CPAC 2005 HURRICANE SEASON SUMMARY

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TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
500 PM HST WED NOV 30 2005

FOR THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC...BETWEEN 140W AND 180

NOVEMBER 30 MARKS THE END OF THE OFFICIAL HURRICANE SEASON IN THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC...HOWEVER TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES HAVE FORMED
IN THE PAST EVEN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS.

THERE WERE 3 TROPICAL SYSTEMS...1 TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND 2
HURRICANES WITHIN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. THIS IS BELOW THE NORMAL
OF 4 TO 5 TROPICAL SYSTEMS.


SYSTEM NAME DATES MAXIMUM MINIMUM
SUSTAINED PRESSURE
WINDS
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TD 01C AUG 3-4 25 KNOTS 1008MB/29.74IN
HURR JOVA SEP 18-24 100 KNOTS 960MB/28.35IN
HURR KENNETH SEP 25-30 65 KNOTS 988MB/29.18IN

NOTE. DATES ARE IN HAWAII TIME. MAX WINDS AND LOWEST PRESSURE ARE
VALUES FOR THE SYSTEMS ONLY WHEN WITHIN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC.

A FEW ITEMS OF NOTE...

HURRICANE JOVA WAS A CATEGORY 3 STORM FOR 36 HOURS...AND WAS THE
STRONGEST STORM IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC SINCE HURRICANE ELE IN 2002.
IT ULTIMATELY WEAKENED WITH ITS REMNANTS PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE
ISLANDS. SWELLS FROM THE HURRICANE DID PRODUCE SOME HIGH SURF ON
THE EAST FACING SHORES OF THE ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY THE BIG ISLAND.
MOISTURE WITH JOVA REMNANTS DID CONTRIBUTE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
ON PARTS OF OAHU ON SEPTEMBER 24.

HURRICANE KENNETH ENTERED THE CENTRAL PACIFIC THE DAY AFTER JOVA HAD
BEEN DECLARED DISSIPATED. KENNETH TOOK A SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL PATH BY
FIRST MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST BEFORE TURNING MORE WEST THEN
EVENTUALLY NORTHWEST WHILE IT WEAKENED. KENNETH ULTIMATELY
DISSIPATED JUST EAST OF THE STATE. THE REMNANTS OF KENNETH...
PRIMARLY A SWIRL OF CLOUDS DID MOVE ONSHORE THE BIG ISLAND ON
SEPTEMBER 30 BEFORE BEING TOTALLY TORN APART BY THE MOUNTAINOUS
TERRAIN. A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED WITHIN THE CLOUD SWIRL OVER THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND THAT MORNING...PRODUCING SOME
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED HOWEVER.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY UNTIL THE
2006 HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE
CENTER WEB SITE AT.../IN LOWERCASE/...WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CPHC

MORE DETAILED REPORTS ON THE 3 CENTRAL PACIFIC TROPICAL SYSTEMS WILL
BE AVAILABLE ON THE CPHC WEBSITE IN JANUARY 2006.

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