2004 Pacific hurricane season

The Pacific 2004 hurricane season officially started on 15 May 2004 in the eastern Pacific and on 1 June 2004 in the central Pacific, and lasted until 30 November 2004. Conventionally These data limit the portion of the year in which located in the northeastern Pacific, most form tropical cyclones.

This season was the first since the 1990 season, which resulted in no deaths.

Storms

Tropical Storm Agatha

On May 22, developed from a tropical wave, combined with a stationary trough of low pressure that Tropical Depression One -E. At this time, the low pressure area was located 925 km south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The depression moved northwest into an area of only slight wind shear. Because of this good condition increased the area of low pressure quickly a tropical storm Agatha, on the same day of its formation. On May 23, Agatha reached a peak of 95 km / h and thus also its peak. On May 24, ensured dry air and cooler waters for a rapid weakening of Agatha, so the storm on the same day degenerated into a remnant low. The remnants of Agatha dissolved on May 26 to complete.

Tropical Depression Two -E

On June 17, a tropical wave came off of Africa's west coast, reaching on 25 June the eastern Pacific. As the system on July 2, circulation began to build up, updated the National Hurricane Center it on the same day to a tropical depression two- E. At this time it was 1205 km southwest of Baja California Sur. Due to cooler waters, the low pressure area and could not continue and intensify degenerate early in the 4th of July in a remnant low. The radicals broke up on July 5.

Tropical Depression One -C

Beginning of July was a cluster of thunderstorms far south of Hawaii. On July 5, the system will have had enough organized to be classified as Tropical Depression One -C. This was done 1100 km south-southeast of Johnston Atoll. During the day, the low pressure system moved towards the west and remained relatively unorganized. This remained the next day so, so that the low pressure area disbanded again. One -C was as far south as only the storms Ekeka and Hali from the year 1992.

Tropical Storm Blas

On 1 July, sparked a wave of tropical west coast of Africa. After she pulled one weeks westwards across the Atlantic, the Caribbean and Central America, they reached the Pacific Ocean. There she began began to organize and convection built, it was classified as a tropical depression three- E on July 11. At this time it was 540 km southwest of Zihuatanejo. Increased six hours after the formation of the low-pressure area into a tropical storm and was named Blas. Although the conditions were very favorable, Blas could not intensify into a hurricane. In the course of the 12th of July the storm moved northwest to a high pressure area around and reached its peak on July 13 with winds of 100 km / h Due to cooler waters Blas weakened on July 14, initially in a tropical depression, and then on July 15 in a remnant low from. The remnant low dissipated on July 19 west of Baja California on.

Hurricane Celia

A tropical wave moved away from the coast of Africa and reached the eastern Pacific. There was an area of favorable conditions, so that on July 19 was the Tropical Depression Four -E. The depression quickly reached storm status, whereupon the storm was given the name Celia. Celia intensified rapidly and reached hurricane status on 22 July. The hurricane reached a peak of 140 km / h before it hits an area of cooler waters and dry air and weakens. The storm weakened on 24 July in a tropical depression off and broke a day later on.

Hurricane Darby

Tropical Depression Six -E

Tropical Storm Estelle

Hurricane Frank

On August 18, the remnants of Tropical Storm Earl moved to the Pacific. Over the next few days the system began to slowly build convection and was on August 23, 665 km south of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California classified as a tropical depression eight- E. The depression began to rapidly intensify and was only 12 hours after its formation, a tropical storm, which was named Frank. Frank continued his rapid intensification continued as it moved towards the north-west, reaching its climax on August 24 with winds of 140 km / h and a minimum air pressure of 979 hPa as a Category 1 hurricane. Shortly after his highlight of the hurricane moved over cooler waters and weakened rapidly into a tropical storm. On August 26, Frank degenerated into a remnant low. The remains attracted to the southwest and dissolved on 27 August 1205 km west of Baja California on.

Tropical Depression Nine -E

Tropical Storm Georgette

Hurricane Howard

Hurricane Isis

Hurricane Javier

The Tropical Depression Thirteen -E was created on 10 September south- southeast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. During the day it slowly moved towards the northwest and strengthened into a tropical storm, which was given the name Javier on the morning of September 11. On the afternoon of September 12, Javier began a rapid intensification and became a hurricane. Javier reached its peak on the morning of 14th September with continuous wind speeds of 240 km / h and a minimum air pressure of 930 hPa The following day the first storm warnings were issued for Baja California. Over the next few days, Javier weakened as fast again as he had strengthened and goes on September 19 south of San Ignacio only as a tropical depression on land. On the same day, the low pressure area degenerated into a remnant low and moved inland. Javier caused moderate damage in Northwest Mexico. The remnant low brought heavy rains in the United States.

Tropical Storm Kay

Tropical Storm Lester

Tropical Depression Sixteen -E

Season Overview

Storm names

In the eastern Pacific basin, the storms are named in the following list 2004:

Agatha
Blas
Celia
Darby
Estelle
Frank
Georgette
Howard

Isis
Javier
Kay
Lester
Madeline ( not awarded)
Newton ( not awarded)
Orlene ( not awarded)
Paine ( not awarded)

Roslyn ( not awarded)
Seymour ( not awarded)
Tina ( not awarded)
Virgil ( not awarded)
Winifred ( not awarded)
Xavier ( not awarded)
Yolanda ( not awarded)
Zeke ( not awarded)

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