Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 16–27, 1991
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 Carlos (1991) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1991 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 16, 1991, 321 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb on June 24, 1991, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on June 22, 1991). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 2,782 miles (4,476 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.4°N 95.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.9°N 96.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.3°N 97.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 17 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 12.7°N 99.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 17 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.9°N 100.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 17 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 12.9°N 101.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 13.1°N 102.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.2°N 103.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 13.4°N 104.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 13.4°N 105.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 13.9°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 14.1°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.1°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.1°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.1°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.0°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.9°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 13.6°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 13.4°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 13.1°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 12.8°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 12.6°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 12.5°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 12.4°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 12.5°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 12.7°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 13.0°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 13.4°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 13.8°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 23 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 958 mb | 14.3°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 957 mb | 14.7°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 15.3°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.7°N 128.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 24 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 964 mb | 16.1°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 968 mb | 16.3°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 16.5°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 16.6°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 16.7°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 16.7°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 16.7°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.7°N 133.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.8°N 133.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 16.8°N 134.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.8°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 27 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 16.7°N 135.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Carlos.
At its peak on June 24, 1991, Carlos was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 955 mb.
11.0 days, from June 16, 1991 to June 27, 1991, including 162 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,782 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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