Lidia (2005)

Tropical Storm Lidia formed from a tropical wave and was first classified as a tropical depression at 1200 UTC on 17 September 2005 about 725 nautical miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California. It became Tropical Storm Lidia six hours later and remained a small, short-lived system while moving very little. Lidia weakened as it interacted with the larger nearby circulation of Tropical Storm Max and was absorbed by Max by 0600 UTC on 19 September 2005.

Lidia did not make any landfalls. It stayed well offshore in the eastern North Pacific during its entire life and was absorbed without approaching or striking populated coasts.

The storm reached a peak intensity of 35 knots (40 mph) with a minimum central pressure of 1005 mb, corresponding to a minimal tropical-storm-strength system. Its strongest recorded winds occurred around 1800 UTC on 17 September and persisted at that level through 1200 UTC on 18 September before weakening.

There are no reports of storm surge or rainfall impacts associated with Lidia in the National Hurricane Center report; the system remained over open water and did not produce measured surge or notable coastal rainfall totals for named cities or counties.

No casualties or damage were reported in connection with Lidia. The primary impact noted in the official analysis was only the brief existence and subsequent absorption of Lidia by Tropical Storm Max.

An additional noteworthy point is that forecast track errors for this short-lived storm were larger than the 1995–2004 averages at 12–36 hours, and forecasters had mentioned possible interaction with another cyclone (Max) early on. No watches or warnings were required.