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ABPZ30 KNHC 011510
TWSEP
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT SAT OCT 01 2016
For the eastern North Pacific, east of 140 degrees west longitude:
Four named storms formed in the eastern North Pacific basin during
the month of September. A fifth, Ulika, formed in the eastern
North Pacific basin as a tropical depression but became a named
storm in the central North Pacific basin. Four of these cyclones
became hurricanes, including Ulika, which strengthened to a
hurricane after moving back into the eastern North Pacific basin.
None of the hurricanes reached major hurricane intensity. Based on
a 30-year (1981-2010) climatology, three or four named storms
typically form in the basin in September, with two becoming
hurricanes and one reaching major hurricane strength.
In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the
combined strength and duration of tropical storms and hurricanes,
activity in the basin so far in 2016 has been well above normal.
The ACE through the end of September is about 60 percent higher
than the 1981-2010 median value to date.
Reports on individual cyclones, when completed, are available at the
National Hurricane Center website at
www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2016&basin=epac .
Summary Table
Name Dates Max Wind (mph)
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TD One-E 6- 7 Jun 35*
TS Agatha 2- 5 Jul 50*
MH Blas 3-10 Jul 140
H Celia 6-15 Jul 100
MH Darby 11-26 Jul 115
TS Estelle 15-21 Jul 70*
H Frank 21-28 Jul 85
MH Georgette 21-27 Jul 130
TS Howard 31 Jul- 3 Aug 60
TS Ivette 2- 8 Aug 60
TS Javier 7- 9 Aug 65
TS Kay 18-23 Aug 50
MH Lester 24 Aug- 7 Sep 140
MH Madeline 26 Aug- 3 Sep 130**
H Newton 4- 7 Sep 90
H Orlene 11-16 Sep 110
H Paine 18-21 Sep 90
TS Roslyn 25-29 Sep 50
H Ulika 26-30 Sep 75
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* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.
** Peak intensity reached in the central North Pacific basin.
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Hurricane Specialist Unit |
