658 ACPN60 PHFO 011204 TWSCP TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI 200 AM HST FRI JAN 1 2016 FOR THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC...BETWEEN 140W AND 180 ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE OCCURRED IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/ AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY /AOR/ DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2015. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-C DEVELOPED IN THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE AOR AT THE END OF THE MONTH...AND IT WAS STILL AN ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE AS THE NEW YEAR OF 2016 BEGAN. THE 2015 TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON WAS THE MOST ACTIVE ON RECORD. TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE-C WAS THE SIXTEENTH TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE CPHC AOR DURING 2015. THIS SURPASSED BOTH 1992 AND 1994...WHICH EACH HAD A TOTAL OF 11 TROPICAL CYCLONES. ALSO OF NOTE...NINE-C IS THE FIRST TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE BASIN DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER SINCE TROPICAL STORM OMEKA OCCURRED A FEW DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF 2010. REPORTS ON INDIVIDUAL TROPICAL CYCLONES...WHEN COMPLETED...ARE AT THE WEB SITE OF CPHC...USE LOWER-CASE LETTERS... WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/CPHC/SUMMARIES/ NOTE...THE SUMMARY TABLE BELOW ONLY INCLUDES TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE CPHC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY...AND THE DATES ARE BASED ON COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME...UTC. SUMMARY TABLE FOR THE YEAR 2015 IN THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC NAME DATES MAX WIND /MPH/ -------------------------------------------------- TS ELA 8-10 JUL 45 TS IUNE 10-13 JUL 40 TS HALOLA 10-12 JUL 55 H GUILLERMO 2-7 AUG 105 MH HILDA 8-13 AUG 140 MH KILO 20 AUG-1 SEP 140 H LOKE 21-26 AUG 75 MH IGNACIO 27 AUG-4 SEP 145 MH JIMENA 1-9 SEP 120 TS MALIA 19-22 SEP 40 TS NIALA 25-28 SEP 65 H OHO 3-8 OCT 95 TD EIGHT-C 3-4 OCT 30 TS NORA 11-15 OCT 60 MH OLAF 20-26 OCT 130 TD NINE-C 31 DEC - 35 --------------------------------------------------- $$ HURRICANE SPECIALIST UNIT