June 9 (UPI) -- Hurricane Barbara emerged as the first hurricane of the Pacific hurricane season on Monday. The National Hurricane Center reported that as of 10 a.m. EDT, Barbara was in the eastern Pacific Ocean approximately 155 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical cyclone in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.As of the 11 a.m. advisory, Hurricane Barbara formed off the coast of southwest Mexico. Barbara became the first hurricane of the east Pacific hurricane season.

Forecasters said there is a 60% chance of an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic basin, with 12 to 19 named storms expected. Six to 10 of those storms are predicted to become hurricanes, with three to five of them potentially becoming major storms.