Hurricane Season 2004

NEWS: Atlantic 2003 hurricanes FABIAN, ISABEL, and JUAN have been retired in 2003 and have been replaced with FRED, IDA, and JOAQUIN respectively for the 2009 list.

Saffir-Simpson Scale: (1)74-95mph (2)96-111mph (3)111-130mph (4)131-155mph (5)156+mph

Class	Name	Date of Activity	Max. Winds	Synopsis of Activity
Tropical Depression #1A	ALEX Cat. 3	7/31-8/6	120mph	Reconnaissance aircraft flew from Biloxi, MS into a suspected area of low pressure E of Jacksonville, FL to hunt for a closed circulation. After two trips, they were able to find evidence of a weak tropical depression on the afternoon of 7/30. Over the next day, it meandered off the South Carolina coast and was even repositioned. The thunderstorm activity eventually began to wrap around from the S side and the depression became the first tropical storm of the season, Alex on 8/1. The storm had unexpectedly neared hurricane foce by early 8/3. By then, it was just 100mi from Wilmington, NC. The storm, eventually reaching hurricane status for the first of the season, brushed along the Carolina coastline near Cape Hatteras on the afternoon of 8/3. That evening, it began to turn to the NE due to an approaching cold front, and had 100mph winds. Alex developed an eye fairly quickly after leaving the coast. In the process of its then NE movement, it strengthened to major hurricane status with 120mph winds (category 3). Alex broke the record for the furthest north a hurricane has ever become a category 3 storm (over 38degN). Alex rocketed to the ENE and became extratropical some 800mi E of Cape Race, NF, CAN. The final advisory was written on the morning of 8/6 with Alex having winds of 60mph. Just a couple of days later, the remnants would wreak havoc on the British Isles with rain and windy conditions.
Tropical Depression #2A	BONNIE	8/3-8/4, 8/9-8/13	55mph	The second depression of the season began as a tropical wave moving W across the Atlantic Ocean. By the time it reached the Lesser Antilles on 8/3, it hada well-defined circulation and was being investigated by reconnaissance aircraft. As it moved through the island chain, it encountered strong winds shear, pushing the clouds to the NE. The circulation fell apart and, as of late 8/4, was declassified to a tropical wave. Some thunderstorms developed again on 8/5, but were also running into shear. The remnants moved up through the Caribbean Sea to the S Guf of Mexico by 8/9. Reconnaissance aircraft flew into the area and found a new closed circulation, and a surprise discovery of 45mph sustained winds making the remnants a tropical storm. With a very small wind field, Bonnie had very slow movement and only briefly reached 50mph intensity. By late 8/10, the focus of attention was on the Florida panhandle as a potential landfall target. Bonnie made landfall as a tropical storm of 50mph winds midday 8/12. The main threat from Bonnie was 3-6" of rainfall. Bonnie quickly weakened to a depression within six hours of landfall and was expected to become completely extratropical by 8/13.
Tropical Depression #3A	CHARLEY Cat. 4	8/9-8/15	145mph	Tropical depression 3A followed the same path as T.D. #2 and had a better-defined circulation. It had just crossed the Lesser Antilles with rain and wind. On 8/10, it became tropical storm Charley and continued heading WNW at 25mph. Hurricane watches and tropical storm warnings were issued for Jamaica, an island directly in its path. Charley mysteriously moved around Jamaica and headed towards W Cuba, developing an eyewall and strengthening to 105mph (category 2) by evening 8/12. Charley made landfall near Charlotte Harbor, FL on the afternoon of 8/13 with 145mph winds (category 4). The center moved NE over the Florida peninsula. McCoy Airport in Orlando was in the path and experienced sustained winds of 77mph gusting to 105mph. By early 8/14, the center was nearly off the coast of Daytona Beach and still had winds of 85mph (category 1). By the end of the day, Charley had made a second landfall as a tropical storm over the Carolinas and then re-emerged over the Atlantic. A third landfall was made on early 8/15 in S New England, but as the depression was beginning to dissipate while being absorbed into a cold front. The last advisory placed the remnants of Charley near Cape Cod, MA as a depression at 11AM EDT 8/15.
