Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: This hurricane season officially started on May 15 , 1996 in the eastern Pacific , and on June 1 , 1996 in the central Pacific , and lasted until November 30 , 1996 .
Simplified: It officially began May 15 , 1996 in the eastern north Pacific and on June 1 , 1996 in the central north Pacific . It ended on November 30 , 1996 .