ATLANTIC & PACIFIC HURRICANE ACTIVITY & PREDICTIONS 2014
Tropical Storm Boris May 31 - June 04
Tropical Storm Boris June 03 at 1445 EDT (1145 PDT)
Tropical Depression
Two-E forms in the eastern North Pacific basin
Personal Insights
Observations
Five fatalities are related to Boris' heavy rains in parts of Guatemala.
Boris - a sign of the type of hurricane activity that's in store for the eastern North Pacific basin
image from The Weather Network
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Boris was only a cyclone for about 48 hours total. However, this system hovered over southern Mexico near the Guatemala border for about five days and because of this slow, almost stalled movement, the low-pressure area brought much rain and caused flooding, landslides and even fatalities. I called Boris 'The Precursor' because, as I see from my insights, this is the type of tropical cyclone- related weather we are to expect for the eastern North Pacific region. From the satellite image on the left you can see Boris just west of Guatemala. He will move inland northward towards the Bay of Campeche on the Gulf side and may energize a low-pressure area currently in the Gulf of Mexico. Once again, regardless of whether or not a cyclone develops on the Gulf side, more rain is forecast for the area while this system lingers about.
NOAA has been tracking a low pressure area since May 31 and even before it became a Tropical Depression on June 02 at 1400 hrs PDT (1700 EDT) they were advising that, "regardless of tropical cyclone formation, this system has the potential to bring locally heavy rains to portions of western Central America and southeastern Mexico this coming week."
This system which evolved into a tropical storm at 1100 hrs PDT (1400 EDT) on June 03 has been bringing heavy amounts of rain over the past several days as it lingers in the area. On June 02 a landslide in San Pedro Necta, Mexico took the lives of 5 people. Even after dissipating, the remnants of Boris was expected to bring more rain as it moves north into the Bay of Campeche.
After making landfall and dissipating, the remnant low crosses the isthmus of Tehuantepec still bringing much rain on June 05 as seen by Mexico's advisories.
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