Vicente and Willa Impact Bliss

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Tropical Storm Vicente 

We set sail from Port of Los Angeles (Long Beach) at 4 PM on schedule. While at dinner, about an hour and a half later, the captain came on the speaker to welcome us on board Norwegian Bliss and to update us on our itinerary for the week. Due to two tropical storms in the Pacific, one which will grow into a Major Hurricane in the next days, the Miami office altered our itinerary. Instead of sailing to the Mexican Riviera, we would make two stops in California (San Francisco & San Diego) and one in Mexico (Ensenada). Safety of the passengers, crew, and ship take precedence at all times, especially during Hurricane Season.

As you can see from the 5 day graphics below, Tropical Storm Vicente will set its eyes on Southern Mexico, while Willa will intensify into a Major Hurricane and head north to our original ports of call.

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Tropical Storm Willa

Tropical Storm Willa has rapidly intensified since genesis occurred last night,and it is almost a hurricane. The storm has taken advantage of near ideal environmental conditions and the current forecast shows Willa becoming a major hurricane in a day or so. These conditions are expected to prevail for another couple of days, and that should allow Willa to continue to strengthen rapidly.

Tropical Storm Willa	900 PM MDT Sat Oct 20 2018 ...WILLA ALMOST A HURRICANE... ...EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE IN A DAY OR SO..
WIND:	near 70 MPH...110 KM/H
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	Interests along the coast of west-central mainland Mexico should monitor the progress of Willa.

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• NHC issuing advisories for the Eastern Pacific on TS Vicente and TS Willa

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Norwegian Cruise Line Weather Alert (click for latest)
Norwegian Bliss: The ship, which departed from Long Beach on October 20, will now call at San Francisco, San Diego, and Ensenada instead of Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.
 

SHIP	SAIL DATE	STATUS	DESTINATION
Norwegian Bliss	October 20	Modified	now visiting w call at San Francisco, San Diego, and Ensenada

Hurricane Season Dates 

Hurricane season in the Atlantic begins June 1st and ends November 30th. The Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins May 15th and also ends November 30th.
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Tropical Storm Priscilla in East Pacific

  Tropical Storm Priscilla

Tropical Storm Octave	200 PM PDT TUE OCT 15 2013 ...PRISCILLA WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION...
WIND:	NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
SHIP IMPACT:	NO CRUISE SHIPS IMPACTED

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A new tropical storm formed early Monday morning.  There are no coastal warnings posted at this time and it doesn't appear that there will be any threat later in the week.

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SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.7N 117.5W
ABOUT 610 MI...980 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE

 Historical Data:

200 AM PDT MON OCT 14 2013
 
...YET ANOTHER TROPICAL STORM FORMS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC...

Tropical Storm Gil Forms in East Pacific

POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE GIL

THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE CENTER ON GIL UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS

Post-Tropical Storm GIL	500 PM HST TUE AUG 06 2013 Gil becomes a post-tropical cyclone  This is the last advisory
WIND:	NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT
SHIP IMPACT:	NO CRUISE SHIPS IMPACTED

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Tropical depression 7-E  hast strengthened into the next named tropical storm of the 2013 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season.  The storm formed off the southwest coast of Mexico.  GIL has become a hurricane Tuesday afternoon (7/31) as predicted.  After degenerating into a remnant low, GIL has picked up intensity once again and become a tropical storm (8/5).   It is over a thousand miles east southeast of the Hawaiian islands at this time.  CPHC Advisories:   Tropical Storm GIL

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SUMMARY OF 500 PM HST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
LOCATION: 13.5N 142.5W

ABOUT 935 MI: 1510 KM ESE OF HILO HAWAII

ABOUT 1150 MI: 1850 KM ESE OF HONOLULU HAWAII

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 30 MPH: 45 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT: WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH: 11 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE: 1010 MB or 29.83 INCHES

Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph, 45 km/h, with higher gusts.  

 Historical Data:

800 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE MEXICAN COAST...

200 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013
...GIL NOW A HURRICANE... 

1100 PM HST MON AUG 05 2013
...GIL INTENSIFIES TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD... 

5th Tropical Storm Forms in East Pacific

Tropical Storm ERICK	800 AM PDT TUE JUL 09 2013 ...ERICK DEGENERATES INTO A REMNANT LOW...   Last NHC advisory issued on ERICK
WIND:	MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	NONE
SHIP IMPACT:	NO CRUISE SHIPS IMPACTED

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Tropical Storm ERICK

The fifth tropical storm of the 2013 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season formed off the southwest coast of Mexico. It is expected to produce 3 to 5 inches of rain on the coastal states.  After becoming a hurricane on Saturday, the storm has weakened once again to tropical storm strength.

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SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.2N 110.0W
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE.
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND ERICK IS FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT
LOW WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN PORTIONS
OF THE WARNING AREA IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.

RAINFALL...ERICK IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.

SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY ERICK ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.  THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.

