Placeholder for tropical discussion for '25.
Saw this morning that a High End Cat 3 storm (Erick) just hit the west coast of Mexico with 125 mph winds. I know it's extremely early but based on ENSO trends, typically tropical activity favors one or the other in EPAC (East Pacific basin) vs. Atlantic basin. That's not cast in stone, and these things often change mid season. But one positive bit of news for our neighborhood, at least early on.
In our neighborhood? We are right in the middle of a very significant NW to SE winds upper and mid level air flows in the Gulf of America through the eastern Caribbean. No chance of even creating some organized convection. But, let's enjoy the quiet while we can