Tropical Depression #4A	DANIELLE Cat. 2	8/13-8/21	105mph	An area of thunderstorms was being watched from the time it exited the W African coast. With a devleoped circulation indicated by satellite, it was named the fourth depression of the season on 8/13. Just 12 hours later, satellite imagery estimated that the depression had become the fourth named storm of the year, Danielle. With its location in the E Atlantic, it would be many days before it would be a threat to any land area. The open water allowed Danielle to strengthen to become the Atlantic's third hurricane of the season. With a clearly defined eye, Danielle remained well out to se, and took a turn to the N while still in the mid-Atlantic. At its peak, winds reached 105mph sustained, making it a category 2. By 8/18, Danielle started showing signs of weakening, mainly due to the waters in its path becoming cooler. It continued to weaken for three days before finally being declared a broad low pressure center. It could no longer be conisdered completely tropical in nature and the final advisory (morning of 8/21) placed the center about 900mi SW of the Azores Islands.
Tropical Depression #5A	EARL	8/13-8/16	45mph	The Windward islands became the focus of yet another disturbance to enter the area. Once a closed circulation had been found in the wave, it had also acquired enough wind to call it the fifth depression of the year. With its proximity to the island chain and the forecasted strengthening, advisories were posted for the approach of the system. When it approached Grenada with 45 mph winds, tropical storm Earl's circulation was again in question and had to be investigated. Satellites pictures, however, showed that the outflow (clockwise rotation which removes clouds drawn into low pressure) was good and there was no shear to hinder development during midday 8/15. Reconnaissace aircraft flew into the storm midday 8/16 and could not find a closed circulation. At that point, the National Hurricane Center declassified it to merely a tropical wave while still in the S Caribbean, W of the Lesser Antilles.
Tropical Depression #6A	FRANCES Cat. 4	8/24-9/6	135mph	Tropical depression 6 formed halfway between Africa and South America. Satellite imagery and calculations are used to determine the intensity of a low pressure center when it is so far out to sea. The cirulation, visible enough to satellite, was enough to have the low named a depression. Within 12 hours, the same method determined that the depression had become Frances, the sixth named storm of the season (late 8/25). Still well out to sea, it would be days from any land mass. The open warm Atlatic waters became fuel for the growing storm, enough to become a hurricane by early 8/26. Frances then quickly became the third major hurricane of the season with winds topping 115mph and a well-defined eye. The movement of Frances seemed to curve just north of the Leeward Islands (E of Puerto Rico) as it strengthened to category 4 status with 135mph winds. As a precaution, the N Lesser Antilles had tropical storm advisories posted even though it was well away from the center. Reconnaissance airplanes had flown into the center of Frances on 8/29 and decreased the winds to 125mph at that time. The storm, still fluctuating in intensity avoided the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico, and took aim on the Bahamas. The eye of Frances, by now a well-defined hurricane, wobbled through the Bahamian island chain and made its next target Florida. By 9/1, hurricane advisories had been posted for Florida. Already having experienced the wrath of Charley just weeks earlier, residents of the east side of the state began to evacuate. Frances was expected to make landfall E ofLake Okeechobee late 9/3, but Frances made an unexpected decreas in speed. It also weakened to 105mph and showed signs of asymmetry on 9/3, which is a sign of shearing and dry air trying to enter the west side of the hurricane. Over Labor Day weekend, the eye finally made landfall dur E of Lake Okeechobee with winds of only 105mph. The eye moved across the peninsula and turned toward the north. The eye re-emerged into the Gulf of Mexico NW of Tampa and moved inland again as a tropical storm over Tallahassee. Frances continued to moved N up the west side of Georgia and Tennessee. The final advisory placed Frances as a depression near Albany, GA late 9/6. The center however moved up through West Virgina bringing 3in to 5in of rain in the SE Ohio Valley before being absorbed by a cold front.
