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2010 Pacific hurricane season
Seasonal boundaries
First system formedMay 29
Last system dissipatedSeason still active
Strongest storm
NameOne-E
 • Maximum winds35 mph (55 km/h)
 • Lowest pressure1005 mbar (hPa; 29.68 inHg)
Seasonal statistics
Total depressions1
Total storms0
Total fatalitiesUnknown
Total damageUnknown
Pacific hurricane seasons
2008, 2009, 2010, Post-2010

The 2010 Pacific hurricane season is an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started May 15, 2010 for the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 2010 for the central Pacific. These dates delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones tend to form in the basin.

Seasonal forecasts

Predictions of tropical activity in the 2010 season
for the Eastern North Pacific
Source Date Named
storms
Hurricanes Major
hurricanes
NOAA Average 15.3 8.8 4.2
NOAA 1995-2008 average 14 7 3
NOAA 27 May 2010 9 - 15 4 - 8 1 - 3
Record high activity 27 16 (Tie) 10
Record low activity 8 4 0
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Actual activity

On May 27, 2010, NOAA released their forecast for the 2010 Eastern Pacific and Central Pacific hurricane seasons. They predicted a below-normal level of activity in the Eastern Pacific, with 9 to 15 named storms, of which 4 to 8 were expected to become hurricanes, and 1 to 3 expected to become major hurricanes.

Storms

Tropical Storm Agatha

Tropical Storm Agatha
Current storm status
Tropical storm (1-min mean)
Forecast map
As of:5 a.m. PDT (1200 UTC) May 29
Location:12.9°N 93.5°W ± 30 nm
About 490 mi (785 km) W of Managua
Sustained winds:30 knots | 35 mph | 55 km/h (1-min mean)
gusting to 40 knots | 45 mph | 75 km/h
Pressure:1005 mbar (hPa) | 29.68 inHg
Movement:ENE at 4 kt | 5 mph | 7 km/h
See more detailed information.

Formed from a tropical disturbance located near the coast of Central America during the last week of May, it slowly organized into a tropical cyclone on May 29. At this time, it was located south of Managua, Nicaragua. On May 29 at 10:30am, the National Weather Service has said the Tropical Depression One-E is now Tropical Storm Agatha.

Current storm information

As of 5 a.m. PDT (1200 UTC) May 29, Tropical Depression One-E is located within 30 nautical miles of 12.9°N 93.5°W, about 490 mi (785 km) west of Managua. Maximum sustained winds are 30 knots (35 mph, 55 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central pressure is 1005 mbar (29.68 inches), and the system is moving east-northeast at 4 kt (5 mph, 7 km/h).

For latest official information see:


Storm names

The following names will be used for named storms that form in East Pacific in 2010. Retired names, if any, will be announced by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 2011. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2016 season. Names that were not used are marked in gray, and names in bold are storms currently active. This is the same list used in the 2004 season. The first Central Pacific name to be used will be Omeka, if a tropical cyclone forms there.

  • Isis (unused)
  • Javier (unused)
  • Kay (unused)
  • Lester (unused)
  • Madeline (unused)
  • Newton (unused)
  • Orlene (unused)
  • Paine (unused)
  • Roslyn (unused)
  • Seymour (unused)
  • Tina (unused)
  • Virgil (unused)
  • Winifred (unused)
  • Xavier (unused)
  • Yolanda (unused)
  • Zeke (unused)

For the central Pacific Ocean, four consecutive lists are used, with the names used sequentially until exhausted, rather than until the end of the year, due to the low number of storms each year. The next four names are shown here:

  • Omeka (unused)
  • Pewa (unused)
  • Unala (unused)
  • Wali (unused)

Season effects

This is a table of the storms in 2010 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

Template:TC stats table start

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See also

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References

  1. ^ Climate Prediction Center, NOAA (May 21, 2009). "NOAA: 2008 Tropical Eastern North Pacific Hurricane Outlook". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
  2. Gerald Bell (May 27, 2010). "2010 Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Outlook". NOAA. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 28 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

External links


Template:2010-2019 Pacific hurricane seasons

Tropical cyclones of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season
TSAgatha TDTwo-E TSBlas 5Celia 3Darby TDSix-E TSEstelle TDEight-E 1Frank TDTen-E TDEleven-E TSGeorgette TSOmeka
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