East Pacific Summary for September 2018
Monthly Summary

384 ABPZ30 KNHC 011210 TWSEP Monthly Tropical Weather Summary NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM PDT Sat Sep 1 2018 For the eastern North Pacific, east of 140 degrees west longitude: Tropical cyclone activity in the eastern Pacific basin in August was well above average. Seven named storms formed during the month, with five becoming hurricanes, including three major hurricanes. Based on a 30-year (1981-2010) climatology, three to four named storms typically form during August, with two of those becoming a hurricane and one of those reaching major hurricane intensity. In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the strength and duration of tropical storms and hurricanes, activity in the basin thus far in 2018 has been above average. Reports on individual cyclones, when completed, are available at the National Hurricane Center website at: www.hurricanes.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2018&basin=epac Summary Table Name Dates Max Wind (mph) --------------------------------------------------- TD One-E 10-11 May 35* MH Aletta 6-11 Jun 140* MH Bud 9-15 Jun 130 TS Carlotta 14-18 Jun 65 TS Daniel 24-26 Jun 45 TS Emilia 27 Jun- 2 Jul 60* H Fabio 30 Jun- 6 Jul 110 TS Gilma 26-29 Jul 40 TD Nine-E 26-27 Jul 35 MH Hector 31 Jul-15 Aug 155** TS Ileana 4-7 Aug 65 H John 5-10 Aug 105 TS Kristy 7-11 Aug 70 MH Lane 15-28 Aug 160** H Miriam 26 Aug- 80** MH Norman 28 Aug- 150 --------------------------------------------------- * Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete. ** Max Wind (mph) occurred in the Central Pacific Basin. $$ Hurricane Specialist Unit
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