Tropical Depression #7A	GASTON	8/26-8/29, 8/30-9/1	70mph	A disturbance left behind from an old cold front that swept through the Eastern United States begen to form its own circulation in the Gulf Stream just SE of the Carolinas on 8/26. It was classified as a weak depression after a closed circulation was found. The Gulf Stream is an area of warm water current that flows along the Eastern United States, and is conducive for tropical development. The center of the depression at its beginning was rather ragged and even had to be relocated while determining its strength. Its proximity to land spawned tropical storm advisories for the SE United States. By early 8/28, the storm would gather enough strength to become tropical storm Gaston, the seventh named storm of the season. Tropical storm advisories were the posted for the SE USA coastline. The strength of Gaston reached near hurricane intensity, casuing the tropical storm advisories to be upgraded to hurricane advisories (including a warning for the Hilton Head, SC area). Gaston, however, made landfall in the late morning hours of 8/29 between Charlestion and Georgetown, SC as a strong tropical storm with winds of 70mph. Gaston quickly weakened as it crawled to the north. The final advisory was released on Gaston at 8PM EDT 8/29 with it being classified as a depression. 27 hours later (late 8/30), the remnants regenerated and Gaston was re-classified as a tropical storm. The storm remained a minimal 40mph storm as it raced to the NE (well SE of Long Island, NY). As it rocketed along the east coast of North America, it strengthened to 50mph before bing declared extratropical 185mi SE of Halifax, NS, CAN early 9/1.
Tropical Storm #8A	HERMINE	8/29-8/31	50mph	An area of low pressure about 300mi E of Gaston, which was making landfall in SC, USA, had been monitored for signs of development. It had been disregarded as the focus was on Frances and Gaston. However, satellite imagery had shown that the center had become well-defined and had winds of 40mph, making it a tropical storm. The eighth storm of the season (and the month of August) had completely skipped the depression phase and was named Hermine as of 5PM EDT 8/29. Hermine meandered in direction before heading north towards the E tip of Massachusetts. At its peak, Hermine had caused advisories to be posted for SE Massachusetts including the island of Martha's Vineyard. As the center approached the Boston area, the storm weakened and became extratropical just 60mi offshore on the morning of 8/31.
Tropical Depression #9A	IVAN Cat. 5	9/2-9/16	165mph	The ninth depression of the season began to take the same track as Frances in the central Atlantic. Within 12 hours, it was upgraded to tropical storm Ivan. Since Ivan was out over open and warm waters, it was ample opportunity for the storm to gather strength. It crossed the Lesser Antilles and moved near Barbados as a weak hurricane. The intensity exploded to major hurricane status shortly after impacting the small island as it curved more to the N and headed toward Jamaica. At one time, it reached 160mph winds, making it a category five and the first since Isabel in 2003. The eye of Ivan passed within 50mi of Jamaica early 9/11 with winds of 145mph at the center. Most of the island received tropical storm force winds, while the southern portion had hurricane strength winds. Reconnaissance "Hurricane Hunter" sircraft flew into Ivan on 9/11 and found a minimum central pressure of 910mB (26.87") making Ivan the 6th strongest hurricane ever in the Atlantic Basin. As of 9/12, Ivan was responsible for almost 40 casualties in Grenada and Jamaica. The center of Ivan gained intensity once again (to 165mph) as it approached and brushed the extreme western tip of Cuba, upon entering the Gulf of Mexico. The eye made landfall near Gulf Shores, AL on the morning of 9/16. The center of Ivan moved diagonally over the state. The final advisory was posted on the afternoon of 9/16 with the center in NE AL. The main threat of Ivan once it made landfall was rain. Heavy rainfall soaked the E Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Severe flooding occurred in W PA, E OH, and WV in the days after Ivan was downgraded to a depression. The low pressure remnanats of Ivan made a surprise turn to the SE and sent rainfall to FL as the remaining part of the storm had been pulled up into Canada by an approaching cold front. The effects of Ivan would continue as The Ohio River at Cincinnati would crest near fload stage by 9/22, nearly a week after Ivan made landfall. The remnants of Ivan would then move across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico as a mid-level low pressure system.
Tropical Depression #10A	(unnamed)	9/9	35mph	The Azores in the eastern Atlantic became the focus for the tenth depression. It formed about 400mi WSW of the island group, but quickly dissipated as the thunderstorms disappeared from the center of the storm.
