Hurricane Olaf makes landfall in Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Hurricane Olaf made landfall on Thursday night very close to San José del Cabo, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, reported the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC, for its acronym in English). ).

The hurricane made an impact around 10 pm local time with maximum sustained winds of about 155 km / h.

Earlier, authorities in Mexico had announced that they were on alert due to the arrival of Olaf, which could impact as category 2 during the night of this Thursday and early Friday, the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported in a statement. .

The governor of Baja California Sur, Carlos Mendoza Davis, announced that school activities had been canceled for this Friday specifically in Los Cabos and La Paz.

According to Conagua, Olaf will cause torrential rains of 150 to 250 millimeters in Baja California Sur, very strong of 50 to 75 millimeters in towns of Nayarit and Sinaloa, strong of 25 to 50 millimeters in regions of Jalisco and intervals of showers of 5 to 25 millimeters in Colima.

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Winds of 120 to 140 km / h are also expected with waves of 5 to 7 meters in height on the coast of Baja California Sur, and gusts of winds of 60 to 80 km / h with waves of 3 to 5 m in the coasts of Sinaloa and the southern Sea of ​​Cortez.

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"On the forecast track, the center of Olaf will approach southern Baja California Sur today, move near or over the southern part of the peninsula tonight and Friday, and then move westward away from land on Friday. at night and on Saturday, "the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said at noon on Thursday.

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