A low-pressure zone formed over the Atlantic Ocean at noon this Monday, which could generate a tropical cyclone in the following days, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported.
The agency detailed that this new system has a 60% probability of cyclonic development in the next seven days. If it develops, it will be named Fernand.
While Hurricane Erin moves off the coasts of the Bahamas and Cuba, the new low-pressure zone is located in the central Atlantic, off the coasts of Colombia and Panama.
As of Monday, it is producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms; however, forecasts indicate that a tropical depression could form by the end of the week.
This low-pressure system is moving from west to west-northwest at approximately 20 mph (32 km/h). Models indicate that its path could take it to the coasts of the Dominican Republic and Cuba, near the coast of Quintana Roo.
Weather for Mexico this Tuesday
The interaction of the Mexican monsoon, low-pressure channels, and tropical waves 23 and 24, along with the entry of moisture and low-pressure systems at various levels of the atmosphere, will affect Mexico on Tuesday.
The forecast details heavy rains in western Oaxaca and Chiapas; very heavy rains in Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Michoacán, Guerrero, Veracruz, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo; and heavy rains in Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, the State of Mexico, Morelos, Puebla, Tabasco, and Campeche.
In addition, showers are expected in Baja California Sur, San Luis Potosí, Tlaxcala, and Mexico City, as well as isolated rains in Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Querétaro, and Hidalgo.
The forecast calls for intense heat that will persist in the north, the Pacific coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Yucatán Peninsula.
Maximum temperatures will exceed 45°C in areas of Baja California, Sonora, and Sinaloa.
In Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas, temperatures will range between 40 and 45 C.
Other states such as Baja California Sur, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo will experience temperatures between 35 and 40 C, while Zacatecas, Colima, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Puebla, Morelos, and Chiapas are expected to see highs of 30 and 35 C.
In contrast, the mountainous areas of Chihuahua, Durango, the State of Mexico, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, and Puebla will record lows of 0 and 5 C, reflecting the marked temperature variability that characterizes the country at this time.
Dust storms are expected in Baja California and Baja California Sur, while waves along the coasts of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas will reach heights of 1.0 to 2.0 meters.
Source: infobae
