Tropical wave in Pacific could soon strengthen into a tropical depression: See tracker
Kiko has dissipated in the central Pacific Ocean but there is a new disturbance forecasters are keeping tabs on.
The National Hurricane Center said in an early morning advisory on Thursday, Sept. 11 it is tracking showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure just offshore of the coast of southern Mexico.
The system, labeled as EP95, continues to show signs of organization and environmental conditions are favorable for further development, hurricane center forecasters said in the advisory. A tropical depression is likely to form Thursday, Sept. 11, as the system moves west-northwestward, roughly parallel to but offshore of the coast of southern and southwestern Mexico, according to the hurricane center.
Forecasters are advising residents along the southern and southwestern coast of Mexico to monitor the progress of the system, as there is a 90% chance of formation through the next 48 hours.
Meanwhile in the Atlantic, the NHC said it is tracking a tropical wave that is forecast to emerge offshore of west Africa by Friday, Sept. 12. Forecasters said environmental conditions could support some slow development of this system over the weekend and into early next week as it moves west or west-northwest over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
Forecasters give the system a 30% chance of formation through the next seven days.
How do hurricanes form?
Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water. Clusters of thunderstorms can develop over the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees. If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
A tropical depression becomes a named tropical storm once its sustained wind speeds reach 39 mph. When its winds reach 74 mph, the storm officially becomes a hurricane.
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