Tropical Depression #11A	JEANNE Cat. 3	9/13-9/27	115mph	Jeanne formed in the E Caribbean and actually spent most of its early days with it center of circulation over land, specifically Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. The interaction with land kept the intensity (wind and thunderstorms) down until Jeanne moved away from the S Bahamian island chain. With the open water around, it developed into a hurricane and 90mph winds. The next problem, by 9/21, was that Jeanne had no upper-level winds to steer it in any particular direction. For three days, Jeanne actually made a loop in its path (in the Bermuda Triangle!) before deciding to head west. Unfortunately, The N Bahamas and Florida would become Jeanne's next target. The hurricane grazed the northern Bahamas on 9/25 with 115mph winds and made landfall near the same place as Frances ( ) around midnight 9/26 with 115mph winds (major hurricane category 3 status). By the end of 9/26, Jeanne remained over the Florida peninsula and weakened to a tropical storm, having moved to betwwen Ocala and Tampa, FL. The next day, Jeanne took a more N movement by Gainesville and Lake City, FL and then by Moultrie and Albany, GA. The final advisory was 2PM EDT 9/27 and placed Jeanne as a weakening depression, 35mi S of Macon, GA. The remnant moisture would then travel up the Eastern seaboard, where having already been hit with the leftovers of Charley, Frances, and Ivan, would aggravate flooding problems.
Tropical Depression #12A	KARL Cat. 4	9/16-9/24	140mph	Karl became the sixth Atlantic major hurricane of the season. The center of this hurricane remained well out in the central Atlantic and was only a threat to shipping lanes. Karl took a turn toward the N and, at its peak, had winds of 140mph (category 4). The hurricane would get caught up in a cold front and be pulled to the N. Eventually, the center was moving to N and NNE at 30mph as is typical for storms entering the nothern latitudes. Karl was declared extratropical on the afternoon of 9/24 while still having 75mph winds (hurricane force) in the middle of the Atlantic, about 1000mi due E of Newfoundland, CAN. The five-day forecast track of the extratropical system placed the low as moving within 200mi SE of Iceland (well NW of Great Britain and Ireland). Beyond that, the remnants would have entered West-central Norway aournd 9/26-27.
Tropical Depression #13A	LISA Cat. 1	9/19-10/3	75mph	Lisa formed on the heels of Karl. Its proximity to the major hurricane at the time should have been a hindrance to Lisa's development. The compact storm managed to stay clear of Karl's larger circulation as it moved slowly to W (down and around Karl). Lisa, like Karl, was also swept up to the N by a cold front in the mid-Atlantic. The movement also accelerated as Lisa was pushed to the NE and then toe the E. Lisa was declared extratropical with winds at 60mph, 475mi NNW of the Azores Islands, at the same latitude of Portland, ME, but in the E Atlantic. The remnant moisture and low pressure from Lisa would eventually move into France by 10/9.
Tropical Storm #14A	MATTHEW	10/8-10/10	45mph	Air Force reconnaissance aircraft began to investigate a low pressue system in the W Gulf of Mexico. They found winds of nearly 50mph at flight level and 40mph winds through dropsonde readings, along with a reasonably-defined closed circulation. This information was enough to declare the low a tropical storm, the thirteenth of the season. Matthew was not welcome news for people along the Gulf coast as it has been battered by numerous storms this season. The center of Matthew started out about 275mi S of Galveston, TX and started move slowly NE. Its forecast track moved further W during this initial time, keeping New Orleans (a city below sea level) out of its direct path. The system also had trouble maintaining its strength, even being downgraded to a depression for a brief period. Matthew would again reclaim tropical storm status within six hours (afternoon of 10/9) as its center drew closer to south-central Louisiana. By 11PM EDT, the center of tropical storm Matthew was placed 175mi SW of the mouth of the Mississippi River, heading slowly NE. By then, tropical storm warnings were posted for the Louisiana/Mississippi/Alabama coastline and Lake Pontchartrain; cities affected included New Orleans LA, Biloxi MS, and Mobile AL. The system made landfall as a disorganized tropical depression on the morning of 10/10 in south-central Louisiana. Matthew would become the eighth named system this season to have some effect on the United States (following Alex, Bonnie, Charley, Frances, Gaston, Ivan, and Jeanne).
Subtropical Storm #15A	NICOLE	10/10-10/11	50mph	A low pressure center was being monitored after having sent gusty winds and thunderstorms with frequent thunder and lightning to Bermuda. Winds from ship reports shortly thereafter had surface winds of 40mph, but no indication of a true tropical system. The low pressure was then reanalyzed by satellite and found to be cold-core, but with a favorable closed circulation. This is evidence of a hybrid, or "subtropical" system. At 40mph on the morning of 10/10, the system was given the name Subtropical storm Nicole. At the time, Nicole was developing tropical features on the southern half of the storm. Forecasts were have eventually made Nicole a true tropical entity by means of thunderstorms and winds being drawn closer to the center of circulation. Instead, Nicole was drawn into a cold front, causing the storm to accelerate to the N. The subtropical storm ended up merging with this cold front, becoming extratropical on the afternoon of 10/11. The final advisory placed the center some 350mi SEof Halifax, NS, CAN.
