Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 6–16, 1985
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 Blanca (1985) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1985 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 6, 1985, 290 mi SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) on June 14, 1985, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on June 8, 1985). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 2,156 miles (3,470 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.2°N 92.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.3°N 93.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.6°N 94.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.8°N 94.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.2°N 95.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 11.6°N 96.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.0°N 97.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.3°N 98.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.7°N 99.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.9°N 100.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.1°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.3°N 101.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 13.4°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 13.7°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.9°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.3°N 104.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.6°N 105.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.0°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.3°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 15.4°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.5°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.3°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.4°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.6°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.7°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.9°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.0°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.2°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.3°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.5°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.6°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.7°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 16.8°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.9°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.0°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.1°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.1°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.1°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.2°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.2°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.2°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Blanca.
At its peak on June 14, 1985, Blanca was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h).
10.0 days, from June 6, 1985 to June 16, 1985, including 186 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,156 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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