Talk:2015 Pacific hurricane season/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Hurricane Noah (talk · contribs) 20:28, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

Will do in a bit. Noah^Talk 20:28, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

• I have reviewed the article entirely. There will be a decent bit of work involved in improving the article due to its size. I have placed the article on hold as I'm sure this will take some time to complete. Noah^Talk 22:41, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

Lead

• "although land impact was often minimal." should be 'although land impacts were often minimal.' Noah^Talk 20:54, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:55, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:05, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "The season's activity continued into November, when Hurricane Sandra [...]" cut the comma. Noah^Talk 20:54, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:55, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:05, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Seasonal summary

• "easily surpassing the old record of 11 set by 1992 and 1994." Should be 'set in'. Noah^Talk 20:54, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:55, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:06, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Systems

I hate to say it, but this will need a decent bit of work. I will organize it for you to make it easier, but I will have a lot to point out due to the number of systems and variance within them. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

General

• Why is the pressure in the prose for some storms, but not all? Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

 Not done Noah^Talk 20:14, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Links need work. Something should either be linked once per main section and in the lead or linked in every section. Please fix these. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

  Take note this also includes things like mbar, inHg, Maximum sustained wind, and minimum central pressure, etc. Noah^Talk 21:06, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

  • • This should be done. Everything is linked once per main section (I hope). ~ KN2731 {t · c} 13:17, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:14, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Hyphenate all occurrences of "low pressure". Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:55, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:14, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Try to use "moisture" as little as possible as people do not like the word. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:14, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Central Pacific should be capitalized throughout. Noah^Talk 21:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed. Think I forgot whether I was using caps or no caps halfway through smh ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:55, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:14, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

June & July

Andres

• "A large area of disturbed weather" This is an informal term Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • NHC uses it though. TCR synoptic history 1st para 5th line ~ KN2731 {t · c} 15:21, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

 Not done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "UTC" link to Coordinated Universal Time Noah^Talk
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 15:21, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "Further weakening ensured as convection around Andres's center dissipated" Should be ensued instead of ensured. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 15:21, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "and the NHC declared Andres as a remnant low on June 4." Remove 'as' Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 15:21, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Blanca

• Link to tropical wave Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• What about the other damages? Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Were from Nevada and New Mexico. Added both along with some elaboration on US impact. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Carlos

• Link to Kelvin wave Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "Wind shear and dry air afterwards led to rapid weakening, falling to tropical storm intensity on June 17 and degeneration into a remnant area of low pressure hours later" Should be afterward. What fell to TS status? Probably should be degenerating. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:55, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
• "The waves combined with heavy rain to inflict at least 5 million pesos (US$326,000) of damage on Michoacán's coastal installations." Cut 'to' and change to 'inflicted'. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done, rephrased a little too. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Halola

• Link to Anticyclone. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Linked ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 20:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Dolores

• Link sea surface temperatures. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Linked ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:26, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "and hence continued on its weakening trend." Remove 'on'. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:26, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Please use proper significant figures for rainfall values. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Matched with the source. The 4 in (100 mm) one is non-exact so I left it to 1sf. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Partly done Noah^Talk 21:26, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Enrique

• Hyphenate "well defined". Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:26, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• " become Tropical Storm Enrique eighteen hours later." 18 hours per MOS:NUM. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • MOS:NUM says Integers greater than nine expressible in one or two words may be expressed either in numerals or in words though. IIRC I spell out numbers if they can be expressed in one word. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:15, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
    • And I realised I was being inconsistent with myself. I think I'll just express everything from 10 to 99 in numerals instead except for the exceptions outlined in MOS:NUMNOTES. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:28, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:26, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "dry air to the northwest of Enrique entrained into its circulation, thus Enrique struggled to intensify". Could the last part be reworded please? Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:26, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• • Reworded, hopefully reads better ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:35, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

Guillermo

• "located 90 mi (150 km) from Maui." I would recommend specifying the direction. Noah^Talk 20:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:15, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:26, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

August

Eleven-E

• "Southeasterly shear, dry air entrainment and cooler waters caused the depression to lose its deep convection" Need a comma after entrainment. Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "2" should be two for consistency in the article. Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Loke

• "Afterwards, Loke was once again hindered by the aforementioned nearby trough, which served to impart strong wind shear over Loke and pull Loke to the north" Too many Lokes. Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Replaced the last two ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "(formerly Typhoon Atsani)" Should be a link here. Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Linked to 2015 PTS section ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Kilo

• "The disturbance that would became Kilo" Should be become. Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "Tropical storm warnings were hoisted" I don't think hoisted is the right word. Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • I've seen it used in this context before, not sure where though. Changed to "issued" anyway. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "with the winds doubling from 75 mph (120 km/h) to 140 mph (220 km/h)" not quite doubling. Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Added "nearly" ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "first such occurrence in the historical record" Simply 'in recorded history' Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "Kilo maintained Category 3 intensity over the next couple of days as it approached the International Date Line." Change Cat 3 to 'its' Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Changed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Ignacio

• "before strengthening into Tropical Storm Ignacio" when? Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:55, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "turned to the northwest and away from the Hawaii" Remove 'the'. Noah^Talk 21:03, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done. I probably meant to type Hawaiian Islands but forgot to finish the sentence. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:55, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "and became post-tropical late early the next day." which is it? Noah^Talk
  • *facepalm* ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:55, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Jimena

