Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 22–30, 1998
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 Blas (1998) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1998 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 22, 1998, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb on June 25, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on June 24, 1998). The storm lasted 8.8 days and travelled about 2,667 miles (4,291 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 8.0°N 94.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 8.9°N 95.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 9.7°N 96.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 10.4°N 96.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 10.9°N 97.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 11.2°N 98.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 11.6°N 99.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.2°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 12.8°N 102.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 13.3°N 103.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 13.8°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 14.3°N 105.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 14.8°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 15.3°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 15.8°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.3°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 16.8°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 17.1°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.3°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.5°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 17.6°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 17.7°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 17.8°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 17.9°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 17.9°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.8°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 17.9°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 28 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 18.0°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.1°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.2°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.2°N 125.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 29 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.2°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.2°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.2°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 18.1°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 30 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 18.0°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Blas.
At its peak on June 25, 1998, Blas was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 943 mb.
8.8 days, from June 22, 1998 to June 30, 1998, including 114 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,667 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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