Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 21–29, 2010
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 Frank (2010) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2010 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 21, 2010, 98 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb on August 26, 2010, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 1,506 miles (2,424 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 13.9°N 93.3°W | 84 mi WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.8°N 93.8°W | 117 mi WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 13.8°N 94.4°W | 153 mi SSW of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.8°N 95.0°W | 156 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 13.9°N 95.7°W | 132 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 14.0°N 96.4°W | 121 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 14.2°N 97.1°W | 115 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.5°N 98.0°W | 113 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.8°N 98.9°W | 120 mi SSW of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.0°N 99.7°W | 129 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.2°N 100.5°W | 121 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.4°N 101.1°W | 128 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 15.6°N 101.8°W | 136 mi SW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 15.9°N 102.7°W | 142 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 16.2°N 103.6°W | 153 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.5°N 104.6°W | 174 mi SSW of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.8°N 105.7°W | 183 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 17.1°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 17.2°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 17.4°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 17.9°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 18.2°N 110.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 18.5°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.7°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.1°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 19.6°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 20.0°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 20.6°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 20.9°N 111.8°W | 183 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 20.8°N 111.3°W | 170 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
⬇ 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 August 26, 2010, Frank was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 978 mb.
7.3 days, from August 21, 2010 to August 29, 2010, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,506 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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