Hurricane Boris was a weak hurricane that followed an typical early summer path remaining far away from Cobo San Lucas. Boris was the second tropical storm and the first hurricane of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season. The Category 1 hurricane originated form a tropical wave that left Africa in mid-June. Entering the Eastern Pacific basin on June 22 and became a tropical cyclone five days later, With warm waters and low wind shear, its local area was conducive for development and slight strengthening occurred. At 8 a.m PDT (1500 UTC) Tropical Depression Two E was upgraded to Tropical Storm Boris. With warm waters and low wind shear, its local area was deemed to be conducive for development and slight strengthening was predicted. After holding steady for about 48 hours, Boris intensified to