(CNN Spanish) – Iliana is moving near the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico, at 11 kilometers per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour, according to a report issued by the US National Hurricane Center.USA (USA). National Hurricane Center, NHC).
The National Water Commission (CONACUA) in Mexico warned this Saturday that tropical storm Iliana will pass through the northwest of the country, bringing heavy rains to the states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur.
In a statement, Conagua, in coordination with the NHC, indicated that Altata, Sinaloa, Huatabampido, and Sonora are maintaining a containment zone for the effects of the tropical storm.
Tropical Storm Iliana formed off the coast of Jalisco in the Pacific Ocean after forming from a tropical depression, Mexico's National Meteorological Center said.
This Friday, Ileana Baja remained 15 km from Sur, California without affecting land, Conagua said in its latest report on Friday. It could impact the Gulf of California on Saturday and approach the coast of the Mexican state of Sonora on Sunday. According to a report from the same source.
In the late hours of Friday, the tropical storm was about 15 kilometers (km) offshore, Central Mexico time, over southern Baja California, Withwater said.
At 9:00 p.m., it was located 45 kilometers east-southeast of Los Peres and 90 km northeast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, with maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (km/h) in both cities. , blowing at 85 km/h and moving north at 15 km/h.
CONACUA urges people to take extreme precautions in areas of the states mentioned due to storms, including rain, wind and sea navigation, and to follow recommendations issued by officials of each state's National Civil Defense Organization.
“Heavy rainfall (150 to 250 mm [mm]) in Baja California Sur and Sinaloa, severe (75 to 150 mm), Sonora (50 to 75 mm), very strong (50 to 75 mm) in Durango, strong (25 to 50 mm) in Chihuahua and Nayarit,” said He said in his latest statement.
The rains can also create “waterlogging, increase in the level of rivers and streams, as well as landslides and flooding in low-lying areas of the aforementioned states”.
