Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 21–25, 1979
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 Fefa (1979) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1979 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 21, 1979, 240 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on August 23, 1979, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on August 22, 1979). The storm lasted 4.0 days and travelled about 1,469 miles (2,363 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.9°N 101.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.2°N 103.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.8°N 104.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.3°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.6°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.8°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.2°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.7°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.9°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.5°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.8°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.8°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.9°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 18.0°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 18.1°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 18.2°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 18.4°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fefa.
At its peak on August 23, 1979, Fefa was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
4.0 days, from August 21, 1979 to August 25, 1979, including 48 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,469 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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