Hurricane Liza was a weak Category 1 hurricane which was the third hurricane of the 1968 Pacific hurricane season. Forming from an area of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on August 28 and reaching tropical storm strength in the same day, Liza meandered generally westward over the Pacific Ocean, reaching hurricane strength on August 29 while far from land. It maintained that intensity until September 2, when the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm, but avoided tropical depression status despite the presentation seen by an Air Force reconnaissance plane. After weakening, the storm moved northwestward, weakening to a depression on September 4, when it began a turn to the east. There is a possibility that the depression completed a small loop between the downgrade and its dissipation on September 6. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 85 mph (75 knots). August 28 – September 6, 1968. Accumulated cyclone energy: 10.7. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track EP121968 (public domain).