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Ingrid
became the second hurricane of the Atlantic season, bearing down on
eastern Mexico as Tropical Storm Manuel strengthened off the country's
Pacific coast, with both expected to bring life-threatening floods.
Ingrid Becomes Second Hurricane as Storms Threaten Mexico Coasts
By Brian K. Sullivan & Edward Welsch -
Sep 14, 2013 3:46 PM PT
Ingrid became the second hurricane
of the Atlantic season, bearing down on eastern Mexico as
Tropical Storm Manuel strengthened off the country’s Pacific
coast, with both expected to bring life-threatening floods.
The hurricane is in the Gulf of Mexico about 195 miles (314 kilometers) east of the Mexican city of Tuxpan and is expected to dump as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain over a large part of eastern Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said today in a statement. The storm is moving north at 7 miles per hour and a hurricane warning is in effect for Cabo Rojo to La Pesca, the statement said.
“Hurricane conditions are expected in the hurricane warning area by Monday, although tropical storm conditions could begin by late Sunday,” the hurricane center said. “These rains are likely to result in life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.”
The Mexican government issued a hurricane warning for Ingrid’s path, and the U.S. hurricane center said a tropical storm warning was in effect from Acapulco to Manzanillo on the Pacific coast.
Tropical Storm Manuel gained strength today in the Pacific. Manuel is about 85 miles south-southwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, and is likely to also create life-threatening flash floods with as much as 15 inches of rain expected over the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, the hurricane center said in its latest advisory.
Pemex suspended air and sea operations at its rigs in the bay, according to a company statement. The oil ports of Cayo Arcas, which processes about 68 percent of Mexico’s crude exports, and Dos Bocas were closed, the country’s Merchant Marine said today in its daily weather bulletin.
Storm tracking aircraft found Ingrid growing stronger, with maximum sustained winds at 75 miles per hour, up from 70 mph a few hours earlier. The storm will drift north tonight and turn toward the northwest tomorrow, the center said.
The slow motion of the storm may allow it to strengthen because it is over warm water, from which tropical systems can draw power, said Dan Kottlowski, a meteorologist with AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania.
On its current track, Ingrid won’t be a threat to U.S. production areas in the Gulf of Mexico, said Matt Rogers, president of Commodity Weather Group LLC in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Gulf is home to about 5.6 percent of U.S. gas output, 23 percent of crude production and more than 45 percent of petroleum refining capacity, Energy Department data show.
Rogers said clouds and rain from Ingrid may cross into Texas next week, bringing cooler temperatures that will dull electricity demand across the state.
“The worst thing for heavy rain are hills, mountains and mud,” Schlacter said by telephone. “The consequences for humanitarian purposes are just that more horrific.”
Schlacter said it’s possible heavy rain will fall across southern Mexico for the next five days.
The hurricane center was also tracking Humberto, now a post-tropical cyclone, which was about 980 miles northwest of the Cape Verde Islands with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. It was heading west-northwest at 13 mph and wasn’t a threat to land.
Tropical Depression Gabrielle was absorbed by a cold front today. Its remnants were bringing heavy rain to Canada’s Atlantic coast.
To contact the reporters on this story: Brian K. Sullivan in Boston at bsullivan10@bloomberg.net; Edward Welsch in Calgary at ewelsch1@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Andrew Reierson at areierson1@bloomberg.net; Dan Stets at dstets@bloomberg.net
end quote from:The hurricane is in the Gulf of Mexico about 195 miles (314 kilometers) east of the Mexican city of Tuxpan and is expected to dump as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain over a large part of eastern Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said today in a statement. The storm is moving north at 7 miles per hour and a hurricane warning is in effect for Cabo Rojo to La Pesca, the statement said.
“Hurricane conditions are expected in the hurricane warning area by Monday, although tropical storm conditions could begin by late Sunday,” the hurricane center said. “These rains are likely to result in life-threatening flash floods and mud slides.”
The Mexican government issued a hurricane warning for Ingrid’s path, and the U.S. hurricane center said a tropical storm warning was in effect from Acapulco to Manzanillo on the Pacific coast.
Tropical Storm Manuel gained strength today in the Pacific. Manuel is about 85 miles south-southwest of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, and is likely to also create life-threatening flash floods with as much as 15 inches of rain expected over the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, the hurricane center said in its latest advisory.
Oil Fields
Ingrid is currently drifting west across the Bay of Campeche where Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico’s state-owned oil company known as Pemex, has its two largest oil fields. They produce about 1.25 million barrels a day.Pemex suspended air and sea operations at its rigs in the bay, according to a company statement. The oil ports of Cayo Arcas, which processes about 68 percent of Mexico’s crude exports, and Dos Bocas were closed, the country’s Merchant Marine said today in its daily weather bulletin.
Storm tracking aircraft found Ingrid growing stronger, with maximum sustained winds at 75 miles per hour, up from 70 mph a few hours earlier. The storm will drift north tonight and turn toward the northwest tomorrow, the center said.
The slow motion of the storm may allow it to strengthen because it is over warm water, from which tropical systems can draw power, said Dan Kottlowski, a meteorologist with AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania.
Pacific Season
Manuel became the 13th storm of the Pacific season, which began May 15. It had top winds of about 50 mph and is expected to gain strength through the weekend. The storm was moving at about 7 mph and is expected to turn northwest today and approach the coast of southwestern Mexico by early tomorrow. Manuel is expected to make landfall tomorrow, the center said.On its current track, Ingrid won’t be a threat to U.S. production areas in the Gulf of Mexico, said Matt Rogers, president of Commodity Weather Group LLC in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Gulf is home to about 5.6 percent of U.S. gas output, 23 percent of crude production and more than 45 percent of petroleum refining capacity, Energy Department data show.
Rogers said clouds and rain from Ingrid may cross into Texas next week, bringing cooler temperatures that will dull electricity demand across the state.
‘Mammoth Rainfall’
The main impact of the two storms will be “mammoth rainfall amounts” across southern Mexico, said Michael Schlacter, founder of Weather 2000 Inc. in New York.“The worst thing for heavy rain are hills, mountains and mud,” Schlacter said by telephone. “The consequences for humanitarian purposes are just that more horrific.”
Schlacter said it’s possible heavy rain will fall across southern Mexico for the next five days.
The hurricane center was also tracking Humberto, now a post-tropical cyclone, which was about 980 miles northwest of the Cape Verde Islands with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. It was heading west-northwest at 13 mph and wasn’t a threat to land.
Tropical Depression Gabrielle was absorbed by a cold front today. Its remnants were bringing heavy rain to Canada’s Atlantic coast.
To contact the reporters on this story: Brian K. Sullivan in Boston at bsullivan10@bloomberg.net; Edward Welsch in Calgary at ewelsch1@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Andrew Reierson at areierson1@bloomberg.net; Dan Stets at dstets@bloomberg.net
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