Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 21 – September 3, 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 Gaston (2016) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic season. It formed on August 21, 2016, 238 mi WSW of Ziguinchor, Senegal, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb on August 29, 2016, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on August 28, 2016). The storm lasted 13.0 days and travelled about 4,669 miles (7,512 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 11.0°N 19.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 11.0°N 21.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 11.0°N 23.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 11.2°N 24.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.5°N 26.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 12.0°N 28.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 12.5°N 29.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 13.0°N 31.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1003 mb | 13.5°N 33.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1003 mb | 13.9°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1000 mb | 14.2°N 36.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 997 mb | 14.8°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 15.8°N 39.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 16.9°N 40.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 18.0°N 41.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 18.9°N 42.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 19.8°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 21.0°N 45.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 22.3°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 23.6°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 24.8°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 25.8°N 49.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 26.7°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 27.5°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 28.1°N 52.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 28.7°N 53.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 29.3°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 29.9°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 30.3°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 30.5°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 30.6°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 30.7°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 964 mb | 30.8°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 967 mb | 31.1°N 55.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 31.4°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 31.7°N 54.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 968 mb | 32.0°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 32.4°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 32.7°N 51.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 33.1°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 33.7°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 34.5°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 35.5°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 36.3°N 44.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 37.1°N 42.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 37.8°N 39.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 38.2°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 38.5°N 35.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 38.9°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS low/wave | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 39.3°N 31.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 39.7°N 29.5°W | 142 mi WNW of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 40.2°N 27.8°W | 111 mi NNW of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 40.9°N 26.1°W | 166 mi NNE of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal |
⬇ 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 August 29, 2016, Gaston was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 955 mb.
13.0 days, from August 21, 2016 to September 3, 2016, including 162 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,669 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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