Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 9–17, 1999
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 Beatriz (1999) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1999 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 9, 1999, 342 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb on July 13, 1999, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on July 12, 1999). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 2,155 miles (3,467 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.9°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.1°N 103.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.4°N 105.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.8°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.1°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.3°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.4°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.4°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.4°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 14.3°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.1°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 14.0°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.0°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.1°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 14.2°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 14.5°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 14.7°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 15.1°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.4°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 16.0°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 16.4°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 17.0°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.5°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 17.9°N 127.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 18.4°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 18.7°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 19.0°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 19.3°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.6°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.7°N 132.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 19.7°N 132.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 19.8°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Beatriz.
At its peak on July 13, 1999, Beatriz was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 955 mb.
7.8 days, from July 9, 1999 to July 17, 1999, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,155 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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