Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 18–24, 1987
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
Tropical Storm Bret (1987) was a tropical storm of the 1987 Atlantic season. It formed on August 18, 1987, 171 mi W of Dakar, Senegal, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb on August 20, 1987, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 2,472 miles (3,977 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 14.8°N 20.0°W | 171 mi W of Dakar, Senegal |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 14.9°N 22.0°W | 101 mi E of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.0°N 24.0°W | 22 mi WSW of Assomada, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.1°N 26.0°W | 101 mi W of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.2°N 27.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.3°N 29.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.4°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 15.5°N 32.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 15.6°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.7°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.8°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.9°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.0°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.4°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.9°N 42.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.1°N 43.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.5°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.8°N 46.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 18.1°N 47.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 18.4°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 19.0°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 19.8°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 20.5°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 21.4°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 22.2°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 23.8°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Bret.
At its peak on August 20, 1987, Bret was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1000 mb.
6.3 days, from August 18, 1987 to August 24, 1987. It travelled about 2,472 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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