The first signs of tropical activity this year have emerged in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has designated its first area to watch for tropical development thousands of miles off the coast of Mexico.
The NHC is giving this area of thunderstorms a 20% chance of developing into a tropical system over the next seven days.
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Regardless of development, this system is expected to remain out at sea and will not impact land.
The FOX Forecast Center noted that this area is not the same area of interest that government forecasters were highlighting earlier this week.
NOAA‘s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) continues to highlight an area closer to the southwestern coast of Mexico that may have an increased probability of tropical development later into June.
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“Development during this timeframe would not be unusual, as the first named storm in the Eastern Pacific typically forms around June 10,” the FOX Forecast Center said.
This comes just a few weeks into the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, which runs from May 15 to Nov. 30, and just days before the start of the Atlantic season on Monday.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
