Raul Ojeda
Mexico City / 24.09.2024 17:50:00
The tropical storm Helene was formed this Tuesday September 24th and the National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported What will be your path?; here we tell you if it could affect Mexico.
According to the 12:15 report, the system was located at 280 kilometers east-southeast of Cozumel and 310 kilometers southeast of Cancun, both points in Quintana Roo.
The SMN indicated that they remain area of prevention due to tropical storm effects from Rio Lagartos, Yucatan, to Tulum, Quintana Roo, and the area of hurricane watch from Cabo Catoche to Tulum, Quintana Roo.
Tropical storm ‘Helene’ will pass near Mexico, the SMN estimated. (Yazmin Sanchez) expand
It is estimated that the cyclone, which acquired the tropical storm force al northwest of the Caribbean Sea, have a displacement towards the United StatesHowever, its trajectory could cause damage in Mexico.
“Its circulation will cause very heavy rains, sometimes torrential, strong gusts of wind and high waves in the Yucatan Peninsula,” the agency said in a report.
Track of tropical storm ‘Helene’
Helene It is the eighth named system of the season in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane.
Will ‘Helene’ impact Mexico?
According to SMN estimates, the center of the cyclone will pass near Quintana Roo65 kilometers from Cancun, with the force of a Category 1 hurricane he September 25that approximately 06:00 hours.
The center is not expected to make landfall.however, the cloud bands of the phenomenon and the proximity to the coast could cause heavy rains, high waves and strong winds in the Yucatan Peninsula.
This is how ‘Helene’ will move
Below we present the displacement model per day for the tropical storm Helene.
- September 24, 18:00 hours: tropical storm 195 kilometers east-southeast of Cancun, Quintana Roo
- September 25, 06:00 hours: Category 1 hurricane 65 kilometers northeast of Cancun, Quintana Roo
- September 26, 06:00 hours: Category 3 hurricane 505 kilometers north-northeast of Cabo Catoche, Quintana Roo.
- September 26, 6:00 p.m.: Category 3 hurricane 940 kilometers north-northeast of Cabo Catoche, Q. Roo.
- September 27, 06:00 hours: tropical storm on land 1,400 kilometers north-northeast of Cabo Catoche, Quintana Roo.
Track of tropical storm ‘Helene’, updated as of September 24. | SMN expand
How to watch the path of a cyclone LIVE?
Using tools such as Windy It is possible perform live tracking of meteorological phenomena such as tropical storms and hurricanes. The tropical storm Helene moves as follows:
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