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Dylan620/Sandbox/2005 Pacific hurricane season
Season summary map
Seasonal boundaries
First system formed	May 17, 2005
Last system dissipated	October 20, 2005
Strongest storm
Name	Kenneth
• Maximum winds	135 mph (215 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
• Lowest pressure	947 mbar (hPa; 27.97 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions	17
Total storms	15
Hurricanes	7
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	2
Total fatalities	1 direct
Total damage	Unknown

The 2005 Pacific hurricane season was a slightly inactive season that produced 17 tropical cyclones. It officially started on May 15 and ended on November 30, dates which conventionally delimit the period during which most tropical cyclones form in the northeast Pacific Ocean. The first tropical cyclone, Hurricane Adrian, developed on May 17, while the last storm Tropical Depression Sixteen-E, dissipated on October 20. During the year, a total of 17 tropical cyclones, 15 tropical storms, 7 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes formed. The most intense hurricane, Hurricane Kenneth remained out over open waters for the duration of its existence. However, the remnants of the storm caused minor flooding on the Island of Hawaii. September was the most active month of the year, as 6 of the 17 tropical cyclones formed during this time.

Pre-season forecasts

Predictions of tropical activity in the 2005 season

Source	Date	Named storms	Hurricanes	Major hurricanes
Eastern	Average	15.3	8.8	4.2
Eastern	16 May, 2005	11 – 15	6 – 8	2 – 4
Eastern	Actual activity	15	7	2
Central	Average	4 – 5	1	-
Central	May 16, 2003	2 – 3	-	-
Central	Actual activity	2	2	1

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a slow year, with only a 10% chance of above-average storm activity in the eastern North Pacific and a 70% chance of below-normal activity. The pre-season forecast predicted 11 to 15 tropical storms, 6 to 8 hurricanes, and 2 to 4 major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale).

The forecast for the central North Pacific was for a below-average season, with only two or three storms impacting the region, below the normal four to five.

Storms

See also: List of storms in the 2005 Pacific hurricane season and Timeline of the 2005 Pacific hurricane season

May, June, and July

Hurricane Adrian at peak intensity

A few days before the official start to the season, a broad area of low pressure developed over Central America and moved into the Pacific basin. The low gradually became better organized and on May 17, only two days after the eastern Pacific hurricane season started, The first tropical depression formed 460 miles (740 km) west-southwest of El Salvador. The depression, given the number One-E, quickly strengthened into Tropical Storm Adrian that night. Adrian gradually intensified over the next two days while moving in an unusual direction, northeast, due to a strong trough located to the north of the storm. On May 19, Adrian was briefly upgraded to a hurricane while 85 mi (135 km) off the coastline of El Salvador, closer than any hurricane in the 57 years of tropical cyclone records in the eastern Pacific on record. However, Adrian rapidly weakened due to wind shear and by its landfall near the Gulf of Fonseca as a tropical depression, and dissipated shortly after. Damage from Adrian was minimal and only one person was killed by the storm in floodwaters.

After a month of inactivity, the second tropical depression of the season formed on June 21 about 385 mi (620 km) south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico. The depression intensified into Tropical Storm Beatriz the next morning. Beatriz took a northwestward movement, away from land, while intensifying. The storm reached its peak intensity late that night before before slow weakening took place. By the night of June 23, Beatriz was downgraded to a tropical depression, and not long after was declared a remnant low-pressure area. The remnant low lingered for a few days before dissipating over open waters.

Late on June 26, a Tropical Depression Three-E formed 330 mi (530 km) south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico. The depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Calvin the next morning as it neared the southwest Mexican coastline. A gradual turn to the northwest took place as Calvin intensified. Paralleling the coastline, wind shear caused Calvin to weaken. By June 28, Calvin was downgraded to a tropical depression and further deterioration of the depression led to it being declared a remnant low that night. The remnants of Calvin moved in a general northwest motion out to sea and dissipated on July 3.

Tropical Storm Eugene at peak intensity

On June 18, a new tropical wave developed off the coast of Africa. This wave was devoid of almost all its convection as it traversed the atlantic. It crossed into the eastern Pacific on July 1. It gradually became better organized and by July 4, it was determined that Tropical Depression Four-E had formed 145 mi (235 km) south of Acapulco, Mexico. Tropical Storm watches and warnings were issued as it neared the Mexican coast. On the afternoon of July 4, the depression quickly strengthened and was determined to have become Tropical Storm Dora that day. It came very close to the coast before turning towards the northwest, paralleling the coastline later for most of July 5, dropping heavy rainfall on the region. As it moved away from the coast, all watches were cancelled as Dora weakened to a tropical depression. Further weakening took plact later in the day and Dora degenerated into a remnant low. The low continued moving towards the northwest before dissipating the next day.

The beginnings of Tropical Storm Eugene can be traced back to a tropical wave which formed in the Caribbean Sea on July 10. The wave gradually organized as it traveled towards the west, and entered the eastern Pacific basin on July 14. After shifting movement to a northwestward direction, the wave became better organized and was determined to have developed into Tropical Depression Five-E on July 17 while located 305 mi (490 km) south of Manzanillo, Mexico. The storm was upgraded to Tropical Storm Eugene the next morning and further intensification took place. Eugene was heading towards the coast of Baja California Sur and a tropical storm watch was issued respectively. However, less than a day later, the watches were cancelled as Eugene was no longer forecast to bring tropical storm conditions to the coast. By the afternoon of July 19, Eugene peaked just below hurricane status before encountering cooling waters. Weakening took place quickly and Eugene was downgraded to a tropical depression the next morning and further into a remnant low that afternoon. The low dissipated the next afternoon without impacting land.

