Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 4–9, 2001
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 (2001) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2001 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 4, 2001, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 975 mb on September 6, 2001, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 1,347 miles (2,167 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.4°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.4°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 15.4°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.4°N 124.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.4°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.3°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 15.2°N 125.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 15.1°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 15.1°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 15.0°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 14.9°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 15.1°N 128.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 15.4°N 128.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 15.9°N 129.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 16.5°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.4°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.8°N 129.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 20.6°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 22.1°N 132.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 22.4°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 21.5°N 136.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 20.7°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 20.7°N 137.5°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 September 6, 2001, Gil was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 975 mb.
5.5 days, from September 4, 2001 to September 9, 2001, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,347 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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