Hurricane Jova is expected to make landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico today. The storm is now a category 3, just becoming a category 3 on Monday with winds of excess of 115 mph. The storm is one of the largest in almost a decade and is threatening resort towns along the coast. Puerto Vallarta is directly in the hurricanes path and is expecting flooding, heavy rains, and large waves. The rains and waves are expected to have the greatest impact due to the fact that the population is on the coast. Additionally, logging (deforestation in the region) has weakened the slopes in the mountainous portions of the affected region and landslides are now a possibility too. These ever growing threats associated with the storm have caused for hurricane warnings to be issued by the Mexican government.
Satellite image of Hurricane Jova
http://www.newsday.com/news/weather/hurricane-jova-becomes-a-major-storm-in-pacific-1.3234113
Forecast predictions for Mexican coast
http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=4623
Article
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-11/hurricane-jova-heads-for-mexico-coast-as-warnings-issued.html
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