Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 9–17, 1969
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 Bernice (1969) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1969 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 9, 1969, 344 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on July 12, 1969, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on July 12, 1969). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,144 miles (3,450 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.4°N 102.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.8°N 102.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.3°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.0°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.9°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.0°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.2°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.6°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.0°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.2°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.4°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.6°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.9°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.3°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.6°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.9°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.2°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.7°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.3°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.7°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.1°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.6°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.1°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.6°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.1°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.4°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.7°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 18.9°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.0°N 126.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.1°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.1°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.1°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 19.0°N 132.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Bernice.
At its peak on July 12, 1969, Bernice was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
8.0 days, from July 9, 1969 to July 17, 1969, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,144 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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