The maps of the expected hurricane of Eric appear towards Mexico, where the storm is rapidly intensified to the 2 Class in the Pacific star-news.press/wp

Hurricane Eric-the Fifth Storm of the East Pacific season-is condensed as it continues on a way towards Mexico. National Hurricane Center He said On Wednesday morning, Eric is expected to boost quickly throughout the day and become a big hurricane as he approaches southern Mexico on Thursday.

As of 5 pm East time on Wednesday, Eric promoted to a 2 -category storm with sustainable winds of about 110 miles per hour and higher spots. The winds of the hurricane forces spanned 25 miles and winds of tropical storm, which extends 90 miles from its center. It focused about 85 miles south of Portorkan, Mexico.

This map shows the expected path of the storm:

The center of the storm was expected to approach the coast of southern Mexico on Wednesday night and move inside Thursday, prompting a warning from a hurricane from Aquolco to Puerto Angel. A hurricane clock was released from West Aquapolco to Texpan de Galena.

The tropical storm warning is valid for East Buerto Angel to Salina Cruz and West Aquolco to Tequan de Galiana.

The National Center for Hurricane warned that Eric is intensifying quickly and is expected to become a large hurricane on Wednesday night. The center said that the storm “is expected to bring the potential destroyed winds and life -threatening floods to parts of southern Mexico late night and Thursday.”

The main situation begins in Category 3 On the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, with winds ranging from 111 miles per hour and 129 miles per hour, which is strong enough to cause “devastating damage”, according to NOAA.

NOAA says about Possible effects of the category. “Many trees will be cut or uprooted, which prevents many roads. Electricity and water will not be available for several days to weeks after the storm passes.”

The center said on the area as part of a Hurricane warning: “Preparations must be completed to protect life and property to end,” the center said on the region.

The service says that the 4 and 5 categories have greater effects, with the ability to cause “catastrophic damage”. This scale, however, is just a wind calculating.

“Water risk – The interior storms and floods were historically the main causes of life loss during hurricanes, “NOAA warns:” Hurricanes can also bring strong winds, hurricanes, rough browsing and wind photographing. ”

Eric is expected to produce between 8 to 12 inches of rain, with the maximum of 16 inches by Lyce Oceaka and Getero, the National Center for Hurricane said, which led to “life flooding and muddar collapses, especially in sharp terrain.” Chiabas, Mishwakan, Kulima and Galisco are expected to see between 2 and 4 inches of rain.

It is also expected that the dangerous storm storm storms, which are a rise in sea level during the storm, will create coastal floods and accompanied by “large and destructive waves”.

Eric is on the right track to influence ACAPULCO, which is an area destroyed Hurricane Otis In October 2023, Otis struck the city as a 5 category and left dozens of people who died after the wind speeds increased by 115 miles per hour in one-second day, the fastest registered rate of the modern era, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A woman said: “We left nothing.” “Everything is damaged.”