Tropical Storm Erick is strengthening in the Eastern Pacific Ocean some 265 miles southeast of Puerto Angel, Mexico, and is expected to rapidly intensify into a hurricane Tuesday night or early

It appears the Atlantic will stay storm free through week three of the hurricane season, with no development expected in the week ahead.

The first hurricane in the Pacific doesn’t typically arrive until the last week of June. Three have been named so far this season.

It has been a quiet start to the Atlantic hurricane season as of the middle of June. This will likely be the trend through the next week with Saharan dust still dominating and hostile winds making it difficult for tropical waves to get organized.

Since the start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, hardly any signs of tropical cyclone development have been spotted in the Atlantic Basin.

There are no areas of concern across the Atlantic while the East Pacific remains more active. More on the E. Pacific near the bottom of this post. Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) * here *. REMEMBER WHEN A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE IS APPROACHING: Taping windows is *not* recommended & will not keep glass from breaking.

The 2025 hurricane season is off to a busy start in the Eastern Pacific, with three tropical cyclones already having developed before a single named system has formed in the Atlantic, which could be an indicator of what lies ahead.

The National Hurricane Center is watching two areas of interest along the eastern Pacific. Previously, the first hurricane of the season in that area, Barbara, formed but quickly weakened. The NHC was also tracking Tropical Storm Cosmo, which has also been downgraded to a post-cyclone.