Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 29 – December 9, 2005
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 Epsilon (2005) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on November 29, 2005, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 981 mb on December 5, 2005, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 10.5 days and travelled about 2,486 miles (4,000 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 993 mb | 31.5°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 29 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 993 mb | 31.6°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 29 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 993 mb | 31.4°N 50.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 993 mb | 31.4°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 31.1°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 30.8°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 30 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 30.1°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 29.7°N 53.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 30.0°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 992 mb | 30.8°N 51.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 31.4°N 51.3°W | open ocean |
| Dec 2 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 31.9°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Dec 2 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 32.5°N 49.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 2 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 33.2°N 48.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 33.9°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 34.3°N 47.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 34.5°N 46.2°W | open ocean |
| Dec 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 34.5°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 34.5°N 43.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 34.3°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Dec 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 34.4°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 34.3°N 39.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 34.3°N 38.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 34.2°N 37.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 34.0°N 36.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 33.8°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 33.7°N 34.6°W | open ocean |
| Dec 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 33.4°N 33.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 33.1°N 33.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 32.3°N 33.7°W | open ocean |
| Dec 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 31.6°N 34.2°W | open ocean |
| Dec 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 30.8°N 34.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 30.1°N 36.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 29.4°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 7 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 28.7°N 38.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 28.2°N 38.8°W | open ocean |
| Dec 8 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 27.4°N 39.3°W | open ocean |
| Dec 8 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 26.5°N 40.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 25.9°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Dec 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 25.5°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Dec 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 25.1°N 40.4°W | open ocean |
| Dec 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 24.7°N 40.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 24.7°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Epsilon.
At its peak on December 5, 2005, Epsilon was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 981 mb.
10.5 days, from November 29, 2005 to December 9, 2005, including 120 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,486 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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