Timeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season

Below is the Timeline of the 2008 Pacific hurricane season, documenting all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The 2008 Pacific hurricane season officially began on May 15, 2008, and will last until November 30. For convenience and clarity, in the timeline below, all landfalls are bolded. The timeline will also include information, when it becomes available, which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned on, have been included.

The graphical bar below gives a brief overview of storm activity during the season, and for convenience, the storm's maximum intensity is included as a color bar.

Contents

Timeline


May

May 15
  • The Eastern Pacific hurricane season officially begins.[1]
May 29
  • 0000 UTC May 29 (5 p.m. PDT May 27) – Tropical Depression One-E forms 100 mi (160 km west-northwest Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica.[2]
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT May 28) – Tropical Depression One-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Alma.[2]
  • 1800 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Alma attains its peak intensity with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mbar (29.4 inHg).[2]
  • 1945 UTC (12:45 p.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Alma makes landfall near León, Nicaragua with 65 mph (100 km/h) winds.[2]
May 30
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT May 29) – Tropical Storm Alma is downgraded to a tropical depression.[2]
  • 1800 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Alma dissipates over the mountains of western Honduras.[2]

June

June 1
  • – The Central Pacific hurricane season officially begins.[1]
June 27
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT June 26)– Tropical Depression Two-E forms 605 miles (974 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.[3]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Two-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Boris.[3]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Three-E forms 900 miles (1450 km) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.[4]
June 28
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Three-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Cristina.[4]
June 30
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Cristina weakens into a tropical depression.[4]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Cristina degenerates into a remnant low.[4]

July

July 1
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT June 30) – Tropical Storm Boris strengthens into a hurricane.[3]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Hurricane Boris weakens to a tropical storm.[3]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Four-E forms 280 miles (450 km) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.[5]
July 2
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT) –- Tropical Storm Boris re-strengthens into a hurricane.[3]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Four-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Douglas.[5]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Hurricane Boris weakens to a tropical storm again.[3]
July 3
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT ) – Tropical Storm Douglas weakens to a tropical depression.[5]
July 4
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT July 3) – Tropical Storm Boris weakens to a tropical depression.[3]
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT July 3) – Tropical Depression Douglas degenerates into an area of low pressure.[5][6]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Boris degenerates into an area of low pressure.[3]
July 5
  • 1800 UTC (11:00 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Five-E forms 175 miles (282 km) south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico.[7]
July 7
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT July 6) – Tropical Depression Five-E makes landfall near Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico with 35 mph (56 km/h) winds.[7]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Five-E dissipates over southwestern Mexico.[7]
July 11
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Six-E forms 360 miles (580 km) south-southeast of Puerto Ángel, Mexico.[8]
July 13
July 14
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Elida strengthens into a hurricane.[8]
July 16
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT July 15) – Tropical Depression Seven-E forms 555 miles (893 km) southeast of Acapulco, Mexico.[9]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Seven-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Fausto.[9]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Hurricane Elida strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane.[8]
July 17
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Hurricane Elida weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.[8]
July 18
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT July 17) – Hurricane Elida weakens to a tropical storm.[8]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Fausto strengthens into a hurricane.[9]
July 19
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT July 18) – Tropical Storm Elida weakens to a tropical depression.[8]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Elida degenerates into an area of low pressure over open waters.[8]
July 21
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Eight-E forms south-southeast of Acapulco.[10]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Hurricane Fausto weakens to a tropical storm.[9]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Eight-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Genevieve.[10]
July 22
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Fausto weakens to a tropical depression.[9]
July 23
July 25
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Genevieve strengthens into Hurricane Genevieve.[10]
July 26
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT July 25) – Hurricane Genevieve weakens to a tropical storm.[10]
July 27
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT July 26) – Tropical Storm Genevieve weakens to a tropical depression.[10]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Genevieve weakens to a remnant low.[10]

