Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 28 – August 9, 1988
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 Fabio (1988) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1988 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 28, 1988, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb on August 3, 1988, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 3, 1988). The storm lasted 12.0 days and travelled about 2,972 miles (4,782 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 12.0°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 12.0°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 12.0°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.0°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 12.0°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 11.9°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 11.9°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 11.9°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 11.9°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 12.0°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 984 mb | 12.1°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 982 mb | 12.2°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 12.4°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 12.5°N 133.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 978 mb | 12.7°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 976 mb | 12.8°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 974 mb | 12.9°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 972 mb | 13.0°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 13.0°N 138.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 966 mb | 13.2°N 139.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 960 mb | 13.4°N 140.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 950 mb | 13.7°N 141.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 944 mb | 14.2°N 142.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 14.7°N 143.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 959 mb | 15.2°N 145.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 977 mb | 15.7°N 146.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 981 mb | 16.0°N 147.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 16.2°N 148.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 16.2°N 149.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 15.9°N 150.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.7°N 151.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 15.6°N 152.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 15.4°N 153.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.5°N 154.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.5°N 155.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.5°N 155.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.5°N 156.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.5°N 157.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 15.5°N 158.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 15.6°N 158.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 15.8°N 159.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 16.1°N 159.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 16.3°N 160.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 16.6°N 161.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 16.8°N 161.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 17.0°N 162.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 17.3°N 162.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 17.6°N 163.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 18.0°N 164.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fabio.
At its peak on August 3, 1988, Fabio was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 943 mb.
12.0 days, from July 28, 1988 to August 9, 1988, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,972 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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