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.