Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 6–12, 2009
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Blanca (2009) was a tropical storm of the 2009 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 6, 2009, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 998 mb on July 7, 2009, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.0 days and travelled about 1,344 miles (2,162 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.7°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 17.1°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 17.6°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 18.0°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 18.4°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 999 mb | 18.9°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 19.5°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 20.1°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 20.5°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 20.8°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 21.1°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 21.4°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 21.8°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.1°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.5°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 23.0°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 23.4°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 23.8°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 24.1°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 24.4°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 24.7°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 25.4°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 26.1°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 26.8°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 27.3°N 126.5°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 July 7, 2009, Blanca was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 998 mb.
6.0 days, from July 6, 2009 to July 12, 2009. It travelled about 1,344 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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