Hurricane Olaf heading for Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts
Published:Thursday | September 9, 2021 | 2:10 PM
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Olaf was heading toward a strike on the Los Cabos resort region at the tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula on Thursday.
As the storm approached, authorities closed ports in the area, prepared temporary shelters and urged people to monitor public announcements.
The US National Hurricane Center said the area could see hurricane-force winds and very heavy rain on Thursday afternoon and into the night.
The ports of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo closed to vessel traffic as tourism operators moved boats at Cabo San Lucas to safer moorings.
The hurricane was centred about 115 miles southeast of Cabo San Lucas early Thursday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.
It was advancing to the north-northwest at nine miles per hour.
The Hurricane Center said Olaf is likely to strengthen as it nears the coast.
Hurricane-force winds extended as far as 35 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds as far as 115 miles.
The hurricane was expected to bring three to six inches of rain to the southern part of the peninsula, with up to 10 inches in isolated spots, creating the danger of flash floods and mudslides.
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