Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 10–16, 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
Hurricane Carlos (2009) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2009 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 10, 2009, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 971 mb on July 15, 2009, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on July 15, 2009). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,698 miles (2,732 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 10.0°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 10.1°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 10.2°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 10.3°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 10.3°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 10.4°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 10.5°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 10.5°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 10.5°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 10.4°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 10.4°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 10.2°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 10.0°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 9.8°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 9.6°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 9.6°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 9.7°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 9.9°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 10.0°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 10.1°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 10.1°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 10.1°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 10.2°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 10.2°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 10.0°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 9.7°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 9.4°N 135.7°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 July 15, 2009, Carlos was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 971 mb.
6.5 days, from July 10, 2009 to July 16, 2009, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,698 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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