Hurricane Simon Strengthens to a Category 2 Storm, the National Hurricane Center Says
Forecasters said Simon could bring up to 63 centimeters of rain and hurricane-force winds to parts of southwestern Mexico.
- Hurricane Simon approaches Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday, with the Category 1 hurricane forecast to turn north by early Saturday and approach the coast.
- The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported Simon had maximum sustained winds of 120 kph early Friday, centered about 355 kilometers south of Manzanillo and 525 kilometers south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes.
- Forecasters expect Simon to intensify rapidly and become a Category 4 storm before landfall, with such hurricanes featuring maximum sustained winds of 210-250 kph on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
- Torrential rainfall across southwestern Mexico could trigger flooding and mudslides, with forecasters predicting 20 to 38 centimeters of rain and isolated areas receiving up to 63 centimeters.
- Forecasters issued a hurricane warning for parts of the central and southwest coast, where hurricane-force winds are expected within 36 hours; tropical storm conditions remain possible along the coast.
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Hurricane Simon is rapidly strengthening off Mexico's Pacific coast and is expected to hit the coast, one of the country's most popular tourist areas, as a highly dangerous Category 4 storm by Sunday, Reuters reports.
Pacific Tropical System Intensifies into Category 1 Hurricane Simon off Western Mexico
Tropical Storm Simon has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale off Mexico’s Pacific coast, prompting severe weather warnings, coastal port closures, and civil protection evacuations across western states. According to updates from the National Water Commission (Conagua) and the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the center of Hurricane Simon was positioned approximately 380 kilometers south of Manzanillo, Colima…
The U.S. hurricane agency (NHC) expects the cyclone to arrive early in the morning from Friday to Saturday on the coast of the state of Jalisco, where the tourist resort of Puerto Vallarta is located. Before becoming a hurricane, Simon already caused heavy rains in Acapulco, another popular Mexican destination that was devastated by Hurricane Otis in 2024. Cars were submerged in flooded avenues and in a market, the current was dragging refrigera…
Mexico City, Oct. 9 (EFE).- Hurricane Simón, currently of category 1, could escalate rapidly to category 3 this Friday at local noon and become a category 4 cyclone during the early hours of Saturday, as it approaches the coasts of western Mexico, where torrential rains are expected [...] The entry Hurricane Simón threatens to reach category 4 in front of the Mexican Pacific was first published in HolaNews.
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Hurricane Simon forecast to get much stronger as it heads to Mexico’s Pacific coast
Hurricane Simon is heading toward Mexico's Pacific coast and forecast to get much stronger. U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for parts of central Mexico's coast. That means hurricane-force winds are expected in the warning area within 36 hours. Simon had winds of 90 mph early Friday and was moving northwest at 5 mph. It was Category 1 strength but was expected to grow to a Category 4 hurricane before landfall. Farther north, Tropical …
Hurricane Simon forecast to get much stronger as it heads to Mexico's Pacific Coast
Hurricane Simon was headed toward part of Mexico's Pacific Coast on Friday and forecast to get much stronger, leading to hurricane-force winds and torrential rains that could cause flooding and mudslides.
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