Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 12–24, 2023
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 (2023) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2023 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 12, 2023, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 949 mb on August 14, 2023, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 74 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 14, 2023). The storm lasted 12.0 days and travelled about 3,821 miles (6,149 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.2°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.7°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 15.0°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 15.2°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.3°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 15.3°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 15.4°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 963 mb | 15.5°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 15.6°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 15.8°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 955 mb | 16.2°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 16.5°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 16.8°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 17.1°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 17.2°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.2°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 17.0°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.8°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.6°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.5°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.4°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.3°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.2°N 134.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.1°N 135.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.0°N 136.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 138.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.0°N 139.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.0°N 140.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.9°N 142.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.8°N 143.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.8°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.8°N 146.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.7°N 148.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.4°N 149.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 150.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.6°N 151.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.3°N 152.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.1°N 153.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.9°N 155.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.6°N 156.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.3°N 157.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.2°N 158.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.4°N 159.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.4°N 161.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.2°N 162.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.1°N 163.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.1°N 165.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.1°N 166.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.0°N 168.1°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 14, 2023, Fernanda was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 949 mb.
12.0 days, from August 12, 2023 to August 24, 2023, including 66 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,821 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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