Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 15–28, 1993
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 Greg (1993) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1993 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 15, 1993, 204 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb on August 19, 1993, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 51 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 19, 1993). The storm lasted 13.8 days and travelled about 2,704 miles (4,350 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 14.8°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.4°N 103.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.2°N 104.0°W | 170 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 17.0°N 105.0°W | 153 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 17.6°N 106.0°W | 147 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 18.1°N 106.9°W | 172 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 18.5°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.8°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 19.1°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 19.2°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 19.2°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 19.1°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 18.9°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 18.7°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 18.4°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 18.3°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 18.3°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 18.3°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 18.2°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 18.2°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 18.2°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 18.3°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 18.4°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 18.5°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 18.6°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 18.6°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 18.7°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 18.8°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 19.0°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 19.1°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 19.2°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 19.3°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 19.5°N 128.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 19.7°N 129.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 20.0°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 20.2°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 20.4°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 20.6°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 20.5°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 20.4°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 20.2°N 133.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 20.1°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 19.9°N 134.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 19.6°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 19.5°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 19.6°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 19.7°N 135.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 19.9°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.1°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 20.6°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 20.9°N 138.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.1°N 138.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 21.2°N 139.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 21.3°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.3°N 140.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 21.3°N 141.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Greg.
At its peak on August 19, 1993, Greg was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 948 mb.
13.8 days, from August 15, 1993 to August 28, 1993, including 228 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,704 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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