Hurricane Carlos (2015): Difference between revisions

| Dissipated=June 1718, 2015

'''Hurricane Carlos''' was an unusually small [[tropical cyclone]] which affected the western coast of [[Mexico]] in June 2015. Forming as the third [[Tropical cyclone naming|named storm]] and hurricane of the [[2015 Pacific hurricane season|annual hurricane season]], Carlos developed from a [[trough (meteorology)|trough]] first noted by the [[National Hurricane Center]] on June 7. The disturbance gradually organized and was designated as a tropical depression three days later just south of the Mexican coast. Drifting slowly northwestward, the depression was upgraded further to a tropical storm. Although persistent [[wind shear]] and dry air hampered intensification early on, Carlos strengthened into a hurricane on June 13 after moving into a more favorable environment. However, the return of dry air and [[upwelling]] of cooler waters caused the system to deteriorate into a tropical storm. Paralleling the Mexican coast, Carlos later regained hurricane intensity on June 15 and attained peak winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) a day later. HoweverThe reprieve was brief, however, as the onset of wind shear, land interaction, and dry air afterward led to rapid weakening,. andOn June 17, Carlos degenerated into a remnant area of low pressure, onhaving June 17 after makingmade landfall in [[Jalisco]] earlier that day. By the morning of June 18, Carlos was declared to have completely dissipated.