Review of the 2010Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season

and Preliminary Verification

NOAA Hurricane Conference30 November 2010

National Weather ServiceCentral Pacific Hurricane Center

Honolulu, Hawaii

Raymond TanabeDeputy Director, CPHC

No TC’s formed or moved into Central Pacific in 2010

Review of the 2010Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season

and Preliminary Verification

NOAA Hurricane Conference30 November 2010

National Weather ServiceCentral Pacific Hurricane Center

Honolulu, Hawaii

Raymond TanabeDeputy Director, CPHC

La Nina Keeps Pacific Cool

Central Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season

• Central Pacific Average per Year–4-5 Tropical Cyclones

• 1971 to 2010: 170 Tropical Cyclones–37% Hurricanes, 29% Tropical Storms, 34% Tropical Depressions

January

February

March AprilMay

JuneJuly

August

September

October

November

December

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

20 1 1 0 1

42

66

36

17

31

Central Pacific Tropical Cyclones 1971-2010

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

6

7

2

3

0

4

0

7

0

2 2

10

6

5

8

7

4

5

4 4

3

11

5

11

1

2

9

3 3

4 4

5

2

3 3

5

2

1

7

Central Pacific Tropical Cyclones 1971-2010

CPHC/FEMA L324Hurricane Preparedness Course

CPHC/FEMA L324Hurricane Preparedness Course

2010 CPHC/WFO Honolulu Musical Chairs

• CPHC Deputy Director TWC–Dr. Rick Knabb moves to Atlanta

• HFO WCM CPHC Deputy Director–Raymond Tanabe “promoted”?

• WFO Caribou WCM HFO WCM–Honolulu welcomes Mike Cantin

Aloha !