Hurricane Season Is Now Underway in the Eastern Pacific

May 15 marks the beginning of the 2014 hurricane season in the eastern Pacific. The season will run until Nov. 30, which coincides with the end of hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin. The 2014 Atlantic Basin hurricane season does not get underway until June 1. The earlier start time in the eastern Pacific reflects how this basin typically turns active faster than the Atlantic. On average, June 10 is when the first tropical storm is named in the eastern Pacific. In the Atlantic, that date is July 9.The first tropical storm to develop in the eastern Pacific this year will acquire the name Amanda. The basin, however, is currently quiet.