Tropical Storm Vance Weakens Near Jalisco

Tropical Storm “Vance” weakened during Tuesday night. At 21:00, the storm was 470 kilometers west-southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, and was moving northwest at 13 kilometers per hour. Its closest approach was expected to be 288 kilometers from Cabo Corrientes, the nearest point on the storm’s trajectory and a location that borders Puerto Vallarta. Protección Civil de Jalisco placed the system 424 kilometers from the state’s coast, southwest of Tomatlán, and estimated the same 288-kilometer closest approach to Cabo Corrientes. No direct impact was expected. However, the storm’s outer bands could bring scattered rain to Jalisco’s coastal and mountainous areas during the night and Wednesday morning. A preventive yellow alert had been issued for storms southwest of Cabo Corrientes, covering Cabo Corrientes, Puerto Vallarta, and Tomatlán. The alert included the possibility of new episodes of rain on Wednesday morning.