page_title: Timeline of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season
section_title: October
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season / Timeline of storms / October
caption_attribution_description: English: Visible satellite image of a regenerated Tropical Depression Norman, located just off the coast of Mexico on October 15, 2006.
context_page_description: The 2006 Pacific hurricane season was the most active since the 2000 season, producing 21 tropical depressions; 19 of which became tropical storms or hurricanes. The season officially started on May 15, 2006 in the eastern Pacific, designated as the area east of 140°W, and on June 1, 2006 in the central Pacific, which is between the International Date Line and 140°W, and lasted until November 30, 2006. These dates typically limit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the eastern Pacific basin. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The timeline also includes information which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned on, have been included.
  The first storm of the season, Tropical Storm Aletta, formed off the southwest coast of Mexico. After no storms formed in June, the season became active again in July when five named storms developed, including Hurricane Daniel, which was the second strongest storm of the season.
context_section_description: October 8
  5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC October 9) – Tropical Depression Fifteen-E forms about 770 miles (1230 km) southwest of Cabo San Lucas.
  October 9
  5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Fifteen-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Norman.
  11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Sixteen-E forms 1365 miles (2185 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.
  11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC October 10) – Tropical Depression Sixteen-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Olivia.
  October 10
  11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Storm Norman weakens to a tropical depression.
  October 11
  5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Storm Olivia weakens to a tropical depression.
  11:00 a.m. PDT (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Norman weakens into a low.
  October 12
  5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC October 13) – Tropical Depression Olivia weakens into a low, which is later absorbed by the circulation of Norman.
  October 13
  8:00 a.m. HST (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Four-C forms about 750 miles (1200 km) southwest of Oahu.
  October 14
  8:00 a.m. HST (18:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Four-C degenerates into a tropical disturbance with low-level cloud swirl.
  5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC October 15) – Tropical Depression Norman regenerates 205 miles (325 km) south-southeast of Manzanillo, Mexico.
  October 15
  5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC October 16) – Tropical Depression Norman dissipates.
  October 20
  11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC October 21) – Tropical Depression Seventeen-E forms about 265 miles (465 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.
  October 21
  5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Seventeen-E strengthens into Tropical Storm Paul.
  October 22
  5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC October 23) – Tropical Storm Paul strengthens into Hurricane Paul.
  6:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC October 23) – Hurricane Paul reaches Category 2 intensity.
  October 24
  5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Hurricane Paul weakens to a tropical storm.
  October 25
  5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC October 26) – Tropical Storm Paul weakens to a tropical depression.
  9:00 p.m. PDT (04:00 UTC October 26) – Tropical Depression Paul makes landfall near the southern end of Isla Altamura with 30 mph (45 km/h) winds.
  11:00 p.m. PDT (06:00 UTC October 26) – Tropical Depression Paul becomes a remnant low.
  October 26
  5:00 a.m. PDT (12:00 UTC) – Tropical Depression Eighteen-E forms 155 miles (250 km) south of Manzanillo, Mexico.
  October 27
  5:00 p.m. PDT (00:00 UTC October 28) – Tropical Depression Eighteen-E becomes a remnant low.
caption: Satellite image of regenerated Norman near the Mexican coast
exif: {}