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Tropical Storm Marie strengthens south of Jalisco, bringing rain and higher waves to nine states Image: AFP
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Tropical Storm Marie strengthens south of Jalisco, bringing rain and higher waves to nine states

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Tropical Storm Marie was strengthening more than 800 kilometers south of Baja California Sur and moving northwest on Sept. 1.
  • The storm could become a Category 1 hurricane on Sept. 2 and reach Category 2 strength on Sept. 3, although forecasters did not expect a direct landfall in Mexico.
  • Heavy rain and elevated waves were forecast for parts of Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán and Guerrero.

Tropical Storm Marie is gaining strength in the Pacific south of Jalisco, but it is not currently expected to make a direct landfall in Mexico. Its effects will still be felt along the coast, with strong rain and increasingly high waves forecast through Friday.

The National Meteorological Service said Marie was more than 800 kilometers south of Baja California Sur on Sept. 1 and moving northwest. Its winds reached 95 kilometers per hour. Forecasters expected the system to become a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday, Sept. 2, and a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday.

The biggest waves were expected in Baja California Sur. On Thursday and Friday, they could reach 3 to 4 meters there. Waves of 1.5 to 2.5 meters were forecast for Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán and Guerrero.

Rainfall was expected to be heaviest in Baja California Sur, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Nayarit. Winds across affected coastal areas could reach 30 to 40 kilometers per hour, with gusts of 50 to 70 kilometers per hour. The forecast called for conditions to begin deteriorating on Wednesday and continue through Friday.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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