Cold front #40 enters Mexico from northwest

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February 21, 2019.

Government of Mexico, issues the following notice: THE COLD FRONT No. 40 WILL ENTER THE NORTHWEST OF THE COUNTRY AND THE FRONT No. 38 WILL BE MAINTAINED ALONG THE COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

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This day, the No. 38 front will extend as a stationary over the western Gulf of Mexico and will originate cloudy with rain in the east and northeast of the country. In turn, the new  cold front No. 40 , associated with a vortex of cold core, will give rise to the Eighth Winter Storm of the season on the northwest of the national territory, generating cloudy and heavy rains, gusts of wind greater than 60 km / h and a very cold environment in this region, as well as conditions for falling snow and / or sleet in mountainous areas of Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua, gradually extending to the north of Durango. The rest of the country will continue under the effects of the heat wave.

Precipitation forecast for today February 21, 2019:

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Intervals of showers with strong point storms (25 to 50 mm)
 : Baja California and Sonora. 
Intervals of showers (5.1 to 25 mm) : Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Chiapas and Quintana Roo. 
Isolated rains (0.1 to 5.0) : Nuevo Leon, Zacatecas, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Puebla, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatan. 

Potential for falling snow and / or sleet: Mountain  areas of Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua, gradually extending to the north of Durango.The prevailing conditions over the northwest of Mexico will give rise to the development of the Eighth Winter Storm of the season.

Forecast of minimum temperatures for today February 21, 2019: 

Temperatures of -5 to 0 ° C:  Sierras of Baja California, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Coahuila, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Tlaxcala and State of Mexico. 
Temperatures from 0 to 5 ° C:  Sierras de Michoacán, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, Queretaro, Hidalgo and Puebla. 

Forecast of maximum temperatures for today February 21, 2019: 

Temperatures above 40 ° C: 
 Zones of Nayarit, Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas. 
Temperatures from 35 to 40 ° C:  Zones of San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Colima, Hidalgo, Queretaro, Puebla, Morelos, Veracruz, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo.

Wind forecast for today February 21, 2019:  

Wind with gusts exceeding 70 km / h
 : Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango. 
Wind with gusts exceeding 60 km / h : Baja California, Coahuila and Zacatecas. 
Wind with gusts exceeding 50 km / h : Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Yucatan and Quintana Roo.Forecast by regions:

Valley of Mexico:  Partly cloudy sky during the day with a warm atmosphere. South wind from 10 to 25 km / h with gusts of 40 km / h. In Mexico City, a maximum temperature of 26 to 28 ° C and a minimum of 10 to 12 ° C is expected. For the capital of the State of Mexico, maximum temperature of 23 to 25 ° C and minimum of 2 to 4 ° C. 

Peninsula of Baja California:  Cloudy sky with strong point storms in Baja California and intervals of showers in Baja California Sur. Cold environment Northwest wind from 30 to 45 km / h with gusts of over 60 km / h, plus conditions for snow and / or sleet fall in the sierras of Baja California. 

North pacific: Cloudy sky with strong punctual storms, cold environment and conditions for snow and / or sleet fall in Sonora. Isolated rains and temperate environment in Sinaloa. West and southwest wind from 30 to 45 km / h with gusts that can exceed 70 km / h in Sonora. 

Pacific Center:  Partly cloudy sky with isolated rains in Nayarit and Jalisco. Very hot weather during the day and variable direction wind from 15 to 30 km / h with gusts that can exceed 50 km / h in Jalisco.

South Pacific:  Partly cloudy skies with intervals of showers in Chiapas and isolated rains in Oaxaca. Very hot atmosphere and southwest wind from 15 to 30 km / h with gusts of 45 km / h in Oaxaca and Chiapas.

Gulf of Mexico:  Partly cloudy sky with isolated rains in Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Tabasco; besides banks of scattered mists. Hot afternoon in the afternoon and east wind from 20 to 35 km / h.

Yucatan Peninsula:  Partly cloudy skies most of the day with intervals of afternoon showers in Quintana Roo, as well as isolated rains in Campeche and Yucatan. Hot and windy east component of 15 to 30 km / h with gusts that can exceed 50 km / h in Yucatan and Quintana Roo.

Mesa del Norte:  Partly cloudy skies with intervals of showers in Chihuahua, Coahuila and Durango, as well as isolated rains in Nuevo León and Zacatecas. Cold environment, snow fall and / or sleet in the mountains of Chihuahua and Durango. West wind from 20 to 40 km / h with gusts that can exceed 70 km / h in Chihuahua and Durango; greater 60 km / h in Coahuila and Zacatecas, and greater than 50 km / h in Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí and Aguascalientes.

Central Table:  Partly cloudy sky during the day with isolated rains in Puebla. Hot weather and southwest wind from 10 to 25 km / h with gusts of 40 km / h.The maximum rains of the last 24 hours (in millimeters) were recorded in:Without significant reports.The maximum temperatures (in ° C) were recorded in:Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chis., 38.3; Campeche, Camp., 38.2; Zacatepec, Mor., 37.5; Merida, Yuc., 37.3; Coatzacoalcos, Ver., 35.8; Salina Cruz, Oax., 34.5 and Tacubaya, CDMX, 27.7.The minimum temperatures (in ° C) were recorded in:Amanalco, Edo. from Mex., -2.4; Huitzilac, Mor., -1.1; Constitution of 1857, BC, -0.8; Zitácuaro, Mich., -0.3; El Vergel, Chih., 1.2; La Florida, Zac., 1.5; Santa Catarina, NL, 2.8; Nogales, Son., 3.8 and Airport, CDMX, 14.0.

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