Researchers say clouds and storms in the eastern Pacific could develop into a tropical storm today. (Image courtesy of NOAA's National Hurricane Center)
Rainfall and thunderstorms off Mexico's Pacific coast are likely to produce the Western Hemisphere's first tropical storm of the 2025 season in the coming hours, with the potential for the storm to become a hurricane, meteorologists said.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Hurricane Center (NHC), the chance of a tropical storm forming within the next 48 hours is nearly 100%. Once confirmed, it will be named Alvin and will form just two weeks into the eastern Pacific hurricane season on May 15.
As of 7:50 a.m. ET Wednesday (May 28), an area of low pressure producing heavy rain and storms was located south of the Mexican coastal city of Acapulco. The system was moving west-northwest at about 10 mph (16 kph), according to the NHC.
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