Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 9–18, 1983
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 Barbara (1983) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1983 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 9, 1983, 275 mi SSW of Retalhuleu, Guatemala, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) on June 13, 1983, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on June 13, 1983). The storm lasted 9.3 days and travelled about 1,932 miles (3,108 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 93.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 95.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 96.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 97.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.1°N 98.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.0°N 99.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.0°N 100.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.0°N 101.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.0°N 102.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.1°N 103.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.3°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 11.5°N 104.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 11.9°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.2°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.5°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.9°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.1°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.3°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 13.4°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 13.5°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 13.6°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 13.7°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 13.9°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 14.3°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.7°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.1°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.7°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 16.4°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.0°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.5°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.0°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.5°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.8°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 17 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 19.0°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 19.3°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 19.5°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.8°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 20.0°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Barbara.
At its peak on June 13, 1983, Barbara was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h).
9.3 days, from June 9, 1983 to June 18, 1983, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,932 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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