The Eastern Pacific AOI has been marked Invest 93E. It is up to 30/90 now for formation chances.
And of course the Eastern Pacific isn’t done yet as the NHC marked a 0/20 behind 93E.
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Tell me the Eastern Pacific isn’t spamming storms without telling me the Eastern Pacific isn’t spamming storms.
Pathetic. The -PDO has lead to below average sea surface temperatures near the Baja California peninsula, meaning that Barbara (and Cosme too) didn’t really have much time to get going before reaching cold waters. Barbara was barely a hurricane, peaking at 75 mph.Thoughts on Barbara @Atlantic?
An amazing Hungarian supermodelThoughts on Barbara @Atlantic?
Those are two years that definitely catch my attention - 1974 had something like five tropical cyclones active simultaneously at one point during the season, while 2018 was extremely active with three C5 hurricanes (Lane, Walaka, Willa) as well as seven C4 hurricanes (Aletta, Bud, Hector, Norman, Olivia, Rosa, Sergio), it wouldn't surprise me if Hector reached C5 intensity briefly as well. Just an absolutely insane year.Interesting Fact: With PTC Four being designated by NHC in the Eastern Pacific, it marks only the 3rd time since 1950 that the Eastern Pacific has had 4 tropical systems before June 15th.
The only other 2 years are 1974 and 2018.
No wonder a few days ago before the models blew him up I had a dream of logging onto the NHC page to see a surprise C4 off the western Mexican coast jfl![]()
Tropical Storm Erick in the Pacific near southern Mexico is expected to become a hurricane
The National Hurricane Center says a hurricane warning has been issued for a portion of coastal Mexico due to Tropical Storm Erick.apnews.com
Given the recent history of this general area around Mexico’s coast (Patricia 2015, Otis 2023, John 2024, etc) and the fact that this storm is in a favorable environment and will be until landfall, I’d be shocked if Erick doesn’t reach major hurricane status. It seems like this small area off the west coast of Mexico is really prone to explosive intensification in TCs.
also the numerology suggests names to watch out for: erick, Henriette, Juliette, octaveNo wonder a few days ago before the models blew him up I had a dream of logging onto the NHC page to see a surprise C4 off the western Mexican coast jfl
Here is the earliest and second earliest of each storm since records began:Dalila was the second earliest fourth Named Storm on record after a unnamed hurricane in 1956 (storms weren’t named in 1956, so it was Hurricane Four, which formed on June 12th that year)
Erick is the earliest fifth named storm on record in the Eastern Pacific, surpassing Hurricane Enrique of 2021 (which formed on June 25th).
Think about that.
Enrique formed on June 25th, 2021
Erick this year formed June 17th.
There hasn't been one to hit Mexico at major hurricane intensity going back to 1950. The strongest June landfall on the Mexican coast was Hurricane Carlotta (2012) at 110mph.I can’t think of any year of the top of my head in the Eastern Pacific where a major hurricane made landfall in Mexico in June.
So it is possible that Erick could challenge that in the coming days… interesting indeed.There hasn't been one to hit Mexico at major hurricane intensity going back to 1950. The strongest June landfall on the Mexican coast was Hurricane Carlotta (2012) at 110mph.
This is the first time since 1990 where the Eastern Pacific has used the B,C,D, and E named storms all in June.
This is also the first time since 2018 that the Eastern Pacific has had 2 hurricanes before the 20th in the month of June.
no wonder I had a dream about a category 4 off the coast of mexico last weekErick is now explicitly forecast to intensify into a major hurricane by landfall. It's already a Category 1, with 1-min winds of 85 MPH and a pressure of 984 mb. It's rapidly intensifying right now.
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