List of Storms in The 2006 Pacific Hurricane Season - Hurricane Hector

Hurricane Hector

The origins of Hector, like most other storms during the season, were from a tropical wave. On August 15, a tropical depression formed off the southwest coast of Mexico, and it maintained a west-northwest track for the early part of its duration. With favorable conditions, it intensified into a tropical storm on August 16, and into a hurricane the next day. On August 18, Hector reached peak winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. The hurricane began a slow weakening trend due to wind shear and cooler waters, and as convection diminished, Hector weakened to tropical storm status on August 20. It turned to a slow west drift, and by August 23 degenerated into a remnant low pressure area. The system never affected land.