2008 Pacific hurricane season

infobox hurricane season active
first system=May 28, 2008
active systems="Norbert", "Odile"
total depressions= 16 Eastern, 1 Central
total storms=15 Eastern, 1 Central
total hurricanes=7
major hurricanes=2
strongest storm="Norbert" - 943 mbar (hPa) (27.85 inHg), 140 mph (225 km/h)
landfall=5
total da
2008 USD)
total ace=79.5 — East
1.59 — Central
fatalities=4 direct, 7 indirect
basin=Pacific hurricane
five seasons=2006 2007 2008 Post-2008

The 2008 Pacific hurricane season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started May 15, 2008 in the eastern Pacific, started on June 1, 2008 in the central Pacific, and will last until November 30, 2008.

Seasonal forecasts

For latest official information see:
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP1+shtml/ latest public advisory on Tropical Storm Odile] .
*The NHC's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCMEP1+shtml/ latest forecast/advisory on Tropical Storm Odile] .

Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating

eason impact

This is a table of the storms in 2008 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are indirect, but still storm-related.TC stats cyclone|cat=storm|name=Alma|dates=May 29 – May 30
max-winds=65 |min-press=994|ace= 0.83TC stats cyclone|cat=cat1|name=Boris|dates=June 27 – July 4
max-winds=80|min-press=985|ace= 7.03TC stats cyclone|cat=storm|name=Cristina|dates=June 27 – June 30
max-winds=50|min-press=1000|ace= 1.21TC stats table end|num-cyclones-text=17 cyclones|dates=May 29 – Still Active |max-winds=135|min-press=948
num-cyclones-text=17 cyclones|tot-ace=79.51|num-landfalls=7|tot-da
33|tot-deaths=4 (7)

Retirement

Retired names, if any, will be announced by the WMO in the spring of 2009.

See also

* List of Pacific hurricanes
* List of Pacific hurricane seasons
* 2008 Atlantic hurricane season
* 2008 Pacific typhoon season
* 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
* South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 2007–08, 2008–09
* Australian region cyclone seasons: 2007–08, 2008–09
* South Pacific cyclone seasons: 2007–08, 2008–09

References

External links

* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATWOEP.shtml National Hurricane Center's Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook] - updated four times daily
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ National Hurricane Center]
* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2007/ National Hurricane Center's 2007 Advisory Archive]
* [http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/cphc/ Central Pacific Hurricane Center]
* [http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html NRL hurricane page] - Naval Research Laboratory page with extensive archives on individual storms