Hurricane Adrian - June
16-23,
1999
A large area of disturbed weather formed south of the Gulf of
Tehauntepec. A low level circulation formed
on the 16th. A tropical wave moved into the area at that
time. The system became organized enough to be
considered a tropical depression on the 18th about 225 miles southeast
of Acapulco. The cyclone moved west-
northwest about 200 miles offshore the Mexican coast, with some
acceleration on the 19th and decceleration on
the 22nd. Meanwhile, Adrian became a tropical storm on the 18th
and a hurricane on the 20th. Cooler sea surface
temperatures and southeast wind shear led to subsequent weakening, and
the system became a swirl in the low
cloud field on the 22nd while 300 miles southwest of the southern tip
of Baja California. Below is Adrian's track,
supplied by the National Hurricane Center.
![Adrian (1999) Track](http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/adrian1999trk.gif)
Below are the maps of the storm total rainfall related to Adrian in
Mexico, constructed using data from
the Comision Nacional del Agua, part of Mexico's National Weather
Service.