Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 24 – August 3, 1986
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 Frank (1986) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1986 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 24, 1986, 317 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) on July 31, 1986, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.3 days and travelled about 3,429 miles (5,517 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.1°N 94.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.3°N 96.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.7°N 97.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.9°N 98.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.1°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.5°N 101.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.8°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.1°N 104.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.4°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.7°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.9°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.9°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.0°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.1°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.1°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.1°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.2°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 14.3°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 14.5°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 14.8°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.0°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 15.4°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.9°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.5°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.0°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.3°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.6°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.8°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.1°N 132.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.5°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.9°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 19.3°N 136.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 19.7°N 137.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.2°N 139.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.0°N 140.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.5°N 142.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.1°N 143.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 22.8°N 144.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Frank.
At its peak on July 31, 1986, Frank was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h).
9.3 days, from July 24, 1986 to August 3, 1986, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,429 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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