Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 10–20, 2012
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 Fabio (2012) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2012 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 10, 2012, 359 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 966 mb on July 15, 2012, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 2,226 miles (3,582 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 11.7°N 100.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.7°N 101.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 11.8°N 101.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 12.0°N 102.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 12.5°N 103.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 12.9°N 104.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 13.3°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 13.5°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 13.6°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.7°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 13.8°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 14.2°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 14.8°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 15.3°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 15.6°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 15.9°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 16.1°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 16.2°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.3°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 16.5°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 16.7°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.1°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 17.5°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 18.0°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 18.6°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 19.3°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 20.0°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 20.8°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 21.8°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 22.6°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 23.5°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 24.4°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 25.3°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 26.2°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 27.0°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 27.3°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 27.4°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 27.5°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 27.4°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 27.0°N 116.9°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 July 15, 2012, Fabio was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 966 mb.
9.8 days, from July 10, 2012 to July 20, 2012, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,226 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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