Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 1–8, 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
Tropical Storm Gaston (2010) was a tropical storm of the 2010 Atlantic season. It formed on September 1, 2010, reached its peak of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1005 mb on September 1, 2010, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 2,428 miles (3,907 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.2°N 32.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.4°N 33.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.7°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.9°N 36.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.1°N 37.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.2°N 38.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.3°N 38.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.5°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.8°N 40.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.1°N 40.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 14.5°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.0°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.4°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 15.9°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 45.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.5°N 46.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.7°N 47.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.8°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.9°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.0°N 51.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 17.1°N 52.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 17.3°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 17.4°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.5°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.4°N 59.0°W | 170 mi ENE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.1°N 60.8°W | 64 mi NE of Le Moule, Guadeloupe |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.8°N 62.7°W | 34 mi S of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.8°N 64.6°W | 65 mi S of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.0°N 66.3°W | 73 mi SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.4°N 67.7°W | 60 mi SW of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gaston.
At its peak on September 1, 2010, Gaston was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a central pressure of 1005 mb.
7.3 days, from September 1, 2010 to September 8, 2010. It travelled about 2,428 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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