Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 2–12, 1973
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Ava (1973) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1973 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 2, 1973, 266 mi SSW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 915 mb on June 7, 1973, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 161 mph on June 7, 1973). The storm lasted 10.5 days and travelled about 2,625 miles (4,224 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.5°N 94.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.6°N 94.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.7°N 94.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.8°N 94.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 12.0°N 94.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.1°N 95.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.3°N 95.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 3 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 12.4°N 95.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 994 mb | 12.5°N 96.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.5°N 97.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 12.5°N 98.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 12.6°N 98.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 12.6°N 99.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 12.6°N 100.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 12.6°N 101.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 5 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 946 mb | 12.6°N 102.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.6°N 103.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.4°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.2°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 915 mb | 12.1°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 12.1°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 12.2°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 12:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 12.4°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 928 mb | 12.6°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 12.8°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 13.1°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 13.4°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 946 mb | 13.7°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.1°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 14.6°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 15.1°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 972 mb | 15.3°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.3°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.1°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.9°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 14.9°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.0°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.0°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.1°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.5°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.1°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 16.6°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.0°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ava.
At its peak on June 7, 1973, Ava was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 915 mb.
10.5 days, from June 2, 1973 to June 12, 1973, including 150 hours at hurricane strength (78 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,625 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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