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As of Saturday, May 24<\/strong>, a low-pressure system<\/strong> off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico<\/strong> holds an 80% chance<\/strong> of forming into a tropical cyclone<\/strong> within the next seven days<\/strong>, according to the National Water Commission (Conagua)<\/strong>. If this system strengthens, it will be named Alvin<\/strong>, marking the first tropical cyclone of the 2025 Pacific hurricane season<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Key impact zones: Michoac\u00e1n, Guerrero and Oaxaca<\/strong><\/p>\n This potential tropical system is developing south of Michoac\u00e1n, Guerrero and Oaxaca<\/strong>, where ocean conditions<\/strong> and atmospheric dynamics<\/strong> are currently favorable for cyclonic formation<\/strong>. If the system evolves, it could bring heavy rain<\/strong>, gusty winds<\/strong>, and dangerous surf conditions<\/strong> to coastal and inland communities in southern Mexico<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Broader cyclone forecast for 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n Conagua projects a highly active season<\/strong> in the Pacific Ocean<\/strong>, with:<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Atlantic basin<\/strong> is also expected to see:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is a tropical cyclone?<\/strong><\/p>\n A tropical cyclone<\/strong> is a powerful atmospheric system<\/strong> defined by rapidly rotating winds<\/strong> around a central low-pressure core<\/strong>. In the Northern Hemisphere<\/strong>, these winds rotate counterclockwise<\/strong>, while in the Southern Hemisphere<\/strong>, they turn clockwise<\/strong>. Cyclones are categorized based on wind intensity into:<\/p>\n Every hurricane is a tropical cyclone, but not all tropical cyclones become hurricanes.<\/strong><\/p>\n Rainfall forecast: heavy precipitation across southern and central Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n The National Meteorological Service (SMN)<\/strong> expects intense rainfall<\/strong> in Oaxaca<\/strong> and Chiapas<\/strong>, very heavy showers<\/strong> in Guerrero<\/strong> and Veracruz<\/strong>, and strong storms<\/strong> across:<\/p>\n Coahuila, Jalisco, Michoac\u00e1n, Estado de M\u00e9xico, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Tabasco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Lighter showers<\/strong> are forecasted in:<\/p>\n Chihuahua, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potos\u00ed, Zacatecas, Durango, Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Quer\u00e9taro, Hidalgo and Mexico City<\/strong>.<\/p>\n These precipitation events<\/strong> may be accompanied by lightning<\/strong>, hail<\/strong>, and can lead to flooding<\/strong>, mudslides<\/strong>, and rising river levels<\/strong> in vulnerable areas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Extreme heat persists in parts of Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n Simultaneously, a heatwave<\/strong> continues to affect Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoac\u00e1n, Guerrero<\/strong> and Oaxaca<\/strong>. Scorching temperatures<\/strong> are also anticipated in Chiapas, Coahuila, Durango and Campeche<\/strong>, pushing daytime highs well into the upper 90s and 100s \u00b0F<\/strong> (above 38 \u00b0C<\/strong>), with localized heat indices<\/strong> reaching even higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As of Saturday, May 24, a low-pressure system off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico holds an 80% chance of forming into a tropical cyclone within the next seven days, according to the National Water Commission (Conagua). If this system strengthens, it will be named Alvin, marking the first tropical cyclone of the 2025 Pacific […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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