Tropical Storm #15A	OTTO	11/30-12/2	50mph	Otto formed literally on the final day of the Atlantic hurricane season in the middle of the ocean, 800mi+ E of Bermuda. During its lifespan, it moved slightly E and then S, strengthening to 50mph, and alomst making a circle before dissipating near where it formed on the morning of 12/2.

Previous activity - Eastern Pacific Ocean

Class	Name	Date of Activity	Max. Winds	Synopsis of Activity
Tropical Depression #1E	AGATHA	5/21-5/25	50mph	Formed off the coast of Manzanillo, MEX and drifted to the NW. It briefly strengthened to 50mph before dissipating in the Eastern Pacific.
Tropical Depression #2E	(unnamed)	7/2-7/3	35mph	After an abnormally quiet June, July started off with two possibilities for development off the coast of Mexico. The one further west (500mi SW of Acapulco), briefly formed into a depression, but moved into cooler waters and dissipated quickly.
Tropical Depression #3E	BLÁS	7/12-7/14	50mph	An area of low pressure moved off the S Mexican coast (400+ mi W of Acapulco, MEX) and was watched for nearly two days before it gathered enough rotation and wind speed to become a depression on the morning of 7/13. Just 12 hours later (third advisory), it became the second tropical storm of the season Blás. It continued the record of at least one named storm forming in July, every year for over 30 consecutive years. It briefly strengthened for a day, but was headed for cooler water by 7/14 when it dissipated.
Tropical Depression #4E	CELIA Cat. 1	7/18-7/26	80mph	The fourth depression of the season formed about 500mi SW of the tip of Baja California late 7/18. Its intensity slowly gathered strangth to become tropical storm Celia on 7/19, while moving due W away from land. Celia eventually moved into cooler waters and weakened from once becoming the first hurricane of the season by late 7/26.
Tropical Depression #5E	DARBY Cat. 2	7/26-7/31	105mph	A special statement was issued by the National Hurricane Center for a disturbance that formed in the same area as where Celia began early on 7/26. It quickly became a depression and then tropical storm Darby by the end of its first day. It moved slowly, just N of due W, and strengthened to 70mph, nearing hurricane status by late 7/27. On 7/28, Darby became the second hurricane of the season with winds peaking at 105mph before starting to weaken over cooler waters by 7/31.
Tropical Depression #6E	(unnamed)	7/29, 7/31-8/4	35mph	The sitxh depression formed on the heels of Darby, but had quickly lost its intensity, possibly due to upwelling of colder water from Darby's wake. It made a surprise regeneration 36 hours after the National Hurricane Center declared it a remnant low. It continued to move to the WSW, regaining depression status two days later. After several days of barely holding on, it fell apart about 1000mi ENE of the Hawaiian islands.
Tropical Depression #7E	ESTELLE	8/19-8/25	70mph	Depression 7 formed about halfway between Mexico and Hawaii. The center was far enough south to be able to grow in intensity and become tropical storm Estelle. Estelle quickly moved into the Central Pacific's zone of National Hurricane Center forecasting. Since the storm formed in the E. Pacific area, the name stays with the storm for its duration. By the evening of 8/21 EDT, the center was located about 930mi SSE of Hilo, HI and the storm was moving in toward the city. SE shear began trying to expose the low center by pushing the clouds away from it by late 8/21. Estelle weakened to a depression by late 8/22 and was 700mi from Hilo, HI. The center was expected to move W, passing well S of the islands. It held together enough to remain a 30mph depression as it approached the Hawaiian islands before dissipating.
Tropical Depression #8E	FRANK Cat. 1	8/22-8/26	85mph	As Estelle moved into the central Pacific zone, the eighth depression formed in the nearby ITCZ. The low center was weak and disorganized as it had thunderstorms scattered around it. Eventually, what would become Frank pulled together and strengthened to hurricane status by 8/23 while passing Socorro island. Frank was expected to move into cooler waters, though, and it had already weakened to a tropical storm by late 8/25. Frank noved WNW into cooler waters and began to fall apart rapidly.
