Tropical Storm Erick 2001 Pacific hurricane season
erick apparently formed poorly defined tropical wave traveled westward across tropical atlantic , reached eastern north pacific on july 16. thunderstorm activity associated wave increased on july 18 when disturbance centered 808 mi (1,300 km) south of southern tip of baja california. thereafter, deep convection gradually developed around large cyclonic gyre accompanied wave.
it not until july 20 well-defined center of circulation formed , satellite intensity estimates supported tropical depression status. moving on general west-northwest track, system became tropical storm , reached maximum winds of 40 mph (64 km/h) , 1001 mbar (hpa; 29.56 inhg) minimum pressure july 22. moved on relatively cooler waters , weakened deep convection vanished. july 24, non-convective , dissipating swirl of low clouds, although showers re-developed intermittently.
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