Mexico City, May 29: Tropical Storm Agatha has formed to be the first storm of eastern Pacific hurricane season this year.
The storm has sustained winds of 45 mph and is 220 miles south-southwest of Puerto Angel, Mexico.
According to the forecast, the storm will gradually strengthen becoming a hurricane before making landfall over southern coast of Mexico on Monday.
Meanwhile, Mexico has issued a hurricane watch for the southern coast from Salina Cruz to Punta Maldonado, CNN reported.
The National Hurricane Center said, “Storm surge could produce coastal flooding near and to the east of where the center passes the coast in areas of onshore winds. The surge may be accompanied by large and destructive waves.
“The heaviest rain is forecast across the Mexican state of Oaxaca, where 10 to 16 inches are expected but isolated totals up to 20 inches is possible.”
