travelnews: Travel Alert - Weather Advisory - Hurricane Patricia

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Dear UO Travelers and Travel Coordinators -

Please be aware that possible severe weather is predicted in Texas and Louisiana due to Hurrican Patricia headed for the Pacific coast of Mexico.  Airlines have started offering change fee waivers to travelers flying into/out of Austin, Houston, New Orleans, San Antonio and Shreveport for travel Oct. 24-25.  Please contact your travel agent during business hours or use their emergency 24 hour number after hours,  or contact your airline directly if you have an affected flight.

Safe Travels,

Laurie Jacoby, CTC
Travel Manager
Business Affairs Office
University of Oregon
lajacoby at uoregon.edu<mailto:lajacoby at uoregon.edu>
541-346-3158 - Voice

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Weather Advisory - Hurricane Patricia
The strongest hurricane ever recorded by the U.S. National Hurricane Center is heading toward Mexico on Friday. Hurricane Patricia is projected to make landfall in southwestern Mexico Friday afternoon or evening and is expected to remain "an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane through landfall," according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

The National Hurricane Center also said that the forecasted rainfall is "likely to cause life-threatening flash floods and mud slides" in Jalisco, Colima, Michoacan, and Guerrero continuing into Saturday.

While the Center is warning residents and travelers on Mexico's Pacific coast to ready themselves, it also said that as the storm starts rolling in Friday, people should stay inside and away from the coast.

"Preparations to protect life and property in the hurricane warning area should have been completed, or rushed to completion, as tropical storm conditions are beginning to affect the area," the advisory said.

"Residents in low-lying areas near the coast in the hurricane warning area should evacuate immediately, since the storm surge could be catastrophic near and to the east of where the center makes landfall," it continued.

According to the World Meteorological Organization, the last time a storm of this strength made landfall was in 2013 when Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines, causing storm surges that killed more than 6,000 people along coastal areas.

Advice:
Travelers should reconfirm all flights to/from/through affected areas on Mexico's Pacific coast and check for airport closures. Officials at Puerto Vallarta's Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport have announced that the airport will close on Friday, Oct. 23, as the region prepares for Hurricane Patricia. Some carriers are waiving fees to change their flights.

For more information, click the links below to various news sources:

  *   Monster Hurricane Barrels Toward Mexico<http://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Monster-Hurricane-Barrels-Toward-Mexico> Travel Market

  *   Catastrophic Landfall Expected in Mexico Friday; Patricia Becomes Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded<http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-patricia-mexico-coast> Weather.com

  *   TRAVEL ALERT: Hurricane Patricia and Puerto Vallarta<http://blog.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/news/hurricane-patricia/> Alaska Airlines



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