Eastern Pacific is having its second slowiest start in 20 yr

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

The eastern Pacific B storm?

2005 Tropical storm Beatriz June 21st
2004 Tropical Blas July 12th*
2003 Tropical storm Blanca June 17th
2002 Tropical storm Boris June 8th
2001 Tropcial storm Barbara June 20th
2000 Tropical storm Bud June 13th
1999 Hurricane Beatriz June 9th(The last b hurricane)
1998 Hurricane Blas June 22th
1997 Tropical storm Blanca June 9th
1996 Hurricane Alma June 20th
1995 Hurricane Barbara June 7th was 120 knot cat4!
1994 Tropical storm Bud June 27th
1993 Tropical storm Beatriz June 18th
1992 Tropical storm Blass June 22nd
1991 Tropical storm Blanca June 14th
1990 Hurricane Boris June 2nd
1989 Hurricane Barbara June 15h
1988 Hurricane Bud June 20th
1987 Tropical storm Beatriz June 3rd
1986 Tropical storm Blas June 17th
1985 Hurricane Blanca June 6th

As you can see we are already at the second latest B storm...Over the last 20 years. If we make it pass the 12th of this month we will be number one.

[HURAKAN]

Like the Atlantic, the last B hurricane was 1999, Hurricane Bret. It seems the EPAC could establish a new record pretty soon.

[rainstorm]

probably cold sst's

[Cyclenall]

probably cold sst's

One thing that's weird is on this hurricane heat potential map it was much warmer in the months of May and early June and then it get cooler or "worse" as time went on. It has leveled off but it's weird.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Mae it 25 years

1984 Hurricane Boris May 28th
1983 Hurricane Barbara June 9th also a cat4 at 115 knots.
1982 Tropical storm Bud June 15h
1981 Hurricane Beatriz June 28th
1980 Tropical storm Blas June 16th

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Make it 30 years


1979 Tropical storm Blanca June 21st
1978 tropical storm Bud June 17th
1977 tropical storm Bernice June 25th
1976 Hurricane bonnie June 26th
1975 tropical storm Bridget June 28th

[clfenwi]

Something I looked at a week or so ago was the longest gap between the first and second storms being named...

1981 Adrian named May 31 Beatriz 29 June - 29 days
1977 Ava named May 26 Bernice June 26 - 31 days
2006 Aletta named May 27 41 days Bud ??? - 41 days and counting
1966 Adele named June 21 Blanca Aug 3 - 43 days
2004 Agatha named May 22 Blas 12 Jul - 51 days
1972 Anette named June 1 Bonny July 28 - 57 days

All of these except 1981 turned out below average in terms of named storms, but the only one well below average was 1977, when there were only eight named storms.

I think this season will get past 1966 on this list, but not much further in terms of number of days ...not with what the GFS and NOGAPS models have been brewing up for the past day or so...

[CrazyC83]

I was expecting a quiet EPac season. I wouldn't be surprised if there are fewer than 10 storms this season.