636 ABPZ30 KNHC 011501 TWSEP Monthly Tropical Weather Summary NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM PDT Wed Sep 1 2021 For the eastern North Pacific, east of 140 degrees west longitude: Five tropical cyclones formed in the month of August in the eastern Pacific basin. Two of them became hurricanes, and one (Linda) became a major hurricane. Of the August tropical cyclones, only Nora affected land, and it made landfall along west-central Mexico as a hurricane. The formation of five tropical cyclones, including two hurricanes, is near the long-term average for August. The number of named storms (14) in the basin so far in 2021 is above the long-term average through August. In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the strength and duration of tropical storms and hurricanes, the season to date is near the past 30-year 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=2021&basin=epac Summary Table Name Dates Max Wind (mph) --------------------------------------------------- TS Andres 9-11 May 40* TS Blanca 30 May- 4 Jun 60 TS Carlos 12-16 Jun 50 TS Dolores 18-20 Jun 70 H Enrique 25-30 Jun 90 MH Felicia 14-20 Jul 145 TS Guillermo 17-19 Jul 60* H Hilda 30 Jul- 6 Aug 85 TS Jimena 30 Jul- 6 Aug 40 TS Ignacio 1-4 Aug 40 TS Kevin 7-12 Aug 60 MH Linda 10-20 Aug 130 TS Marty 23-24 Aug 45 H Nora 25-30 Aug 85 --------------------------------------------------- * Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete. $$ Hurricane Specialist Unit