Tropical Storm Alvin Spins in Pacific, Not Expected to Enter Gulf

The eastern north Pacific hurricane season starts before the Atlantic season, running May 15 through Nov. 30.

The National Hurricane Center’s projected track of Tropical Storm Alvin off the coast of Mexico as of May 30, 2025. (Screenshot/NOAA/NHC).

The National Hurricane Center announced its first named storm of the hurricane season this week, and it formed in the Pacific Ocean.

Tropical Storm Alvin was announced on May 29, spotted about 565 miles south-southeast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and moving northwest at 12 mph.