US EditionBarbara Becomes First Hurricane of Pacific Season
- On Monday, Hurricane Barbara became the initial hurricane of the 2025 season in the Eastern Pacific, forming near Mexico’s southwestern shoreline.
- Barbara formed early Monday and moved northwest at 10 mph about 155 miles southwest of Manzanillo with sustained winds near 75 mph.
- The storm caused significant ocean swells resulting in hazardous surf and rip currents along southwestern Mexico, although authorities had not issued any watches or warnings for the coastline.
- Forecasters indicated that Barbara has probably reached its strongest stage, with weakening expected to start Tuesday, and the storm is anticipated to transform into a post-tropical cyclone sometime before Wednesday morning while staying offshore.
- Cosme, a tropical storm situated well out in the Pacific Ocean, is expected to briefly intensify to hurricane strength today before weakening quickly and dissipating by June 13, without posing a threat to any land areas.
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Hurricane Barbara forms in East Pacific as Tropical Storm Cosme strengthens
Two tropical systems are intensifying in the Eastern Pacific, with one now officially the first hurricane of the season, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Hurricane Barbara strengthened into a Category 1 storm early this morning, with sustained winds of 75 mph. At 4 a.m. Hawaii time, the system was located about 155 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and moving northwest at 10 mph. While no coastal watches or warnings are …
Hurricane Barbara Strengthens Near Mexico
Tropical Storm Barbara has strengthened into a hurricane, the first of the eastern Pacific hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday swells generated by the storm system will affect portions of the coast of southwestern Mexico during the next few days, the AP reports. These swells are...
Mexico. Barbara became the first hurricane of the season in the Mexican Pacific this Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center of the United States. The NHC reported that at 15h00 GMT Barbara was 245 kilometers from the Mexican port of Manzanillo, with sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour. “Bárbara has become the first hurricane of the season” of the Eastern Pacific, the NHC also reported that Tropical Storm Cosme is advancing to …
Barbara becomes 1st hurricane of Eastern Pacific season
Barbara briefly strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2025 Eastern Pacific season before beginning to weaken as it encountered drier air and cooler waters, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. As of the 4 p.m. ET advisory on Monday, Hurricane Barbara was located about 175 miles southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. The storm was moving northwest at 10 mph and is expected to gradually los…
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