We now have had NINE hurricanes so far this 2018 season in the Eastern Pacific. As of Wednesday afternoon, Miriam and Norman strengthened to hurricanes. There is also a disturbance to the southwest of Acapulco, Mexico that is in a favorable environment for strengthening into our next named system in the next few days.
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Hurricane Miriam will start to rapidly weaken once it makes its northward turn and over colder water and into higher wind shear.
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Hurricane Norman however, is a storm we are closely watching. By the end of the work week, Norman is forecasted to become a major hurricane as it moves into a conducive environment for strengthening. A ridge in the Eastern Pacific though will stir Norman westward. We will have to watch this storm because it could continue westward towards Hawaii.
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It have been an extremely active season so far across the Eastern Pacific. If the disturbance to the southwest of Acapulco does strengthen into a Tropical Storm, that would be our 15th named storm and it would be Olivia.
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The Atlantic basin may also be becoming more active into the next few weeks. You can read more about that
here.
For WeatherNation, Meteorologist Kate Mantych.