2 7 ▁entered ▁the ▁eastern ▁Pacific ▁ten ▁days ▁later , ▁gradually ▁developing ▁into ▁a ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁by ▁ 0 6 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August   1 1 . ▁The ▁de pression ▁tre kk ed ▁west - n orth west ▁along ▁the ▁southern ▁peri ph ery ▁of ▁a ▁subt rop ical ▁r idge , ▁intens ifying ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Greg ▁six ▁hours ▁after ▁formation ▁and ▁reaching ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ 5 0   m ph ▁( 8 5   km / h ) ▁by ▁ 0 0 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August   1 2 ▁as ▁deep ▁con ve ction ▁fla red ▁near ▁the ▁center ▁and ▁upper - level ▁out flow ▁became ▁well ▁established . ▁Nor ther ly ▁she ar ▁from ▁nearby ▁Fern anda ▁and ▁a ▁nearby ▁upper - level ▁tr ough ▁caused ▁Greg ▁to ▁level ▁off ▁and ▁maintain ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁low - end ▁tropical ▁storm ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁as ▁ste ering ▁curr ents ▁col lapsed . ▁Dr ifting ▁south , ▁stronger ▁upper - level ▁wind s ▁caused ▁Greg ▁to ▁weak en ▁to ▁tropical ▁de pression ▁intensity ▁by ▁ 1 8 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August   1 4 ▁before ▁deg ener ating ▁into ▁a ▁rem nant ▁low ▁by ▁ 0 0 : 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁August   1 6 . ▁The ▁low ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁I TC Z ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁H urr icane ▁Hil ary ▁ ▁A ▁tropical ▁wave ▁moved ▁off ▁the ▁western ▁coast