Ideam raises the level of emergency due to the passage of a tropical storm in the Caribbean | Nation

The Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam) reported that “to date a tropical wave located at latitude 10.1N and longitude 59.5Wremains as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two, with a 70% probability of formation within the next 48 hours”

All this indicates which is highly probable that in the eastern and central Colombian Caribbean Sea and on the coast of Magdalena and La Guajira the winds have tropical storm force, which is equivalent to intensities greater than 63 kilometers per hour.

“According to our own analyses, the conditions are favorable so that today, Wednesday, June 29, the potential Tropical cyclone – two evolve into the category of tropical storm, located in the Caribbean Sea, near the coast of Venezuela, and continue its transit towards the center of the Caribbean,” the institute reported.

In addition, according to the Ideam forecast, the storm could be classified as a “hurricane”, no longer on Saturday, but on Friday, with a radius of action that would affect the western Caribbean Sea, with heavy rainfall and increased waves and wind in the area, including the archipelago of San Andres, Providencia, Santa Catalina and the keys.

Therefore, IDEAM recommended “being aware of the possible effects of heavy rains, with the probability of sudden floods, floods and landslides. The height of the waves as this system passes can be up to 4 meters in the Colombian Caribbean.” “.

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