October 24, as it moved westward steered by the low-level flow and crossing 140°W over the Central Pacific area of responsibility. It then continued westward as a tropical depression until dissipation. Hurricane Octave The final tropical depression of the season likely developed from a weak tropical wave that moved westward across Central America on October 22. Following an area in convection on October 27 and the formation of a low-level circulation, the system was declared a tropical depression at 00:00 UTC on October 31, while centered about southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. The depression was initially affected by easterly upper-level winds and outflow was restricted on the eastern quadrant. The depression intensified and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Octave six hours after forming. Although cloud tops warmed on October 31, Octave organized further, and the NHC noted that the storm began to resemble a hurricane early on November 1. Shortly thereafter, no significant intensification was predicted, as the cloud pattern was becoming elongated, vertical wind shear would soon increase, and Octave would soon entering a region of decreasing sea surface temperatures. However, Octave re-organized and an eye feature began developing later on November 1. The storm was upgraded to a hurricane after a ragged eye developed and T-numbers reached 4.0 on the Dvorak Scale. Early on November 2, Octave attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of and a minimum barometric pressure of 980 mbar (hPa; ). Wind shear began to increase, while sea surface temperatures were decreasing, causing the low-level circulation to become gradually displaced from the associated deep convection. However, the storm remained a hurricane until 18:00 UTC on November 2. By early on November 3, only minimal deep convection was associated with Octave. The NHC downgraded the system to a tropical depression later that day. Deep convection associated with Octave remained minimal, and the system had degenerated into a remnant low located about west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California at 00:00 UTC on November 4. Storm names The following names were used for named storms that formed in the northeast Pacific in 2001. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2007 Pacific hurricane season. This is the same list used for the 1995 season except for Ivo, which replaced Ismael. A storm was named Ivo for the first time in 2001. Names that were not assigned