August

In early August, an area of low pressure developed along the Intertropical convergence zone and slowly developed. By August 3, the low had developed sufficient convection to be declared Tropical Depression One-C while located 1,000 mi (1,610 km) southeast of the Island of Hawaii, the first tropical depression to form in the central Pacific basin. The depression failed to develop further as increasing wind shear and cooling waters caused the convection associated with the storm to diminish. The depression was declared a remnant low the next afternoon as only a swirl of clouds remained. The remnants of the depression later impacted the Island of Hawaii, leading to heavy rainfall up to 8.8 in (223.52 mm) in the town of Glenwood, Hawaii.

Hurricane Fernanda at peak intensity

The origins of Hurricane Fernanda can be traced to a tropical wave which passed over Dakar, Senegal on July 25. Despite being a well organized wave, further development did not occur. The wave eventually entered the eastern Pacific on August 5. Development finally took place shortly after and it was determined that Tropical Depression Six-E had developed 945 mi (1,520 km) west-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico.

Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) ranking

ACE (104 kt2) – Storm
1	24.77 (3.155)	Kenneth	9	1.94	Greg
2	6.875 (18.095)	Jova	10	1.6275	Eugene
3	10.675	Hilary	11	1.2525	Irwin
4	9.06	Fernanda	12	1.0925	Calvin
5	6.7775	Otis	13	0.97	Beatriz
6	4.4375	Max	14	0.81	Dora
7	2.8175	Adrian	15	0.49	Lidia
8	2.35	Norma
Total: 75.945 (21.25)

The table on the right shows the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) for each storm in the season. The total ACE for the 2005 season was 97.195 x 10⁴ kt². The ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the storm multiplied by the length of time it existed for, so hurricanes that lasted a long time have higher ACEs.

Hurricane Kenneth had the highest overall ACE of the season with a total of 27.2525 x 10⁴ kt².

As Hurricanes Jova and Kenneth were the only storms in 2005 to exist in the Central Pacific as a tropical storm or hurricane, the total ACE for the Central Pacific was 21.25 x 10⁴ kt². The total ACE in the Eastern Pacific was 75.945 x 10⁴ kt².

The figures in parentheses are for storms in the Central Pacific basin west of 140°W; those not in parenthesis are for the Eastern Pacific basin.

Source of data: Best track data from the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports.[1]
Source of data: Best track data from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports.[2]

Season impact

This is a table of the storms in 2005 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical or a wave or low.

Saffir–Simpson scale
TD	TS	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5

2008 Pacific hurricane statistics

Storm name	Dates active	Storm category at peak intensity	Max wind (mph)	Min. press. (mbar)	Landfall(s)			Damage (millions USD)	Deaths
					Where	When	Wind (mph)
Adrian	May 17 – May 21	Category 1 hurricane	80	982	Gulf of Fonseca	May 20	25	Minimal	1
Beatriz	June 21 – June 24	Tropical storm	50	1000	none			0	0
Calvin	June 26 – June 29	Tropical storm	50	1000	none			0	0
Dora	July 4 – July 6	Tropical storm	45	1003	Acapulco, Mexico (Direct hit, no landfall)	July 5	45	0	0
Eugene	July 18 – July 20	Tropical storm	70	989	none			0	0
One-C	August 3 – August 4	Tropical depression	30	1008	none			0	0
Fernanda	August 9 – August 16	Category 1 hurricane	85	978	none			0	0
Greg	August 11 – August 16	Tropical storm	50	1000	none			0	0
Hilary	August 19 – August 25	Category 2 hurricane	105	970	none			0	0
Irwin	August 25 – August 28	Tropical storm	50	1000	none			0	0
Jova	September 12 – September 25	Category 3 hurricane	125	951	none			0	0
Kenneth	September 14 – September 30	Category 4 hurricane	135	947	Hawaii (Direct hit, no landfall)	September 30	30	Minimal	0
Lidia	September 17 – September 19	Tropical storm	40	1005	none			0	0
Max	September 18 – September 22	Tropical storm	85	981	none			0	0
Norma	September 23 – September 27	Tropical storm	60	997	none			0	0
Otis	September 28 – October 3	Category 2 hurricane	105	970	none			0	0
Sixteen-E	October 15 – October 20	Tropical depression	35	1005	none			0	0
Season Aggregates
17 cyclones	May 17 – October 20		135	947	1 landfall			Minimal	1

Storm names

The following names were used for named storms that formed in the northeast Pacific in 2005. This is the same list that was used in the 1999 season. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray. There were no names retired by the WMO in the spring of 2006; therefore, the same list will be reused in the 2011 season.

Adrian Beatriz Calvin Dora Eugene Fernanda Greg Hilary

Irwin Jova Kenneth Lidia Max Norma Otis Pilar (unused)

Ramon (unused) Selma (unused) Todd (unused) Veronica (unused) Wiley (unused) Xina (unused) York (unused) Zelda (unused)

No central Pacific names were used; the first name used would have been Ioke.