Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - The Ministry of Interior has announced that the states in northern, central and eastern Mexico will soon be registering record low temperatures and frost, especially in mountainous areas and open fields.

He said that these conditions will also be present in northern Baja California, Sonora and Zacatecas, western Chihuahua, northwest Coahuila, and Durango, and may also affect eastern Sinaloa and Nayarit, northwest Jalisco, Michoacan and Guerrero.

Heavy rains are forecast in central and southern Veracruz, heavy rains in northern and northeastern Oaxaca, western, central and southern Tabasco, as well as northern and eastern regions of Chiapas.

In addition, some moderate rain will occur in Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo, and light rain in Baja California, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Hidalgo, Mexico, Mexico City, Tlaxcala and Puebla.

Civil Protection said there will be north winds of 30 to 45 mph and waves up to 2.5 meters in coastal and maritime zones of the southern Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula and Gulf of Tehuantepec.

The Minister explained that these conditions are caused by the interaction of weak cold front 13, located on the Yucatan Peninsula, and a cold mass in the process of modification that covers the northern, central and eastern parts of the county.

In addition, a low pressure system in the sea area south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec has created conditions that could develop into a tropical cyclone during the next week. According to weather information, the system would move parallel to the central Pacific Ocean coast. Authorities will remain vigilant in tracking the storm's progress.