Tropical Storm Alvin forms near the coast of the Mexican Pacific

Mexico City.- The tropical storm Alvin, the first cyclone of the season, formed this Thursday off the coasts of Colima and Michoacán, in the Mexican Pacific, reported the National Meteorological Service (SMN), which forecasts that the phenomenon will move parallel to the country, so it remains under surveillance.

In the latest report, the cyclone was 585 kilometers south-southwest of Punta San Telmo, Michoacán, and 1,080 kilometers south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, both in western Mexico.

Alvin presents sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour, gusts of up to 85 kilometers per hour, and a northwestward movement of 17 kilometers per hour.

Due to its displacement, the report predicted "very strong punctual" rains, 50 to 75 millimeters in Guerrero; strong punctual rains, from 25 to 50 millimeters, in Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán, as well as rains and intervals of showers, from 5 to 25 millimeters, in Nayarit.

The rains may be accompanied by electrical discharges and possible hail; in addition to causing an increase in the levels of rivers and streams, landslides, waterlogging and flooding in low-lying areas of the indicated states, according to the SMN warning.

The phenomenon will also generate waves 2 to 3 meters high on the coasts of Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán, and 1 to 2 meters in Guerrero.

Therefore, the SMN asked to "take extreme precautions to the general population in the areas of the mentioned states due to rain, wind and waves, including maritime navigation."

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During her morning press conference, the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, assured that the country was ready to face Alvin.

"The National Civil Protection Coordination is available in case of any alert, of course, it is reported through Civil Protection and if there is an alert that may have a major impact, we will inform you in a timely manner," he indicated.

In the 2024 hurricane season, three cyclones hit Mexico from the Atlantic: Hurricane Beryl and Storm Chris, in July; and Storm Alberto, in June, when it left six dead in Nuevo León, northern Mexico.

While in the Pacific the blow came with Hurricane John, which made landfall on September 23 as a category 3 and left 29 dead in the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Michoacán.