Felicia (2015)

A tropical wave that moved off Africa on 7 July crossed Central America and entered the eastern North Pacific in mid‑July. A broad area of low pressure developed south‑southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and became a tropical depression at 0600 UTC 23 July 2015 about 375 nautical miles southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The system strengthened to Tropical Storm Felicia by 1200 UTC 23 July, moved generally northwestward, then weakened as it encountered dry air and cooler water. Felicia lost organized thunderstorms and degenerated to a remnant low by 1800 UTC 24 July, roughly 475 nautical miles west of the southern tip of Baja California, and the remnant low dissipated by 0000 UTC 28 July about 950 nautical miles west of the peninsula.

Felicia did not make landfall. It remained well offshore of Mexico and the Baja California peninsula throughout its life and therefore prompted no coastal watches or warnings.

The storm reached a peak intensity of 35 knots (40 mph) with a minimum central pressure of about 1004 mb at 1200 UTC 23 July 2015. At peak it was a minimal tropical storm (below hurricane strength).

Because Felicia stayed far from land, there were no measured storm surge reports associated with the cyclone and no notable rainfall totals onshore attributed to it in the report. No ship reports or surface observations recorded tropical‑storm‑force winds from Felicia.

There were no reports of damage or casualties—no direct or indirect deaths—and no areas reported notable destruction. The regions most affected were limited to open ocean areas; no coastal impacts were documented.

Forecasts anticipated the disturbance well in advance, with the Tropical Weather Outlook identifying the system long before formation. Official track errors for Felicia were similar to recent averages, and official intensity forecasts had smaller errors than the recent mean for the few forecasts issued.