US EMBASSY WARDEN ANNOUNCEMENT

[meroberts]

Warden Message June 20, 2011

This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing and traveling in Mexico that the National Hurricane Center (NHC, www.nhc.noaa.gov) forecasts Tropical Storm Beatriz to become a hurricane as it approaches Mexico?s coast.

The NHC has issued a hurricane warning for the coast of Mexico from Zihuatanejo northwestward to Cabo Corrientes, with a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning for other parts of Mexico?s western coast. The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Beatriz is moving in from the Pacific Ocean and is expected to approach Mexico?s coast the evening of Monday, June 20 or the morning of Tuesday, June 21. As of Monday afternoon, maximum sustained winds are near 65mph with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is likely. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 60 miles. More information about Tropical Strom Beatriz from the NHC can be found at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml?#BEATRIZ.

The U.S. Embassy will continue to monitor Tropical Storm Beatriz and will issue updated messages as necessary. U.S. citizens are urged to locate shelter, monitor media reports, and follow all official instructions. U.S. citizens should carry their travel documents at all times (i.e. U.S. passport, birth certificate, picture ID?s, etc.) or secure them in safe, waterproof locations. We also suggest that U.S. citizens contact friends and family in the United States with updates about their whereabouts. Additional information on this year?s hurricane season can be found at ?Travel Alert ? Hurricane Season.? Information on hurricanes and storm preparedness may be found on our ?Hurricane Season-Know Before You Go? webpage, and on the ?Natural Disasters? page of the Bureau of Consular Affairs website.

Updated information on travel in Mexico may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States and Canada, or from overseas, 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 am to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). Please continue to monitor the Embassy?s website (http://mexico.usembassy.gov) for updated information. Please consult the Country Specific Information for Mexico, available on the Bureau of Consular Affairs website. For any emergencies involving U.S. citizens, please contact the U.S. Citizens Services Unit of the U.S. Embassy or the nearest U.S. Consular Agency. The Embassy is located at Paseo de la reforma 305, Colonia Cuautehmoc, Mexico City; telephone (from Mexico City) ( 01-55 ) 5080-2000 and from the U.S. 011-52-55-5080-2000; after hours emergency telephone (from the U.S.) 011-52-55-5080-2000 extension 0 and (from Mexico) 01-55-5080-2000 extension 0; ACS unit fax 011-52-55-5525-5040; e-mail acsmexicocity@state.gov; and web page is http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/citizen_services.html.

Consular Agencies within the Embassy?s consular district:
Acapulco: Hotel Emporio, Costera Miguel Aleman 121 - Suite 14, telephone (011)(52)(744) 484-0300. Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo: Hotel Fontan, Blvd. Ixtapa, telephone (011)(52)(755) 553-2100. Oaxaca: Macedonio Alcala no. 407, interior 20, telephone (011)(52)(951) 514-3054, (011) (52)(951) 516-2853.

San Miguel de Allende: the Consular Agency is currently being relocated, telephone contact information is not currently available. Citizens in need of assistance should contact the Embassy as described above.