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Wxtrackercody/2009 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedJune 18, 2009
Last system dissipatedOctober 27, 2009
Strongest storm
NameRick
 • Maximum winds180 mph (285 km/h)
(1-minute sustained)
 • Lowest pressure906 mbar (hPa; 26.75 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions23
Total storms20
Hurricanes8
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+)		5
Total fatalities15
Total damage$188.7 million (2009 USD)
Related article
Pacific hurricane seasons
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Seasonal summary[edit]

Preseason forecast[edit]

Seasonal activity[edit]

See also: Timeline of the 2009 Pacific hurricane season
Hurricane NekiHurricane Rick (2009)Tropical Storm Patricia (2009)Hurricane Jimena (2009)Hurricane Felicia (2009)Tropical Storm Blanca (2009)Hurricane Andres (2009)Tropical Depression One-E (2009)Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale

Storms[edit]

Tropical Depression One-E[edit]

Main article: Tropical Depression One-E (2009)
Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 18 – June 19
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min);
1003 mbar (hPa)

On May 29, a tropical wave departed the western coast of Africa and moved steadily westward across the Atlantic Ocean, with associated shower and thunderstorm activity confined to the Intertropical Convergence Zone. On June 10, the wave emerged into the eastern Pacific; five days later, a broad area of low pressure formed in association with the disturbance. Convective activity consolidated near the low early on June 18, and the system was declared a tropical depression at 1200 UTC as a result. Curving northward around a mid-level ridge over Mexico, the depression fell just short of tropical storm intensity as the low-level center became increasingly ill-defined. It degenerated into an open trough by 1800 UTC on June 19.[1]

Hurricane Andres[edit]

Main article: Hurricane Andres (2009)
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationJune 21 – June 24
Peak intensity80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min);
984 mbar (hPa)

A tropical wave crossed Central America into the eastern Pacific on June 16. Continuing slowly westward, a broad area of low pressure formed in association with the wave on June 20, and convective activity steadily increased. By 1200 UTC on June 21, the wave was declared a tropical depression; six hours later, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Andres. Turning northwestward around a mid-level ridge, the cyclone steadily intensified under favorable atmospheric conditions. At 0600 UTC on June 23, Andres intensified into a Category 1 hurricane and attained peak winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) with a minimum barometric pressure of 984 mb (hPa; 29.06 inHg). Thereafter, the combination of cooler sea surface temperatures, drier air, and strong northeasterly wind shear caused the system to rapidly weaken; at 0000 UTC on June 24, Andres weakened to a tropical storm, and at 1200 UTC that same day, it weakened to a tropical depression. The cyclone turned northward and degenerated into an open trough at 1800 UTC.[2]

Tropical Storm Blanca[edit]

Main article: Tropical Storm Blanca (2009)
Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 6 – July 9
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min);
998 mbar (hPa)

A tropical wave moved off the western coast of Africa on June 19 and emerged into the eastern Pacific ten days later. Associated convective activity began to consolidate over a broad area of low pressure on July 4, a trend that continued over the following days. By 0600 UTC on July 6, the disturbance acquired enough organization to be declared a tropical depression while located about 435 mi (700 km) south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. It was upgraded to Tropical Storm Blanca six hours later. Steered west-northwest on the southern side of a mid-level ridge, the cyclone continued to organize within a low wind shear environment; at 0000 UTC on July 7, it attained peak winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) before entering increasingly cool sea surface temperatures. At 1200 UTC on July 8, Blanca weakened to a tropical depression, and by 0600 UTC on July 9, the system degenerated into a remnant low. The low dissipated early on July 12.[3]

Hurricane Carlos[edit]

Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 10 – July 16
Peak intensity105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min);
971 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Dolores[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 15 – July 16
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min);
997 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Lana[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationJuly 30 – August 2
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min);
995 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Enrique[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 3 – August 7
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min);
994 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Felicia[edit]

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 3 – August 11
Peak intensity145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min);
935 mbar (hPa)
Main article: Hurricane Felicia (2009)

Tropical Depression Nine-E[edit]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 9 – August 11
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min);
1006 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Maka[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 11 – August 13
Peak intensity40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min);
1008 mbar (hPa)
See also: 2009 Pacific typhoon season

Hurricane Guillermo[edit]

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 12 – August 19
Peak intensity125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min);
954 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Hilda[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 22 – August 28
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min);
995 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Ignacio[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 24 – August 27
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min);
999 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Jimena[edit]

Main article: Hurricane Jimena (2009)
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 28 – September 4
Peak intensity155 mph (250 km/h) (1-min);
931 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Two-C[edit]

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 28 – August 30
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min);
1007 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Kevin[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationAugust 29 – September 1
Peak intensity50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min);
1000 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Linda[edit]

