OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Mexico - Hurricane Kenna
24 October 2002


This message is not an official hurricane warning or alert for any
country.


1.  The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 15:00 GMT today,
the center of Hurricane Kenna was located near latitude 16.9 north,
longitude 108.7 west or about 315 miles / 510 km southwest of Cabo
Corrientes, Mexico. Maximum sustained winds are near 140 mph / 220 km/h
with higher gusts. Kenna is now a category-four hurricane.

2.  A Hurricane Warning has been issued for the southwestern coast of
Mexico from Mazatlan southward to La Fortuna, including the Mariasa
Islands.

3.  A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued from south of La Fortuna to
Manzanillo.

4.  For further information, please refer to the Website of the National
Hurricane Service in Miami at www.nhc.noaa.gov, and
www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/Gif/atl.latest.gif.

5.  This situation report, together with further information on ongoing
emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at
http://www.reliefweb.int



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Fax: +41-22-917 00 23
E-mail: ochagva@un.org

In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10

Desk Officers:
  Mr. E. Haegglund / Mr. R Mena / Ms. M. Kondo
  Direct Tel. +41-22-917 32 99 / 14 55 / 19 97

Press contact:
  (GVA)  Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, direct Tel. +41-22-917 2653
  (NYC)  Brian Grogan direct Tel. +1-212-963-1143


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