Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 12–16, 1997
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 (1997) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1997 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 12, 1997, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb on July 14, 1997, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on July 14, 1997). The storm lasted 4.5 days and travelled about 1,800 miles (2,896 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 8.6°N 111.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 8.9°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 9.4°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 10.0°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 10.8°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 11.6°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 12.4°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 13.1°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 13.8°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 14.6°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.5°N 124.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 16.5°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 17.4°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 18.4°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 19.3°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.0°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 20.6°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 21.5°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 22.5°N 134.0°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 July 14, 1997, Enrique was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 960 mb.
4.5 days, from July 12, 1997 to July 16, 1997, including 54 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,800 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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