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Hurricane Barbara Strengthens Offshore Mexico as Tropical Storm Cosme Gathers Force

Storms staying offshore bring heavy rainfall, dangerous surf, rip currents, localized flooding along Mexico’s southwest coast before weakening midweek.

tropical storms barbara and cosme at 2120 utc on june 8 2025
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Barbara becomes the first hurricane of the east pacific hurricane season, on June 9, 2025.
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Overview

  • Hurricane Barbara is a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph centered about 155 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
  • Outer bands are producing two to four inches of rain in Guerrero, Colima, Michoacán and Jalisco and driving life-threatening surf and rip currents along the coast.
  • Tropical Storm Cosme, located roughly 630 miles south-southwest of Baja California, is expected to intensify into a hurricane Monday before weakening rapidly through midweek.
  • Both storms are forecast to remain offshore and weaken to tropical depressions by Wednesday, with dissipation expected before the weekend.
  • Three named storms by early June mark an unusually active start as NOAA predicts 12 to 18 named storms this season, with five to ten becoming hurricanes.