Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · May 28–30, 2010
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Agatha (2010) was a tropical storm of the 2010 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on May 28, 2010, 205 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1001 mb on May 29, 2010, and made landfall 13 mi SE of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico on May 29, 2010 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 1.8 days and travelled about 295 miles (475 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2010 · 23:00 UTC | 13 mi SE of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico | TS 46 mph | 1001 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico | 31 mi | May 30 · 01:00 UTC | TD 38 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.7°N 94.3°W | open ocean |
| May 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.8°N 94.1°W | 174 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| May 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 13.0°N 93.6°W | 141 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| May 29 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 13.3°N 93.1°W | 104 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| May 29 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 13.9°N 92.5°W | 48 mi SSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| May 29 23:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 14.4°N 92.1°W | 13 mi SE of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| May 30 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.6°N 91.9°W | near Coatepeque, Guatemala |
| May 30 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 15.2°N 91.6°W | 12 mi SW of Huehuetenango, Guatemala |
| May 30 12:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1008 mb | 15.7°N 91.4°W | near Soloma, Guatemala |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Agatha made landfall once: 13 mi SE of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico on May 29, 2010 at 23:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on May 29, 2010, Agatha was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a central pressure of 1001 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
1.8 days, from May 28, 2010 to May 30, 2010. It travelled about 295 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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