Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 3–11, 2009
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 Felicia (2009) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2009 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 3, 2009, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb on August 6, 2009, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 5, 2009). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,340 miles (3,765 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.0°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.5°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 11.8°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.0°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.2°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 12.6°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 13.2°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 13.7°N 128.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 14.2°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 14.7°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 15.1°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 940 mb | 15.7°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 944 mb | 16.2°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.7°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 17.3°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.7°N 135.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 18.1°N 136.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.6°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 18.9°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 19.2°N 140.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 19.6°N 141.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 19.9°N 142.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 20.2°N 144.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 20.5°N 145.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 20.9°N 146.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 21.0°N 147.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 21.0°N 148.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 20.9°N 149.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 20.9°N 150.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 20.9°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 20.9°N 152.5°W | 186 mi ENE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 20.8°N 153.3°W | 138 mi ENE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 20.7°N 154.2°W | 88 mi NE of Hilo, Hawaii |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Felicia.
At its peak on August 6, 2009, Felicia was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 935 mb.
8.0 days, from August 3, 2009 to August 11, 2009, including 114 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,340 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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