ATTN: EASTERN PACIFIC WHERE IS YOUR FAMILY?

[AussieMark]

Anyone notice how far behind schedule the Eastern Pacific is this year.

There have been 11 Tropical Storms
2 Hurricanes
0 Major Hurricanes

And this is the 2nd week of September in most recent years the Eastern Pacific starts like a house on fire and as the Atlantic fires up the Eastern Pacific quiets down significantly.

If no Major hurricane forms this year when would the last time such an event occurred.

Also notice how the storms have relatievly short tracks with Jimena the longest and oldest system to date.
Passed from 130W to 179W and lasting 8 days.

[JCT777]

Agreed that the east Pacific has been extremely quiet. There may be a cause and affect relationship between a quiet E-PAC and an active Atlantic.

[AussieMark]

but some years on record they have both been active simultaneouly

Look at 1990

[JCT777]

Hmmm, well then I am not sure what factors have been inhibiting the E-PAC this year.

[AussieMark]

i do think it is an overall pattern in place since Atlantic Hurricane Activity has had a massive upswing since 1995 Eastern Pacific Has had major downturn with the exception of 1997 which needed the strongest El Nino event in a century to create that.