Hurricane Kay continued to strengthen in the Mexican Pacific on Tuesday as it moved toward the touristy Baja California peninsula and could become a major hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned.
On Monday, Kay began to blow maximum sustained winds of 130 km / h, becoming a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale after its heavy rains over the weekend left at least three dead in southern Mexico. Read full story
“Maximum sustained winds remain near 140 km/h with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast over the next 36 hours, and Kay could become a major hurricane during that time,” the Miami-based NHC warned.
“Weakening is forecast to begin Thursday, but Kay will remain a strong hurricane as it passes near the Baja California peninsula.”
From category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, a hurricane is considered “major”. A cyclone of this magnitude blows winds between 178-208 km/h and can cause devastating damage.
At 4:00 p.m. local time (2100 GMT), Kay was located about 470 kilometers south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and was blowing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour (km / h) with stronger gusts, while moving to the northwest at 24 km/h, according to NHC data.
Starting Wednesday, Kay’s force will begin to affect the Baja California peninsula, where popular tourist areas such as Los Cabos and La Paz are located.
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