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50% chance of a tropical depression forming off the coast of Central America within 7 days
Senior Hurricane Specialist Stacy Stewart watches monitors at the National Hurricane Center, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) An area of low pressure may develop off the coast of Central America and southern Mexico early next week. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday environmental conditions might lead to 'some gradual development,' with a 50 per cent chance of a tropical depression forming within seven days as the system moves west-northwestward. The chance of formation through 48 hours is near zero per cent, the centre said. A category 3 major hurricane came ashore down southern Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday. Hurricane Erick left a one-year-old boy dead before dissipating. The Associated Press
Washington Post
8 hours ago
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50% chance of tropical depression forming off Central America
An area of low pressure may develop off the coast of Central America and southern Mexico early next week. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday environmental conditions might lead to 'some gradual development,' with a 50% chance of a tropical depression forming within seven days as the system moves west-northwestward. The chance of formation through 48 hours is near 0%, the center said. A category 3 major hurricane came ashore down southern Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday. Hurricane Erick left a 1-year-old boy dead before dissipating.
Associated Press
8 hours ago
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50% chance of tropical depression forming off Central America
An area of low pressure may develop off the coast of Central America and southern Mexico early next week. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday environmental conditions might lead to 'some gradual development,' with a 50% chance of a tropical depression forming within seven days as the system moves west-northwestward. The chance of formation through 48 hours is near 0%, the center said. A category 3 major hurricane came ashore down southern Mexico's Pacific coast on Thursday. Hurricane Erick left a 1-year-old boy dead before dissipating.
Washington Post
4 days ago
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A hurricane watch is in effect for southern Mexico as a depression in the Pacific gains strength
MIAMI — A hurricane watch was in effect Tuesday for southern Mexico as a tropical depression in the eastern Pacific gained strength. The depression was likely to become a tropical storm later Tuesday and a hurricane Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (56 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 12 mph (19 kph), forecasters said. The depression would be named Erick when its winds reach tropical storm strength of 39 mph (63 kph).
Yahoo
25-05-2025
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Tropics awakening? Hurricane forecasters say a storm is brewing in the Pacific.
The tropics are awakening from their winter slumber. In the eastern Pacific Ocean near Central America, meteorologists say the atmosphere is becoming more favorable for tropical development. "An area of low pressure is expected to form early next week several hundred miles south of the southern coast of Mexico," the National Hurricane Center said in a tropical weather outlook on May 23. "Conditions appear favorable for development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form around the middle of next week," the hurricane center said. The center gives the system a 70% chance of development. "Signs continue to point toward some slow tropical development off the Pacific coast of Central America and south of the southwestern coast of Mexico prior to the end of the month," AccuWeather lead hurricane expert Alex DaSilva said. "At this time, we believe a tropical feature may organize sometime from May 26 to May 30, especially the latter part of that period," he said. If it becomes a named system, it would be called Alvin – the first named tropical cyclone anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere this year. As a refresher, a tropical depression becomes a named storm when its sustained wind speed reaches 39 mph. The average date for the first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season is June 10, according to the National Hurricane Center. "If a storm forms soon, it would be well ahead of the historical pace – and much earlier than last year's first storm. In 2024, Aletta didn't form until July 4, marking the latest start to an eastern Pacific hurricane season in the satellite era," said AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. More: The Atlantic is primed to start spewing hurricanes, NOAA forecast says The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in a seasonal hurricane forecast released May 22, said that a below-average eastern Pacific hurricane season is most likely. An average season sees 15 named storms. Eastern Pacific storms and hurricanes primarily stay out to sea and seldom affect the U.S. mainland, although some storms do hit the west coast of Mexico and remnant moisture from the storms can affect the U.S. Southwest. The eastern Pacific hurricane season could still bring notable indirect impacts to the southwestern United States, AccuWeather said. Folks in California might remember the impact from Hilary in 2023: "While a repeat of the tactics of Hurricane Hilary from August 2023 is not anticipated, a heavy amount of tropical moisture could be pumped into the Southwest in addition to what is likely to be an active (drenching) North American monsoon season for New Mexico and Arizona," AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane forecasters say Tropical Storm Alvin may form in Pacific