Historical Data:

800 AM PDT THU JUL 04 2013
 
...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS SOUTH OF MEXICO...

800 PM PDT THU JUL 04 2013
 
...FIFTH NAMED TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR PART OF THE SOUTWESTERN COAST
OF MEXICO... 

800 AM PDT FRI JUL 05 2013

...ERICK INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY TOMORROW...
...NEW TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO... 

800 AM PDT SAT JUL 06 2013
 
...ERICK BECOMES A HURRICANE...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PARTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR... 

Tropical Storm Dalila in Eastern Pacific

Tropical Storm DALILA	800 PM PDT MON JUL 01 2013 ...DALILA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN  WHILE MOVING AWAY FROM MEXICO...
WIND:	NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT
SHIP IMPACT:	NO CRUISE SHIPS IMPACTED

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Tropical Storm DALILA

The fourth tropical storm of the 2013 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season formed off the southwest coast of Mexico. It is expected to produce 1 to 3 inches of rain on the coastal states.  The storm is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday as it continues to move away from Mexico.

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SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...18.2N 106.9W
ABOUT 180 MI...290 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 INCHES

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE.
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND DALILA IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY.

Historical Data:

800 PM PDT SAT JUN 29 2013
 
...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST
COAST OF MEXICO...

200 AM PDT SUN JUN 30 2013
 
...FOURTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS SOUTH OF MEXICO...

800 AM PDT SUN JUN 30 2013
 
...DALILA MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...

THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS CHANGED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH TO A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM NORTH OF MANZANILLO TO LA FORTUNA...AND
ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH NORTH OF LA FORTUNA TO CABO
CORRIENTES. 

Tropical Storm Blas in East Pacific

5-Day Forecast Cone for Storm Center (Credit: NOAA NHC)
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800 AM PDT SAT JUN 19 2010

...BLAS STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...

The East Pacific 2010 Hurricane Season is off to an active start with several storms forming in this first month.   As Tropical Depression (TD) 2-E diminished in the waters off the coast of western Mexico, TD3-E formed and has now become Tropical Storm Blas.    Also, TD4-E has  formed and has now become Tropical Storm Celia.   We'll cover both of these storms until they no longer are a threat.  NHC issuing advisories on TS BLAS and TS CELIA

For complete up to the minute information on this developing storm, click on the RSS feeds in the left navigation pane of this blog.   We will provide updates periodically as conditions warrant.

Current Watches & Warnings

There are no current Coastal Watches or Warnings in Effect

Discussion & Outlook

SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

LOCATION...16.3N 109.7W
ABOUT 455 MI...735 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 INCHES

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
TODAY...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY. 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

NONE.

Blas Bearing Bouts of Strong Convection in NASA Imagery

Tropical Storm Resources (click links below)
Tropical Storm BLAS	National Hurricane Center
East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook	National Weather Service
East Pacific Tropical Weather Discussion	Hurricane Preparedness
Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook (EPAC)	Real-Time Hurricane Information
Active Storms	NOAA Satellites & Information
NASA: Latest Storm Images	WMO Severe Weather Information Centre
Real-time Monitoring (E. Pacific)	The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
Real-time Weather Sites	Real-Time Cruise Ship Tracking

Tropical Storm Agatha Forms in Eastern Pacific

5-Day Forecast Cone for Storm Center (Credit: NOAA NHC)
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First Named Tropical Storm
2010 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season

800 AM PDT SAT MAY 29 2010

...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE

SEASON OFF THE COAST OF GUATEMALA...

UPDATE: 200 AM PDT SUN MAY 30 2010

...AGATHA DISSIPATES OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN GUATEMALA...  Unfortunately not before claiming more than 163 lives

NASA Update (6/1):  Agatha Drenches Guatemala and El Salvador, Remnants Now in Caribbean


We began watching this Tropical Storm when NASA's AIRS satellite identified a low pressure area early May 27th and indicated it had the potential of forming into a tropical cyclone. (Potential for First Named Tropical Storm in Pacific). Based on the satellite imagery, it was determined that there was a very good chance the storm would develop further.  Severe thunderstorms and heavy rains were identified in the system.

As of the current  public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center in Miami (NHC),  maximum sustained winds are 40 MPH...65 KM/HR and movement is ENE at 5 MPH...7 KM/HR.

Current Watches & Warnings

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... 

THE PACIFIC COASTS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO...ALL OF
GUATEMALA...AND ALL OF EL SALVADOR FROM BOCA DE PIJIJIAPAN MEXICO
SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE EL SALVADOR-HONDURAS BORDER.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

Discussion & Outlook

SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...13.1N 93.2W
ABOUT 170 MI...275 KM...WSW OF PUERTO DE SAN JOSE GUATEMALA
ABOUT 270 MI...440 KM...W OF SAN SALVADOR EL SALVADOR
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND... 
TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE PACIFIC
COASTS OF GUATEMALA AND SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO LATER TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING...MAKING OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR
DANGEROUS.

