As of 8:00 AM PDT (1500 UTC), Hurricane Carlotta has been officially designated as the first hurricane of the Pacific season. The center of Hurricane Carlotta is located near latitude 18.6 North, longitude 115.2 West. The storm is moving in a west-northwest direction at approximately 14 mph (22 km/h). This west-northwestward trajectory is expected to continue with a gradual decrease in speed over the next several days.
