The first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season could form as early as next week, according to forecasts.

The National Hurricane Center is now giving an area of disturbed weather in the eastern Pacific a high chance of formation during the last week of May.

The newest forecast for the 2025 hurricane season has just been released and meteorologists warn that Americans should start preparing for the worst now.

If it becomes a named system, it would be called Alvin – the first named tropical cyclone anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere this year.

The 2025 projection comes as local forecasting offices across the country are grappling with Trump’s sweeping federal cuts.

An area west of Mexico is being monitored for a possible tropical storm or hurricane next week as a storm-sparking pulse ...