Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 26 – September 10, 1989
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 Felix (1989) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1989 Atlantic season. It formed on August 26, 1989, 129 mi E of Espargos, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on September 5, 1989, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on September 5, 1989). The storm lasted 15.5 days and travelled about 3,844 miles (6,185 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.8°N 21.0°W | 129 mi E of Espargos, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.9°N 21.7°W | 83 mi E of Espargos, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.0°N 22.2°W | 52 mi ENE of Espargos, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.2°N 22.9°W | 31 mi N of Espargos, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 17.4°N 23.5°W | 58 mi NW of Espargos, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 17.8°N 23.9°W | 95 mi NE of Mindelo, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.2°N 24.0°W | 111 mi NE of Mindelo, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 18.7°N 24.3°W | 127 mi NNE of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 19.1°N 24.6°W | 147 mi NNE of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.7°N 24.8°W | 186 mi N of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 20.0°N 24.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 20.5°N 24.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.8°N 25.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 21.1°N 26.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.4°N 26.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 21.9°N 27.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.5°N 28.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 23.4°N 29.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 24.2°N 31.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 25.1°N 32.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 26.3°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 27.6°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 28.9°N 37.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 29.7°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 30.5°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 31.1°N 41.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 31.8°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 32.2°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 32.7°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 33.0°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 33.1°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 33.2°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 33.2°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 33.4°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 33.5°N 42.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 33.8°N 43.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 34.0°N 45.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 34.3°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 34.9°N 47.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 35.3°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 35.7°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 36.0°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 36.3°N 48.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 36.7°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 36.9°N 48.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 37.2°N 48.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 37.4°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 37.6°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 38.0°N 47.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 38.5°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 39.3°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 40.4°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 41.3°N 46.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 42.4°N 45.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 43.6°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 45.0°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 46.5°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 46.5°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 46.5°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 997 mb | 45.5°N 33.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 995 mb | 44.5°N 31.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 995 mb | 43.5°N 30.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 995 mb | 42.5°N 29.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Felix.
At its peak on September 5, 1989, Felix was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb.
15.5 days, from August 26, 1989 to September 10, 1989, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,844 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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