• Link to Manzanillo, Colima Noah^Talk 21:17, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "tight inner core with a small radius of maximum wind of just 40 mi (65 km)" needs reworked. Noah^Talk 21:17, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Better? ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:19, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:36, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

September

Linda

• Repetitive phrasing in the first few sentences. Noah^Talk 21:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:26, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:42, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Peak winds aren't even mentioned here. Noah^Talk 21:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Added ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:26, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:42, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Watch significant figures. Noah^Talk 21:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:59, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:42, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Sixeteen-E

• Watch significant figures. Noah^Talk 21:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:59, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:42, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

October

Oho

• Link Infrared and Microwave imaging. Noah^Talk 21:50, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Linked ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:57, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Eight-C

• "on it as a tropical depression on October 3 and designated it as Eight-C" would be better as 'on October 3, designating it as Tropical Depression Eight-C'. Noah^Talk 21:50, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Rephrased accordingly. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:06, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "crossing the Date Line on October 6 and dissipated a few hours later." verb tense. Noah^Talk 21:50, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:06, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "The Japan Meteorological Agency, however, still began to warn on the system as a tropical depression." Needs reworded. Noah^Talk 21:50, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Is this better? ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:06, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Nora

• Capitalize "eastern Pacific" for consistency. Noah^Talk 21:50, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:06, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Peak wind values should be mentioned for consistency. Noah^Talk 21:50, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:06, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Olaf

• First mention should be Hurricane Olaf as the intensity has not yet been established. Noah^Talk 22:00, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • I rewrote the first sentence instead. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:57, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "and Olaf weakened" I would change this to 'Causing Olaf to weaken'. Noah^Talk 22:00, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Changed. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:57, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "The same trough also accelerated Olaf to the east, and Olaf re-entered the Eastern Pacific on October 26" too many Olafs. Noah^Talk 22:00, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Split this sentence to confine mention of the trough to the previous sentence. Hopefully sounds better. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:57, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• ", and Olaf became post-tropical on October 27 while still producing gale-force winds." same thing here. Name should only be used once in a sentence. Noah^Talk 22:00, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Fixed ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:57, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Patricia

• Abbreviate acres. Noah^Talk 22:00, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Hmm, the convert template already has |abbr=on. Not sure why the convert template doesn't have an abbreviation for acres. Maybe I'll do away with the template entirely. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:57, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Where did the other nearly $90 million in damage come from? Noah^Talk 22:00, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Found and added ~ KN2731 {t · c} 12:57, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:49, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

November & December

Rick

• You never state what ITCZ is the abbreviation for. Noah^Talk 22:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Spelled it out ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:33, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:52, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Sandra

• De-link TD. Noah^Talk 22:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Done, along with the overlinked stuff. Will work on the links in a while ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:33, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:52, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• "Originating from a tropical wave that emerged off the west coast of Africa on November 6, Sandra was first classified as a tropical depression on November 23 well south of Mexico. Environmental conditions, including high sea surface temperatures and low wind shear, were highly conducive to intensification and the storm quickly organized." Would change the first part to 'the system was classified as a tropical depression [...]'. When did the system become a TS and receive its name? Noah^Talk 22:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Split the first sentence and reworked it a little. Date of reaching TS strength has been added. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:33, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:52, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Storm names

• "post-analysis" should be 'post-storm analysis'. Noah^Talk 22:34, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
  • Added ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:20, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done Noah^Talk 21:53, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Note

I'm not a fan of interjecting in GA reviews but I just saw this GAN, and given my tenure and this article's importance, felt the need to interject. Could stuff from Stormdata be used to flesh out the sections for the US storms? Also use the NWS for Hawaii impact. YE ^{Pacific Hurricane} 05:47, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

@Yellow Evan: to clarify by "Stormdata" are you referring to the NCDC storm events database? ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:52, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Yes. YE ^{Pacific Hurricane} 17:03, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Found some additional info for 16E. Found a tornado and thunderstorms supposedly boosted by moisture from Guillermo but I don't feel like bringing that in since I can't find a source that makes the link explicitly. NWS Honolulu's September pptn summary was useful for Jimena. The tropical disturbance mentioned in the August one doesn't seem to have been a tropical cyclone at any point (none of the dissipation dates coincide properly). October summary listed some impact from Nora which I've added. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 15:07, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Nothing from Dolores? YE ^{Pacific Hurricane} 18:19, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Good point, forgot about there. Sources found, will add in soon. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 14:49, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

• “Low pressure” should not be hyphenated when not used as an adjective: “area of low pressure” is correct, not “area of low-pressure”.—Jasper Deng (talk) 01:57, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

• • Hmm, I recall changing of all instances of "area of low pressure" to "low-pressure area" when I was addressing that point. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 13:17, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Post-review comments

@KN2731: I thoroughly went through the article over an hour and a half and fixed the remaining minor issues. I saw you still have some content to add, which will definitely improve the article. However, I feel the criteria for GA are met at this time and am passing this as a GA. I would highly suggest nominating the 2015 Pacific hurricane season for good topic now that all articles are good quality. If you really wanted to, you could easily get this to A class and possibly even FA at a later time. Whatever you decide to do, good luck. Sincerely, Noah^Talk 21:58, 16 May 2019 (UTC)