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Alert on 5 departments because of Cold Front

October 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Due to the premature arrival of the first cold front of the season on national territory coming in from the Gulf of Honduras today, the Permanent Contingency Commission (COPECO) declared yellow alert in Colon, Atlántida, Bay Islands, Cortés and Yoro.

According to the weather reports the cold front will leave rains of around 150 millimeters in 48 hours and this can worsen due to the extreme humidity saturation on the grounds.

This cold front will be generating sea-swell increase three feet above normal, winds up to 30 and 40 kilometers per hour and temperatures that will descend to 10 degrees, especially in the mountains.

In addition, this phenomenon will leave cloudy skies and Light rain during the day, Copeco has recommended to those that are near the vulnerable areas to be on the lookout for any changes with the rivers and landslides.

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