The IARU Region 2 reports that Category 1 Hurricane Newton is entering the Baja California Peninsula.
Joaquin Solana XE1R says the Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores (FMRE) Emergency Communication Net asks radio amateurs to keep 7.060 and 7.130 kHz clear for emergency traffic.
A shrimp boat has been sunk by the storm resulting in two crew being killed and three more missing.
The category 1 hurricane is expected to lose strength over the next 24 hours.
— Jim Linton VK3PC, Chairman IARU Region 3 Disaster Communications Committee.