Dora slowly weakening after historic trek across entire Pacific Ocean
Dora has been a long-lived storm. It started as an invest in the Atlantic Ocean which crossed Central America into the Pacific Ocean. There, it became tropical depression near Mexico on July 31. When the hurricane passed the international date line, it officially traveled through three regions of the Pacific Ocean - a rare feat for any storm.
Dora transforms into typhoon after crossing international date line
Typhoon Dora is one of only two storms that has journeyed across all three Pacific Ocean basins after it crossed the International Date Line on Friday.
After crossing the international date line, Hurricane Dora transformed into a typhoon on its 4,000-mile journey through the Pacific.
Typhoon Dora was the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale by Saturday evening, and continued weakening is expected over the next several days.
Cyclones are classified as typhoons when they travel west of 180 degrees longitude which is considered the demarcation between the Central and Western Pacific.
The cyclone is now more than 1,600 miles west of Hawaii, and any indirect impacts on the island chain have diminished.
CAN TROPICAL CYCLONES MAKE IT ACROSS THE ENTIRE PACIFIC OCEAN?
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What is Dora's forecast?
The FOX Forecast Center expects the typhoon to slowly weaken over the western Pacific but could still be a trackable entity through the next week.
No major landmasses are in the forecast cone, and the tropical cyclone will remain a concern for marine interests.
The cyclone is not expected to regain strength and peaked at a strong Category 4 hurricane south of Hawaii.
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History made on August 11, 2023
Dora has been a long-lived storm. It started as an invest in the Atlantic Ocean, which crossed Central America into the Pacific Ocean. There, it became a tropical depression near Mexico on July 31.
When the hurricane passed the international date line, it officially traveled through three regions of the Pacific Ocean - a rare feat for any storm.
According to a NOAA database, only a handful of cyclones have completed the trek from the eastern and central regions to wind up in the Western Pacific. The latest cyclone to complete the quest was Hurricane Hector back in 2018, but other storms that have recently completed the trek include: Jimena (2003); Dora (1999); John (1994); Enrique (1991); and Georgette (1986).
According to the NHC, Dora is one of two cyclones that accomplished that feat with winds of at least 74 mph throughout all regions of the ocean.
Tropical cyclones that started in the eastern Pacific and made it into the western Pacific.
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