A weakening Tropical Storm Enrique heads towards Baja

Enrique, downgraded to a tropical storm, continues to advance through the Pacific Ocean, heading for the Baja California Peninsula.

As reported by the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the center of the cyclone was located early Tuesday, June 29, off the coast of San Blas, Nayarit, and about 275 kilometers east-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California South.

In the next few hours, Enrique will move parallel to the coasts of Mexico, and its wide cloud bands will extend over the west of the country causing abundant rainfall in the following states:

  • Baja California Sur, Sinaloa and Durango: heavy rains, from 75 to 150 millimeters.
  • Sonora and Nayarit: very heavy rains, from 50 to 75 mm.

In addition, the wide circulation of the tropical storm will also alter maritime conditions. According to the climatic organism, the gusts of wind could reach 90 km / h in the coast of Jalisco and Nayarit; while in Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, as well as in the Peninsula and the Gulf of Baja California, they will be in the order of 60 to 70 km / h.

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