Pacific Hurricanes
Hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean have less impact on the continental United States than
those that hit the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast. They do, occasionally
strike Hawaii. The most recent powerful hurricane to impact Hawaii was Hurricane Iniki in
1992. It was devistating to the island of Kauai.

Hurricanes that effect the Hawaiian Islands are usually born off the coast of Mexico at about the latitude of Cabo San Lucas. They move westward often slide northward somewhere in their track. See the track of Hurricane Iniki for an example.

Hurricanes west of the International Date Line are called "typhoons". These typhoons can cause severe damage along the east coast of asia and in Taiwan and Japan.

Tracks for Tropical Storms/Hurricanes 1949 through 2006
Courtesy of the Colorado State/Tropical Prediction Center
NOTE: Pressures are in millibars and winds are in knots
One knot is equal to 1.15 mph. Winds of Hurricane force are shown in red.
Click on date for track maps.

									1949
1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
1970	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