Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 11–23, 2017
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 (2017) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2017 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 11, 2017, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb on July 15, 2017, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 144 mph on July 15, 2017). The storm lasted 11.3 days and travelled about 2,800 miles (4,505 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.2°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.2°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.1°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.0°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.9°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 11.8°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 11.7°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 11.5°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 11.3°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 987 mb | 11.1°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 11.0°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 972 mb | 10.8°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 14 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 961 mb | 10.7°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 948 mb | 10.7°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 948 mb | 10.8°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 953 mb | 11.0°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 15 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 955 mb | 11.3°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 955 mb | 11.6°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 955 mb | 11.9°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 955 mb | 12.2°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 16 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 955 mb | 12.5°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 956 mb | 12.8°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 13.1°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 959 mb | 13.5°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 17 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 13.9°N 131.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 14.4°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 14.9°N 132.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 15.4°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 15.9°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 16.4°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 16.8°N 134.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 17.1°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 17.4°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 17.7°N 136.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 18.0°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 18.1°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 18.1°N 139.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.3°N 140.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.4°N 142.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.5°N 143.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 18.6°N 143.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 18.7°N 144.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 18.9°N 144.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 19.1°N 145.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 19.4°N 146.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 19.9°N 147.9°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 July 15, 2017, Fernanda was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 948 mb.
11.3 days, from July 11, 2017 to July 23, 2017, including 156 hours at hurricane strength (78 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,800 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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