000
ABPZ30 KNHC 011510
TWSEP 

MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT THU SEP 01 2016

For the eastern North Pacific, east of 140 degrees west longitude:

Six named storms formed during the month of August, but only one
of these became a hurricane in the eastern North Pacific basin.  The
one hurricane, Lester, also became a major hurricane.  Although the
total number of storms and major hurricanes in August is considered
near or above average, the number of hurricanes was below average.
Based on a 30-year (1981-2010) climatology, three named storms
typically form in the basin in August, with two of those becoming
hurricanes and one reaching major hurricane intensity.

In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the
combined strength and duration of tropical storms and hurricanes,
August ACE was near average.  The ACE for the season to date
continues to be well above normal, about 175 percent of the
long-term average 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)
---------------------------------------------------
TD One-E            6- 7 Jun            35*
TS Agatha           2- 5 Jul            45
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-Aug 3         60
TS Ivette          2-8 Aug              60
TS Javier          7-9 Aug              65
TS Kay             18-23 Aug            50
MH Lester          24 Aug-             140
MH Madeline        26 Aug-             130**
---------------------------------------------------

* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.
** Peak intensity reached in central North Pacific basin.

$$
Hurricane Specialist Unit