 Early in the duration of the cyclone , the National Hurricane Center recommended for interests along the coast of southwestern Mexico to monitor the progress of the storm . Upon regaining tropical storm status on June 1 , the governments of Guatemala and Mexico issued a tropical storm watch from Sipacate , Guatemala to Barra de Tonala , Mexico . Later , as the track became more apparent , the watch was replaced by a tropical storm warning , and a tropical storm watch was extended westward to Salina Cruz , Mexico . Officials in Mexico allocated emergency funds for southern regions of Chiapas and Oaxaca in preparation for a potential flooding disaster . At least 1 @,@ 400 people were evacuated in Chiapas to emergency shelters . 
