Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 9–17, 2005
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 Fernanda (2005) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2005 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 9, 2005, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb on August 12, 2005, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on August 10, 2005). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 1,914 miles (3,080 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 14.0°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 14.3°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 14.8°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.1°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.4°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.6°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.1°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 16.3°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 16.7°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 17.1°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 17.6°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 17.9°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 18.3°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 18.6°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 18.8°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 19.1°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 19.2°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 19.2°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 19.2°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 19.0°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.7°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.3°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 17.9°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 17.6°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 17.3°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 17.1°N 133.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.2°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 17.1°N 135.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 17.0°N 137.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.8°N 138.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 16.6°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 16.5°N 140.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 16.4°N 141.0°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, 2005, Fernanda was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 978 mb.
8.0 days, from August 9, 2005 to August 17, 2005, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,914 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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