Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 29 – August 8, 1991
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 (1991) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1991 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 29, 1991, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 959 mb on August 2, 1991, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 121 mph on August 2, 1991). The storm lasted 9.8 days and travelled about 3,266 miles (5,255 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 10.8°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.5°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.1°N 109.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.8°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.2°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.4°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.7°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.0°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 14.6°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.0°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 15.3°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 15.5°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 15.8°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 16.1°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 16.3°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 16.6°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 960 mb | 16.9°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 17.1°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 17.3°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 17.4°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 17.5°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 17.6°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 17.7°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 17.8°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 17.9°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.0°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.0°N 137.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.1°N 138.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 18.1°N 140.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 18.1°N 142.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 977 mb | 18.2°N 143.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 980 mb | 18.3°N 144.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 18.3°N 145.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 18.3°N 147.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 18.3°N 148.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 18.3°N 149.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.4°N 151.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 18.5°N 153.0°W | 149 mi ESE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.8°N 154.1°W | 79 mi SE of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 19.3°N 155.0°W | 20 mi S of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii |
⬇ 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 2, 1991, Fefa was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 959 mb.
9.8 days, from July 29, 1991 to August 8, 1991, including 138 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,266 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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