What is Hurricane John (1994)?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane/Typhoon John | Basin=WPac | Year=1994 | Type=hurricane | Image location=John_1994-08-23_2101Z.png | Image name=Hurricane John near peak intensity. | Formed=August 11, 1994 | Dissipated=September 10, 1994 | 1-min winds=150 | 10-min winds=85 | Pressurepre=≤ | Pressure=929 | Damages=15 | Fatalities=0 | Inflated=0 | Areas=[[Hawaii]], [[Johnston Atoll]] | Hurricane season=[[1994 Pacific hurricane season]]<br/>[[1994 Pacific typhoon season]] }} '''Hurricane John''' was the longest-lived [[tropical cyclone]] ever seen, tracking from the Eastern Pacific to the Western Pacific and crossing back to the Central Pacific for 31 days total. The precursor to Hurricane John was a tropical wave that moved off the coast of [[Africa]] on [[July 25]]th. It moved across the unfavorable Atlantic, and reached the Eastern Pacific on August 8th. It slowly organized, and became Tropical Depression 10-E on [[August 11]]th, 300 nautical miles south-southeast of [[Acapulco]], Mexico. Conditions were not ideal for development, but it developed banding features and well-defined outflow, and managed to strengthen to become Tropical Storm John later that day. A strong ridge of high pressure over the Northeastern [[Pacific Ocean]] forced John westward, where upper level [[Shear wave|shear]] kept John a tropical storm as its intensity fluctuated. The shear greatly lessened greatly on the 19th, and John became a hurricane on the 20th. Later that day, it became a major hurricane, and crossed into the Central Pacific shortly thereafter. Hurricane John continued to strengthen, and reached a peak of 150 knots (175&nbsp;mph winds) on the 23rd, passing 300 nautical miles south of [[Hawaii]]. John had posed a threat to the island days before, but the ridge of high pressure pushed John safely south of the island. The hurricane still caused heavy waves and rains, though. During these days, John's intensity was constantly checked by [[Air Force Reserve]] aircraft reconnaissance. John turned more northerly, where it st