Hurricane Agatha Intensifies, Expected to Make Landfall in Mexico today
According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Agatha has rapidly strengthened in the eastern Pacific Ocean and was nearing major hurricane status as it approached the southern Mexico coast on Sunday night.
The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season, Agatha has maximum sustained winds of 110mph and winds gusts of up to 130 mph, as per the NHC. It is located about 125 miles southwest of Puerto Angel, Mexico. The hurricane is now just shy of a Category 3 storm and is expected to continue intensifying before making landfall on Monday near Salina Cruz, Mexico.
Hurricane warning is in effect for Salina Cruz to Lagunas de Chacahua. Tropical storm warnings are issued for Salina Cruz eastward to Boca de Pijijiapan and Lagunas de Chacahua westward to Punta Maldonado. As per the NHC, storm surge could produce coastal flooding near to and east of where the center passes the coast in areas of onshore winds. It may be accompanied by large and destructive waves.
NHC also forecasted heavy rains from Agatha to hit portions of southern Mexico by Sunday into Tuesday night. The heaviest rain is predicted across the Mexican state of Oaxaca, where 10 to 16 inches of rain is expected, but can be totaled up to 20 inches in isolated areas.
After crossing land, the remnant low of a dissipated Agatha could re-emerge into the southern Gulf of Mexico by the middle of this week.
Assessing the impact
EigenPrism users can access the following quick links to track hurricane Agatha. You can immediately overlay the following footprints on your exposure:
- Hurricane Agatha Forecast Wind Swath – Advisory 10A – as of 2022-05-30
- Tropical Storm Agatha 2022 5-day Forecast Max Winds at 2022-05-29
- Daily Peak Wind Gust across NA for May 29, 2022
- Hurricane-Force (>64 kt) Wind Probabilities from 2022-05-30 to 2022-06-04
- Tropical-Storm-Force (>34 kt) Wind Probabilities from 2022-05-30 to 2022-06-04
