Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 10–16, 2009
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 Ana (2009) was a tropical storm of the 2009 Atlantic season. It formed on August 10, 2009, 54 mi SW of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1003 mb on August 12, 2009, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 2,069 miles (3,330 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.3°N 24.0°W | 54 mi SW of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.4°N 24.9°W | 44 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.4°N 25.8°W | 94 mi WSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.4°N 26.8°W | 158 mi WSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 14.4°N 27.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 14.5°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 14.6°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.6°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.5°N 32.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.4°N 33.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.3°N 34.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.1°N 35.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.0°N 36.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.0°N 37.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.1°N 38.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.3°N 39.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.5°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.6°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 14.6°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 14.5°N 44.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.4°N 46.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.4°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.4°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.4°N 50.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 14.5°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.6°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ana.
At its peak on August 12, 2009, Ana was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a central pressure of 1003 mb.
6.3 days, from August 10, 2009 to August 16, 2009. It travelled about 2,069 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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