Fox News' latest hurricane report said that Hurricane Barbara formed off the southern coast of Mexico on the morning of June 8 and forecasters said that Hurricane Barbara is expected to become the first hurricane of this year's hurricane season in the eastern Pacific.
The latest hurricane forecast from the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) determines that Hurricane Barbara has maximum sustained winds of 96 km/h and is moving west-northwest at a speed of nearly 20 km/h.
Currently, the number 1 storm of this year's hurricane season is about 273 km southwest of Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
The NHC classifies the storm as a system with maximum sustained winds of 62 to 118 km/h, stronger than the tropical depression. Meanwhile, typhoons need to have winds of 119 km/h or more.
NHC forecasters say Barbara will continue moving west-northwest over the next few days before turning westward at a slower pace on June 10.
Typhoon No. 1 Barbara is forecast to continue to strengthen and become a typhoon around the morning of June 9.
Heavy rains are expected in Mexico's states of Guerrero, Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco through June 9, raising concerns about flooding and landslides.
A few hundred kilometers west of Barbara, Tropical Depression 3-E also formed on the morning of June 8 and became Tropical Storm Cosme a few hours later. The system is also expected to become a hurricane this week.
A low pressure area is forecast to form this weekend in southern Mexico. Forecasters see favorable environmental conditions for the depression to gradually strengthen, so a new tropical depression may form in the second half of this week or over the weekend. The system is likely to strengthen at an average level over the next 7 days.
Officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict a 60% chance of an above-normal 2025 hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms. Six to 10 of those are expected to become hurricanes, with three to five becoming major hurricanes or super typhoons.
The eastern Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15 to November 30, while the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, with peak activity typically occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
