2016 Pacific hurricane season (Steve's Prediction)

The 2016 Pacific hurricane season was a slightly above-average hurricane season, producing 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes. It officially began on May 15, 2016 in the Eastern Pacific and started on June 1, 2016 in the Central Pacific. Both ended on November 30, 2016. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the eastern Pacific basin. However, as illustrated by Hurricanes Pali and Ulika, the formation of tropical cyclones is possible at any time of the year.

Despite a forming La Niña, the season saw above-average activity; however, it was mainly confined to the months of June through August. The following months were more inactive; September featured only two forming storms and a Central Pacific TD, including the powerful Hurricane Newton. October had only one tropical storm forming and a crossover (Orlene), and November had no storms, making this season the first since 2010 to have no storms forming or existing in November. The strongest storm of the season, Hurricane Newton, was a Category 5 that is attributed to causing major destruction in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, after it struck as a powerful Category 3. Hurricane Estelle managed to reach Category 5 status, as well. Not many Pacific hurricane seasons have produced two Category 5s in one season. Other storms that significantly affected land were Tropical Storm Agatha, Hurricane Celia, Tropical Storm Georgette, and Hurricane Kay, although these storms were much less destructive than Newton. The rest of the storms stayed out in the Pacific. Another very unusual aspect of the season were the Central Pacific storms, with the only two named Central Pacific storms this year being off-season. Pali was an unusual January hurricane, the earliest such formation on record in the Central Pacific. On the other hand, Ulika was a late-season Category 1 hurricane, forming in early December in a manner similar to Omeka in the 2010 Pacific hurricane season.

Seasonal summary and timeline
(Info and ACE coming later)

Storm names
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the northeastern Pacific Ocean during 2016. Retired names were announced by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 2017. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2022 season. This is the same list used in the 2010 season, except for the name Ivette, which replaced Isis after the rise of the terrorist group of the same name.

In the spring of 2017, the World Meteorological Organization announced the retirement of the name Newton, due to the extensive devastation it caused in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It will be replaced by Nathan for the 2022 season.

For storms that form in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility, encompassing the area between 140 degrees west and the International Date Line, all names are used in a series of four rotating lists. The next four names slated for use are shown below.

Season effects
(Section coming later)