Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 21–30, 2016
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 (2016) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2016 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 21, 2016, 274 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on July 27, 2016, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 9.5 days and travelled about 1,919 miles (3,088 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.2°N 101.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 14.0°N 102.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 14.8°N 103.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 15.6°N 104.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.4°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 17.2°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 22 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 17.7°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 18.0°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.3°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.6°N 109.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.0°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.3°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.6°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.8°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 19.9°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 20.1°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.2°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 20.3°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 996 mb | 20.5°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 994 mb | 20.7°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.9°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 21.1°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 21.3°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 21.6°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 22.0°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 22.4°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 22.9°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 23.2°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 23.4°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 23.6°N 124.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 24.0°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 24.1°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 24.2°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 24.2°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 24.1°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 23.8°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 23.6°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 23.4°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 23.2°N 127.7°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 27, 2016, Frank was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb.
9.5 days, from July 21, 2016 to July 30, 2016, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,919 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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