Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 17–24, 1979
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 Enrique (1979) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1979 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 17, 1979, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) on August 22, 1979, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on August 22, 1979). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 1,688 miles (2,716 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.2°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.7°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.2°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.8°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.8°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.9°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.0°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.1°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.4°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.8°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.2°N 124.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.6°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.9°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.4°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.9°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.5°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 17.0°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 17.6°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 18.2°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 18.9°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 19.6°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.1°N 131.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 20.4°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.8°N 132.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.1°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.1°N 134.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.2°N 135.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.3°N 135.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Enrique.
At its peak on August 22, 1979, Enrique was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h).
7.0 days, from August 17, 1979 to August 24, 1979, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,688 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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