Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 11–17, 1998
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 Georgette (1998) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1998 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 11, 1998, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 960 mb on August 14, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on August 13, 1998). The storm lasted 6.3 days and travelled about 1,544 miles (2,484 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 11.0°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 11.6°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.2°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 12.6°N 110.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.1°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 13.8°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 14.5°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 15.2°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 15.7°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 16.3°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 16.9°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 967 mb | 17.8°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 18.8°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 19.8°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 20.9°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 21.8°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 967 mb | 22.7°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 23.4°N 123.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 23.9°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 24.3°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 24.6°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 24.7°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 24.8°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 24.9°N 126.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 24.9°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Georgette.
At its peak on August 14, 1998, Georgette was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 960 mb.
6.3 days, from August 11, 1998 to August 17, 1998, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,544 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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