Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 30 – August 6, 2013
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 Gil (2013) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2013 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 30, 2013, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on August 1, 2013, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 63 mph on July 31, 2013). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 2,067 miles (3,326 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 11.2°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 11.7°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.1°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.5°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 12.8°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 13.1°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 13.4°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 13.7°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 13.9°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 14.2°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 14.3°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 987 mb | 14.3°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.4°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.5°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 14.6°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 14.6°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 14.7°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 14.9°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 15.2°N 132.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 15.4°N 133.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 15.1°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 14.7°N 134.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.5°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.3°N 136.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 14.1°N 136.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 13.8°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 13.7°N 138.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.6°N 139.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.5°N 139.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.4°N 140.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.3°N 140.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.3°N 141.5°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 August 1, 2013, Gil was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
7.8 days, from July 30, 2013 to August 6, 2013, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,067 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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