Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 30 – August 5, 1989
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 (1989) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1989 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 30, 1989, 216 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 August 1, 1989, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on July 31, 1989). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,504 miles (2,421 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.8°N 100.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 14.1°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 14.9°N 102.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 15.8°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 16.5°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 17.1°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 17.7°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 18.2°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 18.7°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 18.9°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 19.2°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 19.6°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 984 mb | 20.0°N 110.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 20.4°N 110.8°W | 181 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 2 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 21.0°N 111.3°W | 158 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 21.5°N 112.0°W | 165 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 22.0°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 22.4°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 22.8°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 23.2°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 23.6°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 24.1°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 24.6°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 25.0°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 25.6°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 26.1°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 26.6°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gil.
At its peak on August 1, 1989, Gil was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb.
6.5 days, from July 30, 1989 to August 5, 1989, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,504 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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