First Tropical Depression of Season May Brew in Eastern Pacific, Eye Acapulco
AccuWeather.com meteorologists are monitoring an area of the East Pacific for a potential tropical development this week. The usual hurricane season in the East Pacific begins on May 15, but conditions are favorable this year for an early start.
An area of disturbed weather, currently about 900 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, will attempt to become better organized this week as it moves to the northeast.
Thanks to warmer-than-usual sea surface temperatures attributable to a developing El Nino in the East Pacific and a lack of disruptive winds above the sea surface, there is a chance that this area of disturbed weather will acquire tropical characteristics.
According to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski, “Steering winds will direct the zone of showers and thunderstorms associated with the disturbance toward the middle of the Mexican Riviera with a threat for excessive rainfall and potentially strong wind for this area, including Acapulco.”
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