06/11/2025

Hurricane Season is off to a Fast Start in the Pacific Ocean

This activity spur shows no signs of ending for now

A flurry of tropical cyclone activity over the past two weeks in the eastern Pacific Ocean just off the west coast of Mexico has produced three named storms so far — with more storms expected.

Early Wednesday, a system named Cosme was a weak tropical storm about 500 miles from the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Earlier in the workweek, Barbara became the first hurricane of the season in the northern hemisphere when it maxed out at a 75 mph Category 1. The storms follow Alvin, which formed in late May. All have been swirling out at sea, none threatening land thus far.

This spurt of activity shows no signs of ending for now. Additional disturbances are already on the map, and the same general pattern is expected to persist through the month.

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