000 ABPZ30 KNHC 011458 TWSEP MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM PDT WED SEP 1 2004 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. FIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES DEVELOPED DURING AUGUST IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC...ONE DEPRESSION...THREE TROPICAL STORMS AND ONE HURRICANE. THIS IS BELOW THE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES OF ABOUT 4 TROPICAL STORMS AND 2 HURRICANES. NO MAJOR HURRICANES FORMED IN AUGUST THOUGH TYPICALLY THE BASIN HAS ONE DURING THE MONTH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX-E REGENERATED ON 1 AUG AFTER LOSING ITS LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION THE DAY BEFORE ABOUT 1215 N MI WEST-NORTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. THE DEPRESSION GENERALLY HEADED ON A WEST-NORTHWESTERLY TRACK...MAINTAINING ONLY SPORADIC DEEP CONVECTION BEFORE DISSIPATING ON THE 3RD. ESTELLE FORMED FROM A TROPICAL WAVE RATHER FAR TO THE WEST IN THE BASIN...ABOUT 1400 N MI ESE OF HAWAII ON 19 AUG. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATED THAT THIS SYSTEM CAME FROM THE SAME WAVE THAT CAUSED HURRICANE CHARLEY IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN. ESTELLE STEADILY INTENSIFIED AND BECAME A TROPICAL STORMS ON 20 AUG...REACHING A PEAK INTENSITY OF 55 KT IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC AS IT WAS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC ON 21 AUG. ITS WINDS LATER REACHED 60 KT IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN. FRANK DEVELOPED FROM THE TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORM EARL ABOUT 360 N MI SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE 23RD. IT MOVED NORTHWESTWARD AND STRENGTHENED RAPIDLY...BECOMING A HURRICANE LATER THAT DAY. IT REACHED ITS PEAK INTENSITY OF 75 KT ON THE 24TH BEFORE WEAKENING OVER COOLER WATERS AS IT TURNED WESTWARD. THE CYCLONE DISSIPATED ON THE 26TH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-E DEVELOPED 845 N MI WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE 23RD. IT DRIFTED ERRATICALLY NORTHWESTWARD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE TURNING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND DISSIPATING ON THE 26TH ABOUT 1200 N MI WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS. GEORGETTE FORMED FROM A TROPICAL WAVE ON THE 26TH ABOUT 300 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO. IT MOVED ON A CLIMATOGICAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK FOR A FEW DAYS...REACHING A PEAK INTENSITY OF 50 KT ON THE 29TH...BEFORE MOVING OVER COOLER WATERS AND DISSIPATING ON THE 30TH ABOUT 850 N MI WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS. HOWARD FORMED ON THE 30TH ABOUT 350 N MI SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. MOVING SLOWLY TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST...THE CYCLONE REACHED TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ON THE 31ST AND AT MONTHS END WAS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM LOCATED ABOUT 475 N MI SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS. SUMMARY TABLE - AUGUST 2004 NAME DATES MAX WIND-KT DEATHS ------------------------------------------------------------------- TD SIX-E 29 JUL-3 AUG 30 0 TS ESTELLE 19-26 AUG 60 0 H FRANK 23-26 AUG 75 0 TD NINE-E 23-26 AUG 30 0 TS GEORGETTE 26-30 AUG 50 0 TS HOWARD 30 AUG- 60 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: DATES ARE BASED ON UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME...UTC FORECASTER BLAKE/FRANKLIN $$
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