RAINFALL... 
THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
MEXICO...GUATEMALA...AND MUCH OF EL SALVADOR...WITH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 30 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE RAINS
COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

STORM SURGE...
A STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
COASTAL FLOODING NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES
LANDFALL. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE
AND DESTRUCTIVE WAVES.

Tropical Storm Resources (click links below)
Tropical Storm AGATHA	National Hurricane Center
East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook	National Weather Service
East Pacific Tropical Weather Discussion	Hurricane Preparedness
Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook (EPAC)	Real-Time Hurricane Information
Active Storms	NOAA Satellites & Information
NASA: Latest Storm Images	WMO Severe Weather Information Centre
Real-time Monitoring (E. Pacific)	The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
Real-time Weather Sites	Real-Time Cruise Ship Tracking

Cruise Ship Advisories

There are currently no cruise ship advisories related to TS Agatha. 

No ships are in the immediate vicinity of the tropical storm.

Monitor RSS Feeds and the links above on this blog for any significant changes.

Potential for First Named Tropical Storm in Pacific

 Satellite Image of   System 90E  (Credit NASA)

NASA Satellite Spots Forming Cyclone

The Eastern Pacific is likely to see its first named tropical cyclone of the hurricane season this weekend. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of a low pressure area called "90E" in the Eastern Pacific that forecasters are watching for tropical development.  Once named, System 90E would become "Tropical Storm Agatha."

AIRS, the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument on Aqua, provides scientists with infrared satellite imagery. That imagery measures cloud top temperatures and sea surface temperatures.  Cloud tops of tropical cyclones are colder than -63 degrees Fahrenheit.  Cold temperatures in that range are indicative of strong thunderstorms and strong convection (rapidly rising air that condenses and forms the thunderstorms that power tropical cyclones).

The developing cyclone, with winds estimated to be 20 to 25 knots (23-28 mph), was first spotted 205 nautical miles south of Salina Cruz, Mexico early AM on May 27th,   The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) indicated that potential for the development of a significant tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours is good.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has begun to monitor this potential tropical storm and will issue advisories if warranted.   We will keep an eye on this potential storm also and provide updates.    Monitor the NHC (Eastern Pacific) RSS feeds in the left navigation pane for advisories.

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NASA is also tracking another potential tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific near Hong Kong.  We will monitor System 90W for further development also.

NOAA 2010 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Outlook

NOAA 2010 Hurricane Season Outlooks (May)

2010 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Prediction

Every May the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) issues a preliminary Eastern Pacific hurricane season outlook.  There are no updates planned for this outlook. July - September are the peak months of the season.    NOAA Press Release

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The outlook is produced in collaboration with scientists from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), and the Hurricane Research Division (HRD). The Eastern Pacific hurricane region covers the eastern North Pacific Ocean east of 140oW north of the equator.

Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season 
May 15 - November 30

For 2010, the outlook calls for a 75% chance of a below normal season, a 20% chance of a near normal season, and only a 5% chance of an above normal season. An average Eastern Pacific hurricane season features approximately 15 named storms (maximum sustained surface winds between 39-73 mph), with nine of those becoming hurricanes (maximum sustained surface winds of at least 74 mph) and four becoming major hurricanes (maximum sustained surface winds exceeding 111 mph, categories 3-5 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale).

Measuring total seasonal activity: The Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index

An important measure of the total overall seasonal activity is the NOAA Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index, which accounts for the intensity and duration of named storms and hurricanes during the season.  According to NOAA’s hurricane season classifications, an ACE value above 117% of the 1950-2000 median reflects an above-normal season. An ACE value above 175% of the median reflects an exceptionally active (or hyperactive) season.

Allowing for uncertainties, NOAA estimates a 70% chance of occurrence for each of the following ranges of activity this season:

• 9-15 named storms
• 4-8 hurricanes
• 1-3 major hurricanes
• An ACE range 45%-95% of the median

This outlook is general guide to the expected overall activity during the upcoming hurricane season. It is not a seasonal hurricane landfall forecast, and it does not predict levels of activity for any particular region.

The climate factors expected to guide the 2010 eastern Pacific hurricane season are 1) a continuation of conditions that have been suppressing activity since 1995, and 2) either ENSO-neutral or La Niña conditions during the peak months (July-September) of the season, with La Niña becoming increasingly likely.  (see ENSO forecast models)

As a service to my readers, we will monitor tropical storms and provide updates. Starting June 1st, we'll add the RSS feeds so that you'll be able to get up to the minute forecasts and advisories from NOAA. Cruise lines monitor tropical storms and may provide advisories of their own. Those will also be shared with you.

Related Links

NOAA Predicts Below Normal Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season
2010 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Outlook
Colorado State University
Climate Prediction Center (CPC)
NOAA/ National Weather Service
WMO Severe Weather Info Centre
National Hurricane Center (NHC)
NWS Regional Offices and Centers
Hurricane Preparedness
Realtime monitoring of tropical East Pacific conditions

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