Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 4–9, 2013
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 Erick (2013) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2013 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 4, 2013, 199 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb on July 6, 2013, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.3 days and travelled about 1,280 miles (2,060 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.2°N 98.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.8°N 98.9°W | 181 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Jul 5 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.4°N 99.8°W | 169 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 5 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 15.0°N 100.8°W | 141 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 5 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 15.5°N 101.6°W | 135 mi SSW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 5 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 16.0°N 102.2°W | 121 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 16.4°N 102.7°W | 113 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Jul 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.9°N 103.3°W | 103 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Jul 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 17.4°N 104.0°W | 105 mi S of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Jul 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 17.9°N 104.6°W | 86 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Jul 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 18.5°N 105.3°W | 70 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Jul 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 19.1°N 106.1°W | 101 mi W of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Jul 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 19.7°N 106.9°W | 126 mi WSW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 20.1°N 107.7°W | 164 mi WSW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 20.6°N 108.4°W | 186 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 21.1°N 109.0°W | 137 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 8 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 21.7°N 109.7°W | 83 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 8 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 22.3°N 110.5°W | 55 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 9 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 22.9°N 111.2°W | 82 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.6°N 112.0°W | 101 mi SSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 24.1°N 112.8°W | 96 mi SW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Jul 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 24.7°N 113.5°W | 117 mi W of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Erick.
At its peak on July 6, 2013, Erick was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 983 mb.
5.3 days, from July 4, 2013 to July 9, 2013, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,280 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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