The Atlantic flows up to a restaurant during the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Vero Beach, Fla., on October 10, 2024. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo
AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring areas in the Gulf and waters off the west coasts of Central America and Mexico for possible tropical development during the start of the new month. The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1, while the eastern Pacific hurricane season began on May 15.
Southwestern Atlantic basin under close watch
"Whenever there are slow-moving fronts or stalled areas of low pressure in the Gulf, northwest Caribbean, and the southwest Atlantic, there is reason to be concerned that a tropical storm or two may try to brew when conditions are favorable," AccuWeather chief on-air meteorologist Bernie Rayno said.
Both factors could contribute to slowly developing tropical activity near or a few hundred miles offshore of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula in the coming days.
