▁Max . ▁L idia ▁weak ened ▁to ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁late ▁on ▁September   1 8 ▁and ▁was ▁completely ▁absor bed ▁by ▁Max ▁twelve ▁hours ▁later . ▁ ▁H urr icane ▁Max ▁ ▁A ▁tropical ▁wave ▁ex ited ▁Africa ▁on ▁September   4 , ▁entering ▁the ▁eastern ▁Pacific ▁nine ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁disturb ance ▁was ▁initially ▁slow ▁to ▁organ ize ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁broad ▁nature , ▁but ▁finally ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁signs ▁of ▁organization ▁early ▁on ▁September   1 8 ▁as ▁the ▁system ▁approached ▁a ▁st alled - out ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁L idia . ▁The ▁system ▁became ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁by ▁ 1 2 : 0 0   UTC ▁that ▁day ▁and ▁intens ified ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Max ▁six ▁hours ▁later , ▁simultaneously ▁absor bing ▁the ▁we aker , ▁much ▁smaller ▁L idia . ▁The ▁storm ▁turned ▁north west ▁on ▁the ▁peri ph ery ▁of ▁a ▁subt rop ical ▁r idge ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁develop ▁in ▁a ▁light ▁wind ▁she ar ▁environment . ▁Max ▁became ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁by ▁ 0 0 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁September   2 0 ▁and ▁att ained ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 8 5   m ph ▁( 1 4 0   km / h ) ▁twelve ▁hours ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁but ▁well - defined ▁eye ▁became ▁apparent . ▁It ▁began ▁steady ▁weak ening ▁shortly ▁there after ▁as ▁the ▁storm ▁entered ▁cool er ▁waters , ▁falling ▁to ▁tropical ▁storm ▁intensity ▁early ▁on ▁September   2 1 ▁and ▁further