Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 29 – August 8, 1998
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 (1998) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1998 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 29, 1998, 169 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb on August 2, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 2, 1998). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 3,220 miles (5,181 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.6°N 100.9°W | 169 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.6°N 102.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 14.7°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.7°N 103.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.7°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.9°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.1°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 15.3°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 15.5°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 15.7°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 15.8°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.9°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.1°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 16.4°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.8°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 954 mb | 17.2°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.7°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 18.1°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.6°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 18.9°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 19.1°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 18.8°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.6°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.5°N 128.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.6°N 129.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.7°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.9°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 19.4°N 133.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 19.6°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 19.8°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.1°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.4°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.6°N 140.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.8°N 141.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 21.0°N 142.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.3°N 144.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.6°N 144.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.9°N 145.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 22.2°N 146.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 22.5°N 147.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 22.7°N 148.7°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 August 2, 1998, Estelle was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 948 mb.
10.0 days, from July 29, 1998 to August 8, 1998, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,220 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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