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Currently en República Dominicana — 25 de octobre: Fuertes marejadas y aire frío este miércoles en RD por influencia de Tammy
Jean Suriel & Eric Holthaus
October 25, 2023
El tiempo, currently.
Fuertes marejadas y aire frío este miércoles en RD por influencia de Tammy
El Huracán Tammy sigue alejándose de la región del Caribe, pero sus efectos indirectos continuarán en las próximas 24 a 48 horas: para este miércoles se espera la llegada de una masa de aire al norte de República Dominicana, que refrescará el ambiente durante varios días en las noches.
También se prevé un aumento de las marejadas en la costa atlántica del país por la influencia lejana del fenómeno: olas entre 7 y 10 pies de altura podrían registrarse hasta el fin de semana.
Mientras que la vaguada se mantendrá al norte del Caribe, generando lluvias entre moderadas y fuertes: para este miércoles en la mañana podrían ocurrir chubascos hacia el norte, noreste y noroeste; durante la tarde, los aguaceros aumentarán en intensidad y se extenderán hacia el resto del territorio nacional.
What you need to know, currently.
Hurricane Otis made landfall early Wednesday near Acapulco, Mexico at Category 5 strength — the strongest hurricane landfall in recorded history on Mexico’s west coast — and the strongest ever in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Initial reports show a partial collapse of a shopping mall, and palm trees stripped completely bare of leaves due to the strong winds. The city has almost completely lost power. The National Hurricane Center, in its final advisory before the storm struck, called it a “nightmare scenario.”
According to the Washington Post (gift link), Otis strengthened from a Category 1 to a Category 5 in just 12 hours — the fastest rate ever recorded for a hurricane in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and one of the fastest rates in world history.
The 24-hour rapid intensification of #Otis is in rare air.
Otis (2023; EP): 95 kts -- Prelim
Ambali (2020: SI): 100 kts
Hagibis (2019; WP): 100 kts
Ernie (2017; SI): 95 kts
Patricia (2015; EP): 105 kts
Wilma (2005; NA): 95 kts
Karen (1962; WP): 100 kts
Vera (1959; WP): 105 kts— Steve Bowen (@SteveBowenWx)
3:26 AM • Oct 25, 2023
Before Otis, no hurricane stronger than a Category 1 had ever made landfall near Acapulco in recorded history, and the storm’s extremely rapid intensification mean residents and visitors there had less than 24 hours warning before Otis made landfall. On a personal note, it’s hard to imagine going to bed expecting some rain and strong winds, and waking up to a city in catastrophic chaos.
Around the world, warming ocean waters are making extremely rapid intensification of tropical cyclones like Otis more likely. There have been only eight instances of storms strengthening as fast as Otis in recorded history (with comprehensive records dating back more than 70 years) — five of them have occurred in just the past 8 years.