He National Weather Service reported that the cold front number 21 and its polar air mass will impact a large part of the national territory during the next few days, generating intense rains, strong winds, high waves and a marked drop in temperature. The phenomenon will mainly affect the northeast, east and southeast of the country, with risk conditions in coastal areas and mountainous regions..
For him Sunday December 14the frontal system will move over the northeast and the slope of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will interact with low pressure channels and a trough aloft. This combination will cause heavy to very heavy rains, with occasional intense rains in Tamaulipas and Chiapas, as well as showers in large areas of the center, west and southeast of the country, including the Yucatan Peninsula.
The associated polar air mass will cause a significant drop in temperatures, with a cold to very cold environment during the early morning in the north, northeast and center of Mexico, as well as frost in mountain areas. In contrast, high maximum temperatures will remain, of 35 to 40 degrees Celsius, in Pacific entities such as Sinaloa, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero and Oaxaca.
The event will also be accompanied by intense winds. Northerly winds are expected with gusts of up to 90 kilometers per hour in the isthmus and gulf of Tehuantepec, and gusts of 50 to 70 kilometers per hour on the coasts of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, in addition to high waves that could reach between 2.5 and 3.5 meters in the Gulf of Tehuantepec.
During the monday 15the cold front will remain almost stationary over the Yucatan Peninsula, while on Tuesday it will begin to move towards the Caribbean Sea. Although daytime temperatures will tend to gradually recover, the cold environment will persist during the night and early morning, with intermittent rains and showers in the northeast, center, east and southeast of the country.
For the period of mars 16 a Wednesday 17 December, rains of variable intensity will continue, especially in Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Chiapas and Quintana Roo, as well as moderate to strong gusts of wind in various regions. The meteorological authority warned that intense rainfall could cause flooding of rivers and streams, landslides, flooding and flooding, while strong winds represent a risk due to falling trees and advertisements..
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