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The 1979 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15 , 1979 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1 , 1979 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30 , 1979. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most Tropical Cyclone s form in the northeast Pacific Ocean . With ten storms, less than two-thirds of the average of seventeen, this season was very inactive. There were six hurricanes, also below average. Of those hurricanes, four were major by reaching Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale . As of the start of the 2006 Season , the most recent with no tropical cyclones in the central Pacific. STORMS Hurricane Andres In early June, Hurricane Andres approached the Mexican coast and disintegrated rapidly as it approached. It made landfall as a weak depression on June 4 . Hurricane Ignacio Hurricane Ignacio was the strongest storm of the season, reaching Category 4 status. It then made a hairpin turn and approached the Mexican coast. It weakened to a tropical storm and made landfall on October 30 . 1979 STORM NAMES The following names were used for named storms that formed in the eastern Pacific in 1979. This was the first time these names were used. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray. The central Pacific used names and numbers from the west Pacific's typhoon list. No names were used. SEE ALSO
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