As Hurricane Patricia bears down on Mexico, authorities and emergency managers are working to anticipate and respond to its impact on the population. The forecast intensity is lower than the model consensus due to the very high terrain. Patricia should move to the north-northeast and northeast ahead of a mid-level trough over the south-central United States. This data is provided by NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC). However, this area of low pressure is expected to draw significant amounts of moisture from Patricia's remnants, and could result in locally heavy rainfall over portions of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico coastline within the next few days. Chief Broking Officer Organizations located in this should prepare for locally heavy rains and the possibility of significant flooding. Aon Risk Solutions LATAM We are not accepting donations for relief efforts. Direct Relief is responding after a series of major fires erupted around the world, including in Australia, the Amazon and throughout the U.S. You don't have to donate. Anticipating the devastating combination of high winds, a coastal surge, and as much as 20 inches of rain in certain areas, Mexican authorities evacuated more than 50,000 people from harm's way. Hurricane Patricia intensified from a tropical storm into the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere with sustained winds of 200 mph. This data is provided by NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JWTC). Chief Commercial Officer As Hurricane Patricia bears down on Mexico, authorities and emergency managers are working to anticipate and respond to its impact on the population. Downloaded from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Tel: +52.55.5387.6359 alejandro.marmorek@aon.com, Alejandro Rocha Claims Preparation, Advocacy and Valuation Direct Relief staff are planning to be in Texas by Monday. Mexico Airports –  Airports throughout Mexico. Hurricane Patricia was the most intense tropical cyclone on record worldwide in terms of wind speed and the second-most intense on record worldwide in terms of pressure, behind Typhoon Tip in 1979, with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 872 mbar (hPa; 25.75 inHg). Managing Director It became a category 5 hurricane (on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) over anomalously warm waters to the south of Mexicoand the strongest , hurricane on record in the eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic basinThe hurricanes. ron.hajjar@aon.com, Peter Jagger The team is also working with the Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil (SEGOB), Fundación IMSS, SEMAR, CADENA, and the Ministry of Health, with which Direct Relief has pre-existing relationships. Direct Relief operates the world’s largest charitable hurricane preparedness program and keeps emergency modules preassembled and ready to send should a disaster strike. Hurricane Patricia Planning and Response Site Update on Hurricane Patricia As of Saturday afternoon, October 24, Aon teams in the US, Mexico, and Spain have received no notices of loss arising from the impact of Hurricane Patricia including ongoing flooding conditions in … Digital tools for those affected by Hurricane Patricia and resources for responders searching online for information. Global Client Network Manager In addition to resources and guidance, periodic storm updates will be posted, but for more timely forecasts, please subscribe to Impact Forecasting Cat Alerts, Sign up for Impact Forecasting Cat Alerts for frequent storm updates here. To send donations by mail, find your country below. Health, Hurricane Patricia, Hurricanes, Mexico, Texas. alejandro.rocha@aon.com, Bernardo Arroyo Doing so requires a multitude of data sources related to the storm and its path, demographics, health facility locations, power infrastructure, road networks, topography, and more. Despite weakening from its peak intensity earlier on Friday at 200 mph (325 kph), Patricia remained a Category 5 at landfall.