User:Es204L/Hurricane Alvin

Hurricane Alvin is a currently tropical cyclone on the Eastern Pacific, the first named storm and hurricane of 2019 Pacific hurricane season.

Meteorological history
On June 19, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began to forecast the formation of a low-pressure area off the southwestern coast of Mexico within the next several days. An area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms, associated with a westward-moving tropical wave, developed in the region on June 22, with a low-pressure system forming in association with the system on the following day. During the next few days, the system gradually organized as it moved west-northwestward, away from the coast of Mexico. By 21:00 UTC on June 25, the disturbance had developed sufficiently organized convection as well as a sufficiently-defined center of circulation to be classified as a tropical depression, the first of the 2019 Pacific hurricane season. The tropical depression slowly strengthened while moving westward, becoming a tropical storm and receiving the name Alvin eighteen hours later. On June 27, Alvin turned northwestward, while slowly strengthening. Early on June 28, by 03:00 UTC, Alvin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane, becoming the first hurricane of the season.

Current storm information
As of 8:00 p.m. PDT (3:00 UTC) June 27, Hurricane Alvin is located within 30 nautical miles of 17.4°N, -115.4°W, about 520 mi (840 km) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Maximum sustained winds are 65 kn, with gusts up to 80 kn. The minimum barometric pressure is 992 mbar, and the system is moving northwest at 14 kn.

For latest official information, see:
 * The NHC's latest public advisory on Hurricane Alvin
 * The NHC's latest forecast advisory on Hurricane Alvin
 * The NHC's latest forecast discussion on Hurricane Alvin