Hurricane Season Begins on Mexico's West Coast Tucson News Now
go to original May 17, 2016

The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional in Mexico is forecasting a slightly above average hurricane season with 17 named storms, 9 of those becoming hurricanes, and 4 of those hurricanes becoming major storms of Category 3 or higher.

While storms form off the west coast of Mexico, it is not guaranteed these storms will make landfall. However, even when the storms stay at sea, their circulation can send surges of moisture into the US. This generally happens when the storms approach the entrance to the Gulf of California between the Baja Peninsula and mainland Mexico.



2016 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1.

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