Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · May 20–26, 2012
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
Hurricane Bud (2012) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2012 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on May 20, 2012, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 961 mb on May 25, 2012, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on May 24, 2012). The storm lasted 6.0 days and travelled about 1,263 miles (2,031 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 9.0°N 98.1°W | open ocean |
| May 20 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 9.1°N 98.7°W | open ocean |
| May 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 9.1°N 99.3°W | open ocean |
| May 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 9.2°N 99.9°W | open ocean |
| May 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 9.3°N 100.4°W | open ocean |
| May 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 9.4°N 100.9°W | open ocean |
| May 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 9.7°N 101.6°W | open ocean |
| May 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 10.2°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| May 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 10.8°N 103.6°W | open ocean |
| May 22 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 11.7°N 104.6°W | open ocean |
| May 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 12.5°N 105.6°W | open ocean |
| May 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 12.9°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| May 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 13.1°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| May 23 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 13.6°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| May 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 14.1°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| May 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 14.6°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| May 24 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.2°N 107.0°W | open ocean |
| May 24 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 16.0°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| May 25 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 16.8°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| May 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 17.5°N 105.8°W | 147 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| May 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 18.2°N 105.6°W | 99 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| May 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 18.9°N 105.5°W | 65 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| May 26 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 19.5°N 105.6°W | 70 mi WNW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| May 26 06:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 20.1°N 105.7°W | 47 mi SW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
| May 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 20.5°N 105.8°W | 38 mi WSW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Bud.
At its peak on May 25, 2012, Bud was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 961 mb.
6.0 days, from May 20, 2012 to May 26, 2012, including 48 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,263 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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