Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 9–19, 1993
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 Fernanda (1993) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1993 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 9, 1993, 350 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 934 mb on August 12, 1993, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 63 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 11, 1993). The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 3,798 miles (6,111 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 13.2°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.4°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.7°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.0°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.2°N 110.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 14.4°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 14.3°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 14.3°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 960 mb | 14.3°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 950 mb | 14.4°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 14.6°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 934 mb | 14.8°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 15.1°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 936 mb | 15.5°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 940 mb | 15.9°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.4°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 16.9°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 958 mb | 17.3°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 17.7°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.1°N 137.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 18.3°N 139.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 18.6°N 141.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 974 mb | 18.6°N 142.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 18.9°N 144.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 19.2°N 145.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 19.6°N 146.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 20.0°N 148.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 20.4°N 148.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 20.8°N 149.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 977 mb | 21.1°N 150.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 977 mb | 21.5°N 150.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 21.8°N 150.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 22.2°N 150.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 22.8°N 151.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 989 mb | 23.6°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 24.2°N 151.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 24.9°N 151.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 25.6°N 152.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 26.5°N 152.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 27.9°N 152.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 28.5°N 152.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 29.7°N 154.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fernanda.
At its peak on August 12, 1993, Fernanda was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 934 mb.
10.3 days, from August 9, 1993 to August 19, 1993, including 168 hours at hurricane strength (60 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,798 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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