Fernanda is the 6th name on the 2029 list of East Pacific hurricane names, so it is next scheduled for 2029. It is used that year only if the season reaches the letter F. Since 1981, eight storms have been named Fernanda; the strongest, in 1993, peaked as a Category 4 hurricane.
No. Fernanda is on the 2029 list of East Pacific names, and it is not among the 22 names NHC lists as retired from the eastern and central Pacific (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
Fernanda is next scheduled for 2029, when the 2029 list is used. The six lists rotate, so each one returns every six years.
A name on the list is used only if the season gets that far. Fernanda is name 6 of 24, and every East Pacific season from 1980 to 2025 got at least that far.
Fernanda formed in the East Pacific in August 2023 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 949 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.
Hurricane Fernanda (2023): track and historyFernanda formed in the East Pacific in July 2017 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 11 days.
Hurricane Fernanda (2017): track and historyFernanda formed in the East Pacific in August 2011 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Fernanda (2011): track and historyFernanda formed in the East Pacific in August 2005 and peaked as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 8 days.
Hurricane Fernanda (2005): track and historyFernanda formed in the East Pacific in August 1999 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Fernanda (1999): track and historyFernanda formed in the East Pacific in August 1993 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 934 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Fernanda (1993): track and historyFernanda formed in the East Pacific in July 1987 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Tropical Storm Fernanda (1987): track and historyFernanda formed in the East Pacific in August 1981 and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 7 days.
Hurricane Fernanda (1981): track and historyNames go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In each of 2023, 2017, 2011, 2005, 1999, 1993, 1987 and 1981, Fernanda was the 6th name used in the East Pacific season.
The most recent was Hurricane Fernanda in 2023, in the East Pacific. It formed on August 12, peaked at 130 mph (215 km/h) and lasted 12 days. It did not make landfall. It was the 6th name used in that East Pacific season. Before that, the name was used in 2017, 2011, 2005, 1999, 1993, 1987 and 1981.
Hurricane Fernanda in 1993 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 934 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in August. The weakest of the eight, in 1999, peaked at 65 mph (100 km/h).