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But things are busy in the eastern Pacific. Tropical Storm Cosme formed June 8, about 665 miles south of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, the hurricane center said.

It’s a combination of a few factors including higher ocean surface water temperatures and more favorable winds earlier in the year contribute to the typically early start in the East Pacific.