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{{Infobox Hurricane
| Name=Tropical Storm Erick
| Type=Tropical storm
| Year=2007
| Basin=EPac
| Image location=Erick 01 aug 2007 1825Z.jpg
| Image name=Tropical Storm Erick on August 1
| Formed=July 31, 2007
| Dissipated=August 2, 2007
| 1-min winds=35
| Pressure=1004
| Damages=None
| Fatalities=None reported
| Areas=No land areas
| Hurricane season=]
}}
'''Tropical Storm Erick''' was the eighth ] of the ], and the fifth to attain ] status.<ref>{{cite web|author=AMS DS Ocean Central Staff and Edward J. Hopkins|title=Weekly Ocean News|year=2007|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-04-15|url=http://www.aos.wisc.edu/~hopkins/oceans/sum_07/DSOsu07news15.html}}</ref> Erick originated from a ] that moved off the coast of Africa traveled westward across the Atlantic Ocean, and emerged into the Eastern Pacific Ocean without any ]. The wave spawned a small ] on July 28, which matured into a tropical depression later that day despite strong ] in the region. The depression intensified into a ], and ] "Erick" while continuing its westward track. However, the shear prevented the storm from intensifying further, and broke up the storm's structure within a few days. The cyclone weakened to a ] and degenerated into a ] shortly after. Because the storm remained far out at sea, no damage was reported in association with Erick.

==Meteorological history==
{{storm path|Erick 2007 track.png|3=The track of Tropical Storm Erick. The ] can be seen on the far top-right.}}
In mid-July&nbsp;2007, a tropical wave emerged from the coast of Africa and traveled westward across the Atlantic Ocean. On July&nbsp;22, the wave passed through the ] with some strong, yet disorganized ] activity. The wave crossed ] three days later into the Eastern Pacific Ocean, where it later spawned a small ]. ] prevented ] for a few days, leaving the area of ], or thunderstorms, separated from the low. The convection began to form closer to the center of the storm. On July&nbsp;31, the ] designated the low as Tropical Depression Eight-E while the system was located 1,060&nbsp;miles (1,700&nbsp;km) southwest of the southern tip of ].<ref name="TCR">{{cite web|author=Eric S. Blake|title=Tropical Storm Erick Tropical Cyclone Report|date=August 23, 2007|publisher=]|accessdate=2012-02-13|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TCR-EP082007_Erick.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref> The convection remained concentrated on the western edge of the storm because of the shear and the presence of dry air.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lixion A. Avila|title=Tropical Depression Eight-E Discussion Number 1|date=July 31, 2007|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=2012-02-13|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2007/ep08/ep082007.discus.001.shtml?}}</ref> Owing to higher ], the NHC upgraded the depression to Tropical Storm Erick at 0000&nbsp;UTC on August&nbsp;1.<ref name="08E Discussion 2">{{cite web|author=Lixion A. Avila|date=August 1, 2007|title=Tropical Storm Erick Discussion Number 2|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=2012-02-13|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2007/ep08/ep082007.discus.002.shtml?}}</ref> Upon its upgrade, Erick attained peak winds of 40&nbsp;mph (65&nbsp;km/h) and a ] of 1004&nbsp;] (]; 29.66&nbsp;]).<ref name="TCR"/>

The wind shear did not relent, and Erick maintained a disorganized structure with a lack of ]. As a result, the exact position of the ] was difficult to locate. The storm tracked westward at around 10&nbsp;mph (17&nbsp;km/h) under the ] of a mid-level ] to its north.<ref>{{cite web|author=Richard J. Pasch|title=Tropical Storm Erick Discussion Number 3|date=August 1, 2007|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=2012-02-13|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2007/ep08/ep082007.discus.003.shtml?}}</ref> Later on August&nbsp;1, the strong shear separated the center from the waning area of thunderstorm activity, indicating that the storm was deteriorating.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jamie R. Rhome|title=Tropical Storm Erick Discussion Number 5|date=August 1, 2007|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=2012-02-13|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2007/ep08/ep082007.discus.005.shtml?}}</ref> Erick weakened back to a tropical depression on August&nbsp;2, only 24&nbsp;hours after it became a tropical storm.<ref name="TCR"/> The low-level center became elongated and ill-defined;<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel P. Brown|title=Tropical Storm Erick Discussion Number 5|date=August 2, 2007|publisher=]|accessdate=2012-02-13|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2007/ep08/ep082007.discus.006.shtml?}}</ref> the depression continued to weaken quickly and degenerated back into a tropical wave on August&nbsp;2, thousands of miles from land. A weak low reformed along the wave, although it did not reorganize into a tropical cyclone as it entered the ].<ref name="TCR"/> On August&nbsp;5, the low-level remnants of Erick passed south of ], although they caused no effects on the islands.<ref>{{cite web|author=Honolulu National Weather Service|title=August 2007 Precipitation Summary|year=2007|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-09-24|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/hydro/pages/aug07sum.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080512070708/http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/hydro/pages/aug07sum.php|archivedate=2008-05-12}}</ref> The low dissipated fully on August&nbsp;8.<ref name="TCR"/>

==Impact==
Because Erick remained, according to NHC forecaster Richard Pasch, "very far away from everywhere", no effects, property damage or fatalities were reported; no ships recorded tropical storm-force winds, and no ] were issued.<ref name="TCR"/><ref>{{cite news|author=]|title=Tropical Storm Erick forms in open Pacific, but is not expected to become a threat|date=July 31, 2007|work=]}}</ref> Throughout its course, Erick posed a threat only to shipping lanes.<ref>{{cite web|author=|title=Tropical Storm Erick Churns the Eastern Pacific|date=June 29, 2007|work=]|accessdate=2009-04-15|url=http://www.earthweek.com/online/ew070803/ew070803h.html}}</ref>

==See also==
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