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Priscilla Drives Heavy Rains as Mexico Ups Odds for New Pacific Cyclone

Forecasters raised the development chances of a low south of Oaxaca and Chiapas that could organize later this week.

Overview

  • Hurricane Priscilla remains offshore west of Baja California Sur, delivering very strong rainfall to the state and showers to Sinaloa and Nayarit.
  • SMN and Conagua warn of strong wind gusts and 5–6 meter surf along the west coast of Baja California Sur.
  • A low about 170 km south of Salina Cruz now has a 70% chance of cyclogenesis in 48 hours and 80% in seven days, moving west-northwest at 16–24 km/h, and could be named Raymond if it forms.
  • State alerts flag torrential totals of 150–250 mm in parts of Querétaro, Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz, with risks of urban flooding, landslides and rising rivers.
  • For Monterrey, the forecast calls for a high near 28°C, a 60–80% chance of storms from afternoon into night, and wind gusts up to 60 km/h.