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The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued a hurricane watch for Providencia Island and part of the coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras, in the Caribbean.
“Hurricane watch is issued for Providencia Island. A hurricane watch means that Hurricane conditions are possible within the area under surveillance, generally within 48 hours ”, published the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies on its Twitter account.
A Hurricane Watch means that Hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. @NHC_Atlantic
– Ideam Colombia (@IDEAMColombia) November 14, 2020
According to the latest Ideam bulletin, the tropical storm Iota has continued with its slow transit through the Colombian Caribbean towards the West with a high possibility of favoring cloudy conditions with rainfall, electrical activity, strong winds and waves above normal during the following days in various sectors of the Colombian Caribbean, including the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, and its keys.
“According to the latest report from the National Hurricane Center (NHC-NOAA), the center of the cyclone was positioned at 12.6 ° N 76.4 ° W with maximum sustained winds of 45 knots (83 km / h) and a minimum central pressure estimated at 1002 mb “, he reported.
The tropical cyclone is moving west-southwest at a speed of 4 knots (7 km / h) with high possibility of becoming a hurricane between the night of Sunday 15 and early morning of 16 November, so the Institute suggested extreme measures on the island of Providencia where they have a warning of hurricane winds with intensities greater than 64 knots (119 km / h).
The Iota Scroll has caused bad weather conditions in various sectors of the country, for which the Ideam especially recommended, to the inhabitants of the Caribbean and the archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, and its keys Serrana, Serranilla, Roncador and Quitasueño that they take preventive measures against the probability of winds and waves with values above normal, of threat to the community and both air and maritime navigation.
“In the same way we suggest special care in areas of high slope located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in the South of La Guajira and North of Cesar and Magdalena. Likewise, sectors of the departments of Norte de Santander; Santander; Bolivar; Atlantic, Córdoba Sucre, Boyacá and Occidente de Arauca, given the probability of sudden floods and / or landslides, “the entity added.
Nicaragua expects Iota to hit its coasts on Monday
The Nicaraguan authorities reported this Saturday that expect storm Iota to enter next monday through the extreme northeast of Nicaragua “with a probable category of intense hurricane”, in the same area that 11 days ago was affected by the destructive cyclone Eta, which left thousands of victims.
“It is anticipated that probably approaches Cabo Gracias a Dios, between the southern part of Honduras and the extreme northeast of Nicaragua, with a probable category of severe hurricane, Monday afternoon or evening, “the Nicaraguan Institute for Territorial Studies (Ineter) indicated in an official report.
Ineter explained, however, that “by his distance this still has inaccuracies“and it will be” as this system continues to advance westward “, that” there will be better certainty of its entry route and land and final intensity.
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