Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 16–26, 1986
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 Estelle (1986) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1986 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 16, 1986, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) on July 20, 1986, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 3,480 miles (5,599 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.3°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.3°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.4°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 10.7°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.0°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.3°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 11.6°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 11.9°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.2°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.5°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.8°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 13.0°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.4°N 128.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.7°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.9°N 131.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 14.2°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 14.6°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 15.0°N 136.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 15.2°N 138.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 15.4°N 140.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 15.8°N 142.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 16.0°N 144.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.3°N 146.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.6°N 147.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.8°N 149.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 16.9°N 151.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 17.0°N 152.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.0°N 154.2°W | 186 mi SSE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Jul 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.0°N 155.9°W | 183 mi S of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.0°N 157.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.0°N 158.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 17.0°N 159.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.1°N 159.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.3°N 160.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.5°N 161.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.7°N 162.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.9°N 163.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.2°N 164.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 18.4°N 165.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.6°N 166.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Estelle.
At its peak on July 20, 1986, Estelle was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h).
9.8 days, from July 16, 1986 to July 26, 1986, including 126 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,480 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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