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ABPZ30 KNHC 011444
TWSEP
Monthly Tropical Weather Summary
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM PDT Wed Nov 1 2023
For the eastern North Pacific, east of 140 degrees west longitude:
October activity was well above normal in the eastern Pacific basin.
Five named storms formed in October, with three of these becoming
major hurricanes. This activity exceeded the 30-year climatology
(1991-2020) of two named storms, one of them becoming a hurricane,
with a major hurricane forming one out of every two Octobers.
Four of the five tropical cyclones that formed in October made
landfall in Mexico, with both Lidia and Otis making landfall as
major hurricanes in the Mexican states of Jalisco and Guerrero,
respectively. In particular, Otis directly and severely impacted the
city of Acapulco, Mexico, as a Category 5 hurricane. Norma made
landfall as a hurricane just west-northwest of Cabo San Lucas in the
state of Baja California Sur, and Max made landfall as a tropical
storm in the state of Guerrero.
The number of named storms that have formed in the basin so far in
2023 (17) is above the long-term (1991-2020) average of 14 through
October. The number of hurricanes (10) is also above the long-term
average of 8 through October. In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy
(ACE), which measures the combined strength and duration of tropical
storms and hurricanes, 2023 is about 20 percent above the long-term
(1991-2020) average.
Reports on individual cyclones, when completed, are available at
the National Hurricane Center website at:
www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2023&basin=epac
Summary Table
Name Dates Max Wind (mph)
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H Adrian 27 Jun-2 Jul 105
H Beatriz 29 Jun-1 Jul 85
MH Calvin 11-19 Jul 125
TD Four-E 20-21 Jul 35*
MH Dora 31 Jul-16 Aug 145
TS Eugene 5-7 Aug 70
MH Fernanda 12-17 Aug 130
TS Greg 14-17 Aug 50
MH Hilary 16-21 Aug 145
TS Irwin 27-29 Aug 45
MH Jova 4-10 Sep 160
TD Twelve-E 15-17 Sep 35
TS Kenneth 19-22 Sep 50
TD Fourteen-E 23-25 Sep 35
MH Lidia 3-11 Oct 140
TS Max 8-10 Oct 60
MH Norma 17-23 Oct 130
MH Otis 22-25 Oct 165
TS Pilar 28 Oct- 60
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* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.
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Hurricane Specialist Unit |
