ized ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁across ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁then ▁into ▁the ▁eastern ▁Pacific ▁on ▁August   5 . ▁Con ve ction ▁gradually ▁re develop ed ▁south ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁by ▁ 1 2 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August   9 ▁and ▁intens ification ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Fern anda ▁twelve ▁hours ▁later . ▁The ▁nas cent ▁cy clone ▁continued ▁on ▁a ▁west - n orth w ester ly ▁course ▁amid ▁a ▁favor able ▁she ar ▁regime ; ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁h urr icane ▁at ▁ 0 6 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August   1 1 ▁and ▁att ained ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 8 5   m ph ▁( 1 4 0   km / h ) ▁early ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁as ▁a ▁ra gg ed ▁eye ▁became ▁disc ern ible . ▁After ▁level ing ▁off ▁in ▁intensity , ▁Fern anda ▁fell ▁to ▁tropical ▁storm ▁intensity ▁early ▁on ▁August   1 4 , ▁weak ened ▁to ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁late ▁on ▁August   1 5 , ▁and ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁a ▁rem nant ▁low ▁by ▁ 0 6 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August   1 6 , ▁all ▁the ▁while ▁div ing ▁west - s outh west . ▁The ▁low ▁produced ▁inter mitt ent ▁con ve ction ▁until ▁diss ip ating ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Greg ▁ ▁A ▁tropical ▁wave ▁that ▁first ▁crossed ▁the ▁western ▁coast line ▁of ▁Africa ▁on ▁July  