Hurricane Barbara First of Year in Northern Hemisphere

Hurricane Barbara has become the first hurricane of 2025 and of the Northern Hemisphere this year, reaching sustained winds of 75 mph as it moves northwest about 155 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. The storm is expected to stay offshore but will bring swells, dangerous surf, and life-threatening rip currents to the southwestern Mexican coastline, with up to four inches of rain posing flooding and mudslide risks. Barbara is forecast to weaken soon and dissipate within three days as it moves over cooler waters. Tropical Storm Cosme, also in the Eastern Pacific, is strengthening and may briefly become a hurricane before weakening. Meteorologists highlight that both the Atlantic and Western Pacific basins remain unusually quiet, in contrast to the rapid start in the Eastern Pacific. Another potential storm, Dalila, is also being closely monitored for development.