2018 Monthly Tropical Cyclone Summary

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Monthly Tropical Weather Summary
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM PDT Wed Aug 1 2018

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

Tropical cyclone activity in the eastern Pacific basin in July was
below average. Only two named storms (Fabio and Gilma) formed
during the month, with Fabio becoming a hurricane.  Two tropical
depressions also formed during the month.  Even though Tropical
Depression Ten-E formed at the end of July, it strengthened into
Tropical Storm Hector on August 1. Based on a 30-year (1981-2010)
climatology, three to four named storms typically form during July,
with two of those becoming a hurricane and one of those reaching
major hurricane intensity.

In terms of Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE), which measures the
strength and duration of tropical storms and hurricanes, activity
in the basin so far in 2018 is near average.

Reports on individual cyclones, when completed, are available at
the National Hurricane Center website at:
www.hurricanes.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2018&basin=epac

Summary Table

Name                 Dates         Max Wind (mph)
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TD One-E            10-11 May          35*
MH Aletta            6-11 Jun         140*
MH Bud               9-15 Jun         130
TS Carlotta         14-18 Jun          65
TS Daniel           24-26 Jun          45
TS Emilia       27 Jun- 2 Jul          60
H  Fabio        30 Jun- 6 Jul         110
TS Gilma            26-29 Jul          40
TD Nine-E           26-27 Jul          35
TS Hector       31 Jul-                45
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* Denotes a storm for which the post-storm analysis is complete.

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Hurricane Specialist Unit
Graphic not available for the 2018 East Pacific season through July.