What was the most powerful Pacific hurricane in 2000?
2000 Pacific hurricane season
Tropical Depression Four-E was a short-lived storm that formed from the same tropical wave that spawned Tropical Depression Two in the Atlantic Ocean. The tropical wave crossed Central America between June 30 and July 1, continuing to move westward into the Pacific Ocean. The wave became more organized on July 6 and the National Hurricane Center started issuing advisories on the newly developed tropical depression later that day.[8] The hurricane center predicted that the depression will reach tropical storm intensity, as there was a lack of vertical wind shear around the system and sea surface temperatures were warm enough for intensification to occur.[9] The depression lacked any deep convection, however, and it began weakening on the next day.[10] It was dissipating late in the day as the storm moved into an area of stronger wind shear.[11]