Hurricane Vance tracks along Mexico’s west coast
The powerful hurricane is remaining over the sea for now, but is causing dangerous surf and rough conditions along parts of Mexico.
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According to the US National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Vance is moving north-north-westwards across the eastern Pacific on Saturday as a powerful storm, well offshore from the Mexican coast. The US National Hurricane Center says no coastal warnings are currently in effect, but high waves and dangerous currents could still reach the coast.
The centre of Vance was about 590 kilometres south-west of Acapulco on Saturday morning. According to the National Hurricane Center, maximum sustained winds were approximately 175 kilometres per hour, with higher gusts. The storm was moving north-north-westwards at about 11 kilometres per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Vance is expected to largely maintain that direction over the weekend. The system will therefore remain over the sea for the time being. The US weather service does expect swells and dangerous surf to reach parts of Mexico’s southern and south-western coast.
According to the latest public advisory, no warnings had been issued for Mexico’s coast. That does not mean there is no risk: swimmers, small boats and coastal communities in particular could be affected by strong currents and high waves. Local authorities will determine what measures are needed.
AP previously reported that Vance rapidly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane. According to AP, the storm was approaching the region south of Acapulco, but forecasts did not indicate that it would make direct landfall on Saturday. Forecasts can change if the track or intensity shifts.
Vance is relevant to Mexico because of its potential effects on coastal traffic, tourism and fishing. The direct effects for the Netherlands are limited. The storm is, however, another example of extreme weather that meteorological services continually recalculate; an individual storm does not in itself prove a cause through climate change.
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The meteorological data and warnings were checked directly with the National Hurricane Center and compared with AP. The text distinguishes between measurements, forecasts and uncertainties.
- confirmed Vance was approximately 590 kilometres south-west of Acapulco on 24 October. — This is stated in the National Hurricane Center bulletin. source
- confirmed Maximum sustained winds were approximately 175 kilometres per hour. — The bulletin gives 110 mph, equivalent to approximately 175 km/h. source
- confirmed No coastal warnings were in effect. — The official bulletin states that no coastal watches or warnings were in effect. source
- confirmed The storm may cause dangerous surf and currents. — The National Hurricane Center warns of life-threatening surf and rip currents. source
Editor's note
The position, wind strength and expected movement are based on advisories from the National Hurricane Center. The eventual track and any effects on land remain uncertain; on 24 October, no coastal warnings were in effect.Sources
- Hurricane Vance Advisory Number 12 — National Hurricane Center
- Vance intensifies rapidly and could become a major Category 3 hurricane — Associated Press
- Offshore Forecast for the Eastern Pacific — National Hurricane Center
More on this in Dutch media
- De Telegraaf — „orkaan vance”
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