on Monday.
Agatha currently has sustained winds of 75 mph and is 321 km west-southwest of Puerto Angel, Mexico.
A hurricane watch is in effect for Salina Cruz to Lagunas de Chacahua. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Salina Cruz east of Boca de Pijijiapan and Lagunas de Chacahua west of Punta Maldonado.
Tropical storm conditions are expected to reach southern Mexico on Sunday night, with hurricane conditions reaching the alert area tomorrow.
“The storm surge can produce coastal flooding near and east of where the center passes the coast in areas of land winds,” the National Hurricane Center said. “The wave can be accompanied by large, destructive waves.”
“The heaviest rain is forecast in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, where 10 to 16 inches are expected, but isolated totals of up to 20 inches are possible,” the hurricane center said.
After crossing land, the remaining low of a dissipated Agatha could resurface in the southern Gulf of Mexico by mid-week.
The National Hurricane Center highlighted a 30% chance of development in the next five days across the region.
Source: CNN Brasil
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