August

August 6
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Nine-E forms 775 miles (1,247 km) south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.[11]
August 7
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT August 6) – Tropical Depression Nine-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Hernan.[11]
  • 0000 UTC (2 p.m. HST August 6) – Tropical Depression One-C forms southeast of Hawaiʻi.[12]
  • 0600 UTC (8 p.m. HST August 6) – Tropical Depression One-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Kika.[12]
  • 1800 UTC (8 a.m. HST) – Tropical Storm Kika attains its peak intensity with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1,007 mbar (29.7 inHg).[12]
August 8
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Hernan strengthens into a hurricane.[11]
  • 1800 UTC (8 a.m. HST) – Tropical Storm Kika weakens to a tropical depression.[12]
August 9
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT August 8) – Hurricane Hernan strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane.[11]
  • 0600 UTC (8 p.m. HST August 8) – Tropical Depression Kika re-strengthens into a tropical storm.[12]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Hurricane Hernan strengthens into Category 3 hurricane.[11]
August 10
  • 0600 UTC (11 p.m. PDT August 9) – Hurricane Hernan weakens to a Category 2 hurricane.[11]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Hurricane Hernan weakens to a Category 1 hurricane.[11]
August 11
  • 0000 UTC (2 p.m. HST August 10) – Tropical Storm Kika weakens to a tropical depression.[12]
August 12
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT August 11) – Hurricane Hernan weakens to a tropical storm.[11]
  • 1200 UTC (2 a.m. HST August 11) – Tropical Depression Kika degenerated into a tropical disturbance.[12]
August 13
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT August 12) – Tropical Storm Hernan degenerates into an area of low pressure.[11]
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Ten-E forms about 207 miles (333 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo.[13]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Ten-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Iselle.[13]
August 14
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Iselle attains its peak intensity with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 999 mbar (29.5 inHg).[13]
August 16
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT August 15) – Tropical Storm Iselle weakens to a tropical depression.[13]
August 17
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT August 16) – Tropical Depression Iselle degenerated into a remnant low about 1,462 miles (2,353 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.[13]
August 23
  • 1200 UTC (5 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Eleven-E forms about 363 miles (584 km) south-southeast of the southern tip of Baja California.[14]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Eleven-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Julio.[14]
August 24
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Storm Julio attains its peak intensity with winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mbar (29.5 inHg).[14]
August 25
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT August 24) – Tropical Storm Julio made landfall about 40 miles (64 km) west-southwest of La Paz, Baja California Sur with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h).[14]
August 26
  • 0000 UTC (5 p.m. PDT August 25) – Tropical Storm Julio weakens to a tropical depression.[14]
  • 1800 UTC (11 a.m. PDT) – Tropical Depression Julio dissipated in the Gulf of California.[14]

September

September 2
September 3
  • 8 a.m. PDT (1500 UTC): The final advisory is issued on dissipating Tropical Depression Karina.[16]
September 6
  • 8 p.m. PDT (0300 UTC September 7): Tropical Storm Lowell forms southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico.[17]
September 11
  • 2 a.m. PDT (0900 UTC): Tropical Depression Lowell makes landfall in southern Baja California with 30 mph (48 km/h) winds.[18]
  • 8 p.m. PDT (0300 UTC September 12): Tropical Depression Lowell weakens to a remnant low, and the final advisory is issued.[19]

October

October 1
  • 2 a.m. PDT (0900 UTC): Tropical Depression Fourteen-E forms southwest of Baja California.[20]
  • 8 a.m. PDT (1500 UTC): Tropical Depression Fourteen-E strengthens to Tropical Storm Marie.[21]
October 3
  • 2 p.m. PDT (2100 UTC): Tropical Storm Marie strengthens to Hurricane Marie.[22]
  • 8 p.m. PDT (0300 UTC, October 1940 The NHC downgrades Marie to a tropical storm.[23]
  • 8 p.m. PDT (0300 UTC, October 4): Tropical Depression Fifteen-E forms south of Acapulco, Mexico.[24]
October 4
  • 8 p.m. PDT (0300 UTC, October 5): Tropical Depression Fifteen-E strengthens to Tropical Storm Norbert.[25]
October 6
  • 8 a.m. PDT (1500 UTC): Tropical Storm Marie weakens into a tropical depression.[26]
  • 2 p.m. PDT (2100 UTC): Tropical Depression Marie weakens into a remnant low.[27]
  • 8 p.m. PDT (0300 UTC, October 7): Tropical Storm Norbert strengthens to Hurricane Norbert.[28]
October 7
  • 8 p.m. PDT (0300 UTC, October 8): Hurricane Norbert reaches Category 2 intensity.[29]
October 8
  • 2 a.m. PDT (0900 UTC): Hurricane Norbert reaches Category 3 intensity.[30]
  • 2 p.m. PDT (2100 UTC): Hurricane Norbert reaches Category 4 intensity.[31]
  • 2 p.m. PDT (2100 UTC): Tropical Depression Sixteen-E forms south of Guatemala.[32]
October 9
  • 2 a.m. PDT (0900 UTC): Tropical Depression Sixteen-E strengthens to Tropical Storm Odile.[33]
October 11
  • 9:30 a.m. PDT (1630 UTC): Hurricane Norbert makes landfall near Puerto Charley with 105 mph winds[34]
  • 9 p.m. PDT (0400 UTC, October 8): Hurricane Norbert makes final landfall in southern Sonora state with 85 mph winds.[35]
October 12
  • 2 a.m. PDT (0900 UTC): Hurricane Norbert weakens into a tropical storm.[36]
October 22
  • 11 p.m. PDT (0600 UTC October 23) - Tropical Depression Seventeen-E forms 470 miles (760 km) south of Manzanillo, Mexico.[37]
October 24
  • 11 a.m. PDT (1800 UTC) - Tropical Depression Seventeen-E degenerates into an area of low pressure.[37]

November

November 2
  • 5 a.m. PDT (1200 UTC) - Tropical Depression Eighteen-E forms 780 miles (1,260 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.[38]
  • 5 p.m. PDT (0000 UTC November 3) - Tropical Depression Eighteen-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Polo.[38]
November 4
  • 5 p.m. PDT (0000 UTC November 5) - Tropical Storm Polo weakens to a tropical depression.[38]
  • 11 p.m. PDT (0600 UTC November 5) - Tropical Depression Polo dissipated over open waters.[38]

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See also

Preceded by
2007		 Pacific hurricane seasons timelines
2008		 Succeeded by
2009