PUERTO VALLARTA (PVDN) – Tropical storm Beatriz has escalated into a category 1 hurricane and is currently advancing towards Jalisco, prompting Civil Protection and State Firefighters to stand on high alert. The Disruptive Phenomena Monitoring Headquarters continues to track the storm’s progress closely.
As of Friday, regional command elements from Melaque and Puerto Vallarta have been placed on standby. The Civil Protection unit stated that a decision to deploy additional personnel would be made based on the storm’s trajectory towards the coasts of Jalisco.
The National Civil Protection Coordination has issued an orange alert, indicating high danger, for the southwest and northwest regions of Jalisco. A green alert signaling low danger has been declared for the center and southeast regions of the state due to the approaching hydrometeorological phenomenon.
As per the latest update from the National Meteorological Service at 09:00 a.m., “Beatriz” was situated 80 kilometers south of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán and 90 kilometers west-southwest of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero. The hurricane is presently wielding maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour (km/h), gusts reaching 150 km/h, and is moving northwest at a speed of 20 km/h.
The hurricane’s cloud bands are expected to cause torrential rains ranging from 150 to 250 millimeters per square meter in Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, and Michoacán. Additionally, winds with gusts between 100 and 120 kilometers per hour and waves soaring four to six meters high are forecasted along the coasts of Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, and Michoacán.
The National Meteorological Service (SMN) of the National Water Commission (Conagua), in coordination with the National Hurricane Center of Miami, has established a surveillance zone for the effects of the hurricane, extending from Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco to Punta Mita, Nayarit. A prevention zone for hurricane effects has been demarcated from Zihuatanejo, Guerrero to Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco.
As authorities continue to monitor the situation closely, residents are advised to stay informed and follow safety instructions.
