The National Emergency Commission (CNE) issued a yellow alert for the South, Central and North Pacific. The measure was adopted after the forecast by the National Meteorological Institute (IMN) about the increase of rains as of October 24th.
The authorities also defined a green alert for the Central Valley and the Northern Zone.
The CNE urges people in these areas to maximize safety and take precautions against the arrival of downpours, especially those who live in areas prone to flooding or landslides.
The possible formation of a low pressure system in the southwest of the Caribbean Sea, coupled with the activation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone on the country, provides for a rainy scenario in Costa Rica starting on Tuesday.
According to the IMN, it is estimated that in periods of 24 hours the rains reach amounts of:
• 100-250 mm. in the Central Pacific and South Pacific;
• 60-80 mm. in the North Zone and Guanacaste;
• 150-250 mm in the North, Central and South Pacific on Wednesday
• 60 to 80 mm. in the rest of the country.
It would also increase the wind at speeds of 40 to 60 kilometers per hour.
Weeks ago storm Nate hit towns in Guanacaste and Puntarenas, which today still work to get back to normal.
On Sunday afternoon, the IMN reported that the National Hurricane Center posted a warning of the region where a tropical cyclone could form in the next five days.
The institute had already identified a similar region (specifically north of Panama), where a low pressure system would eventually become a more developed tropical cyclone.