Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 23 – August 5, 1983
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 Gil (1983) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1983 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 23, 1983, 339 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) on July 27, 1983, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 12.5 days and travelled about 4,937 miles (7,943 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 60 mi | Aug 3 · 17:00 UTC | TS 46 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.0°N 95.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.3°N 96.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.5°N 98.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.7°N 99.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.9°N 101.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 24 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.0°N 102.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.2°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.3°N 105.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.3°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 25 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.3°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.3°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.2°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.0°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 11.8°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 11.7°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 11.8°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.3°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.0°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.7°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 14.5°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.4°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.2°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.9°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.5°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 18.0°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 18.6°N 126.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 19.3°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 19.8°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 20.3°N 130.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 20.4°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.6°N 133.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.7°N 134.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.8°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.0°N 137.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.9°N 139.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.8°N 141.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 20.9°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.0°N 143.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.1°N 145.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.1°N 147.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.2°N 149.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.3°N 151.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.4°N 152.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 21.6°N 154.4°W | 137 mi NNE of Hilo, Hawaii |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 21.8°N 156.0°W | 70 mi NNE of Kahului, Hawaii |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.2°N 157.9°W | 41 mi N of Koolauloa, Hawaii |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.6°N 160.0°W | 57 mi NW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 22.8°N 161.6°W | 154 mi WNW of Kapa‘a, Hawaii |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 23.3°N 163.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 23.7°N 165.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 24.0°N 167.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gil. Its closest approach to a major city was 60 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii.
At its peak on July 27, 1983, Gil was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h).
12.5 days, from July 23, 1983 to August 5, 1983, including 78 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,937 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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