Tropical Depression #9E	(unnamed)	8/23-8/26	35mph	Depression 9 started as a weak low center that was facing some minor shear on the heels of Frank to its east. The incoming winds from the NE were strong enough to give the depression some resistance in any development. The system was never able to fully organize into a storm, and moved into cooler waters at about the same time as Frank.
Tropical Depression #10E	GEORGETTE	8/26-8/30	60mph	Depression 10 formed to the SE of Frank and Depression 9. With its location over warmer waters, it quickly grew into tropical storm Georgette, as Frank and the depression were dissipating. Georgette moved parallel to the Mexican coast for about a day (staying well offshore), but then started to turn to the WNW and eventually to the W once it passed the island of Socorro. It briefly reached 60mph intensity, but decreased some as it made the turn to the WNW. It quickly weakend of the cooler water some 800mi+ WSW of Cabo San Lucas, MEX.
Tropical Depression #11E	HOWARD Cat. 4	8/30-9/5	140mph	Depression Eleven formed to the W of Acapulco, MEX on 8/30 and immediately turned to the NW nearly passing over the island of Socorro. By then it had rapidly intensified to tropical storm Howard. As it moved slowly to the north, it continued to intensify to its maximum of 140mph, a category four hurricane. Reaching this 115mph per hour threshold, Howard became the first major hurricane in the E Pacific since Kenna in October, 2002. The claim to fame would not last long as Howard started to move over cooler ocean waters. By early 8/4, it had decreased to 85mph while still moving north. Howard then curved back to the W and weakened, remaining well away from Baja Califronia or any nearby islands.
Tropical Depression #12E	ISIS Cat. 1	9/8-9/17	75mph	Depression Twelve-A quickly became tropical storm Isis just S of Socorro Island. Isis moved due west and strengthened to 45mph before weakening due to incoming shear from the NE. The shearing subsided enough late 9/12 to allow thundersotrms to develop around the center, signs that Isis has regained tropical storm status. Isis continued to meander, even seemingly remain stationary foe a period. It also reached hurricane status for six hours before turning slowly to the southwest and dissipating between Mexico and Hawaii on 9/17.
Tropical Depression #13E	JÁVIER Cat. 4	9/10-9/20	150mph	The next depression formed in the Gulf of Tehuántepec on 9/10. Within 12 hours, it made tropical storm status. Jávier would be a storm to wastch as it started to curve toward the Mexican coastline early 9/11. The center then turned away from the coastline and moved parallel to Mexico. At one time, Javier had wind speeds of 150mph, making it a strong category 4. The space between it and land would quickly end the strengthening phase. The center of Javier moved W of Cabo San Lucas, MEX on the evening of 9/18 and made landfall, crossing over Baja California as a depression on the morning of 9/19. The final advisory was written by the National Hurricane Center at 11AM EDT 9/19. The remnant low would then move into the Mexican mainland and then NW in the SE Arizona, near Tucson. It brought rain to AZ, NM before falling apart further on 9/21.
Tropical Depression #14E	KAY	10/4-10/6	45mph	The fourteenth depression of the comparatively tranquil (to the Atlantic, at least) season formed S of Cabo San Lucas and moved W. It managed to only remain a tropical storm for a maximum of 12 hours. The system had trouble keeping its thunderstorms together with the center, a sure sign of shearing winds in the upper atmosphere. Its due W movement should have been a favorable factor for development, but the shear became too much for the system and it was declared a remnant low at 11AM EDT 10/6.
Tropical Depression #15E	LESTER	10/11-10/13	45mph	Depression fifteen was one of two entities that had appeared off of the Mexican coastline. The further W of the two, it actually brought rain and wind squalls to the coast near Acapulco. The depression was forecast to move W away from Mexico, and strengthen. Instead, it briefly strengthened to a tropical storm, named Lester, and would literally skim the Mexican coast before dissipating just offshore. Its proximity to the mountainous areas of suothern Mexico were partially the cause of Lester's demise on 10/13.
Tropical Depression #16E	(unnamed)	10/25-10/26	35mph	The last depression of the Eastern Pacific season formed about 150mi W of Mazatlán, MEX. The depression remained semi-stationary before dissipating. It brought heavy rains to mountainous areas in doing so.