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 7 – September 11
Peak intensity80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min);
985 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Marty[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 16 – September 19
Peak intensity45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min);
1002 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Nora[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationSeptember 23 – September 25
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min);
997 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Olaf[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 1 – October 3
Peak intensity45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min);
996 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Patricia[edit]

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 11 – October 14
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min);
996 mbar (hPa)
Main article: Tropical Storm Patricia (2009)

Hurricane Rick[edit]

Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 15 – October 21
Peak intensity180 mph (285 km/h) (1-min);
906 mbar (hPa)
Main article: Hurricane Rick (2009)

Hurricane Neki[edit]

Main article: Hurricane Neki
Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
 
DurationOctober 18 – October 27
Peak intensity125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min);
950 mbar (hPa)

Storm names[edit]

The names on the following list were used to name storms that formed in Northeastern Pacific Ocean during 2009. This is the same list used in the 2003 season and will be reused during 2015 due to the lack of any name retirements. The first Central Pacific name to be used was Lana, when it crossed into the region from the Eastern Pacific. With the naming of Tropical Storm Maka on August 11, this season became the first in seven years to use multiple Central Pacific names.[4]

  • Rick
  • Sandra (unused)
  • Terry (unused)
  • Vivian (unused)
  • Waldo (unused)
  • Xina (unused)
  • York (unused)
  • Zelda (unused)

For storms that form in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, encompassing the area between 140 degrees west and the International Date Line, all names are used in a series of four rotating lists. The next four names that were slated for use in 2009 are shown below. Three of them, Lana, Maka, and Neki, were used throughout the course of the year.

  • Lana
  • Maka
  • Omeka (unused)

Season effects[edit]

The following table lists all of the storms that have formed in the 2007 Pacific hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s) (in parentheses), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 2007 USD.

Saffir–Simpson scale
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
2009 Pacific hurricane season statistics
Storm
name 		Dates active Storm category
at peak intensity 		Max 1-min
wind
mph (km/h) 		Min.
press.
(mbar) 		Areas affected Damage
(USD) 		Deaths Ref(s)
One-E June 18 – June 19 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1003 Northwest Mexico Unknown 0
Andres June 21 – June 24 Category 1 hurricane 80 (130) 984 Southwestern Mexico, Western Mexico, Honduras 0.231 5
Blanca July 6 – July 9 Tropical storm 50 (85) 998 Western Mexico, California Unknown 0
Carlos July 10 – July 16 Category 2 hurricane 105 (165) 971 None None 0
Dolores July 15 – July 16 Tropical storm 60 (95) 997 None None 0
Lana July 30 – August 2 Tropical storm 65 (100) 995 None None 0
Enrique August 3 – August 7 Tropical storm 65 (100) 994 None None 0
Felicia August 3 – August 11 Category 4 hurricane 145 (230) 935 Hawaii Unknown 0
Nine-E August 9 – August 11 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1006 None None 0
Maka August 11 – August 13 Tropical storm 40 (65) 1008 None None 0
Guillermo August 12 – August 19 Category 3 hurricane 125 (205) 954 Hawaii None 0
Hilda August 22 – August 28 Tropical storm 65 (100) 995 None None 0
Ignacio August 24 – August 27 Tropical storm 50 (85) 999 None None 0
Jimena August 28 – September 4 Category 4 hurricane 155 (250) 931 Western Mexico, Northwest Mexico (Baja California Sur) 173.9 6
Two-C August 28 – August 30 Tropical depression 35 (55) 1007 None None 0
Kevin August 29 – September 1 Tropical storm 50 (85) 1000 None None 0
Linda September 7 – September 11 Category 1 hurricane 80 (130) 985 None None 0
Marty September 16 – September 19 Tropical storm 45 (75) 1002 None None 0
Nora September 23 – September 25 Tropical storm 60 (95) 997 None None 0
Olaf October 1 – October 3 Tropical storm 45 (75) 996 Northwest Mexico None 0
Patricia October 11 – October 14 Tropical storm 60 (95) 996 Northwest Mexico Minimal 0
Rick October 15 – October 21 Category 5 hurricane 180 (285) 906 Western Mexico (Sinaloa), Northwest Mexico 14.6 4
Neki October 18 – October 27 Category 3 hurricane 125 (205) 950 Hawaii None 0
Season aggregates
23 systems June 18 – October 27   180 (285) 906 188.731 15  

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eric S. Blake (July 31, 2009). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression One-E (PDF). National Hurricane Center (Report). Miami, Florida: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Daniel P. Brown (July 21, 2009). Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Andres (PDF). National Hurricane Center (Report). Miami, Florida: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
  3. ^ Richard J. Pasch (November 23, 2009). Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Blanca (PDF). National Hurricane Center (Report). Miami, Florida: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  4. ^ National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Central Pacific Hurricane Center (April 4, 2023). "The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2022". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. A guide on how to read the database is available here. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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