Hurricane Orlene, which was downgraded to category 3 this Sunday, has put 9 states in western Mexico on alert, where it could make landfall on Monday, according to the National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC).
The agency reported “orange alert” for high danger in northwestern Jalisco and southern Nayarit, and “yellow alert” for moderate danger for Sinaloa, southwestern Jalisco, and northern, central and western Nayarit.
Other states and Colima, Durango, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Michoacán and Zacatecas are in danger, the CNPC added in its statement.
Orlene, which this morning had reached a category 4, weakened to a category 3 against off the coast of Jalisco, 95 miles southwest of Cabo Corrientes, and 170 miles southwest of San Blas, Nayarit, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN).
Its cloud bands will cause “intense rains with periods of torrential rains”, of 150 to 250 millimeters, in areas of Nayarit and Jalisco , in addition to “very strong to intense” rains in Colima and Sinaloa, based on the SMN forecast.
Likewise, there will be “strong to very heavy” rains in Durango and Michoacán.
The agency also forecast gusts of wind of 55 at 68 miles per hour and swell of 10 a 16 height feet on the coasts of Nayarit and Jalisco, as well as gusts of 16 to 55 miles per hour.