United States Consulate General Guadalajara
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO
AS MANY AMERICAN CITIZENS AS POSSIBLE
Emergency Message to U.S. Citizens:
Hurricane Jova
Date: October 10, 2011
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This emergency message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing and traveling in Mexico that the National Hurricane Center (NHC,
www.nhc.noaa.gov) forecasts Hurricane Jova, currently a category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, is approaching Mexico’s Pacific coast. The NHC has issued a hurricane warning for the coast of Mexico from Punta San Telmo northwestward to Cabo Corrientes, with a tropical storm warning for other parts of Mexico’s western coast.
The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Jova is moving in from the Pacific Ocean and is expected to approach Mexico’s coast the evening of Tuesday, October 11 or the early morning of Wednesday, October 12 most likely affecting the coasts of Jalisco and Colima including the resort areas of Puerto Vallarta/Rivera Nayarit and Manzanillo. As of Monday morning, maximum sustained winds are near 125 MPH with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is likely before landfall. More information about Hurricane Jova from the NHC can be found at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?epac. Proteccion Civil, the Mexican agency in charge of emergency preparedness, is also monitoring the storm and more information can be found at their websites
http://proteccioncivil.jalisco.gob.mx/index.html (Jalisco),
http://www.proteccioncivil.gob.mx/en/ProteccionCivil/Colima1 (Colima), and
http://www.proteccioncivil.gob.mx/es/ProteccionCivil/Nayarit2 (Nayarit).
The U.S. Consulate General will continue to monitor Hurricane Jova and will issue updated messages as necessary. U.S. citizens are urged to locate shelter, monitor media reports, and follow all official instructions from local authorities. U.S. citizens should carry their travel documents at all times (i.e. U.S. passport, birth certificate, picture ID’s, etc.) or secure them in safe, waterproof locations. We also suggest that U.S. citizens contact friends and family in the United States with updates about their whereabouts.
Information on hurricanes and storm preparedness may be found on our “Hurricane Season-Know Before You Go” webpage, and on the “Natural Disasters” page of the Bureau of Consular Affairs website. Updated information on travel in Mexico may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States and Canada, or from overseas, 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 am to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
Please continue to monitor the Consulate General’s website (http://guadalajara.usconsulate.gov) for updated information. Please consult the Country Specific Information for Mexico, available on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website.
The U.S. Consular Agency in Puerto Vallarta is located at Paseo de los Cocoteros #85; Sur Paradise Plaza, Interior Local L-7, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, C.P. 63732. The U.S. Consular Agency in Puerto Vallarta’s telephone numbers are 011 52 322 222 0069 & 011 52 322 223 3301; the fax number is 011 52 322 223 0074. For after-hours emergencies, please call 011 52 33 3268 2145.
The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara is located at 175 Progreso Street, Col. Americana, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara’s telephone number is 011 52 33 3268 2100; the fax number is 011 52 33 3825 1951. For after-hours emergencies, please call 011 52 33 3268 2145.
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U.S. Consulate General Guadalajara
175 Progreso Street; Col. Americana
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
011 52 33 3268 2100
http://guadalajara.usconsulate.gov/The Consulate office hours are Monday through Friday
from 08:00 a.m. to 04:30 p.m. (except for Mexican and U.S. holidays).
Retransmitted by Jim Pierce, Warden for the Morelia area.
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