Year’s first tropical low headed for southwestern Mexico

Year’s first tropical low headed for southwestern Mexico

A tropical low pressure area formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean today, about 8 days before the official Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins. Formation of a significant tropical cyclone is possible within the next 12 to 24 hours.Dynamic models show a general northea

Category 3 Hurricane Raymond impacts western Mexico

Category 3 Hurricane Raymond impacts western Mexico

Low pressure System 96E developed quickly over the weekend of October 19 and 20 and by October 21 had grown into Hurricane Raymond. ​Hurricane Raymond, now a major Category 3 storm, continues to intensify in Eastern Pacific waters, just off the southwest

Two new tropical cyclones developing in Eastern Pacific

Two new tropical cyclones developing in Eastern Pacific

While Tropical Storm Flossie moved into Central Pacific waters and crossed Hawaii bringing power outages and widespread flooding, new tropical disturbances are taking place in Eastern Pacific. Sufficiently warm waters, weak shear and a moist atmosphere

A new tropical cyclone forms south of Mexico

A new tropical cyclone forms south of Mexico

While Tropical Storm Dalila continues to weaken, a new tropical depression is getting better organized south of Mexico. The next tropical storm in the eastern Pacific will acquire the name "Erick."

Satellite and microwave data indicate that the area

Dalila weakens into tropical storm again

Dalila weakens into tropical storm again

Dalila reached hurricane status on July 2, 2013 but quickly weakened into tropical storm again. Although the storm is well off the southwest coast of Mexico and moving away from land it will continue to produce large surf and swells along portions of the central

Dalila strengthened to hurricane, moving away from southern Mexico coast

Dalila strengthened to hurricane, moving away from southern Mexico coast

Tropical Storm Dalila strengthened to hurricane status on July 2, 2013. Dalila became the third hurricane of the 2013 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season. The system should begin weakening in a day or so as it interacts with drier air and the developing

Tropical Storm Dalila close to southern Mexican coast

Tropical Storm Dalila close to southern Mexican coast

System 96E in Eastern Pacific became a tropical depression late on June 29, 2013 and quickly grew into Tropical Storm Dalila early on June 30, 2013. 

GOES Infrared satellite image and MIMIC Total precipitable water on June 30, 2013 (Credit:

Cosme became hurricane and weakened into tropical storm again

Cosme became hurricane and weakened into tropical storm again

Cosme is the second hurricane of the 2013 Eastern Pacific season. During late May, Barbara became a hurricane just prior to making landfall near Puerto Arista, Mexico in the Gulf of Tehuantepec. On June 26, 2013, Hurricane Cosme was battering Clarion Island,