 Due to its erratic motion , the Mexican government issued a Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch early in Larry 's lifetime from Veracruz to Campeche . The watches and warnings were extended westward to Tuxpan on the 4th and extended eastward to Ciudad del Carmen on October 5 . Due to the threat of the storm , officials closed three Pemex oil ports . The company used its reserves to make sure profits weren 't disrupted . In addition , the storm closed shipping ports in Dos Bocas in Tabasco , Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz , and Cayo Arcas in Campeche . The Mexican government placed six coastal states on maximum alert , while authorities set up 75 evacuation shelters for around 1 @,@ 500 people . Because of the storm , the government declared much of eastern Mexico a state of emergency . 
