Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 22–31, 1972
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 Gwen (1972) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1972 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 22, 1972, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 941 mb on August 27, 1972, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on August 27, 1972). The storm lasted 9.0 days and travelled about 2,124 miles (3,417 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.0°N 97.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.0°N 98.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.2°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.4°N 101.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 10.9°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.4°N 103.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.1°N 103.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.8°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.6°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 14.4°N 106.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.1°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.8°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.4°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.6°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.7°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.0°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.3°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.7°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.0°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 941 mb | 18.2°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 18.3°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 18.5°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 18.8°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 19.1°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.6°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 20.6°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 21.8°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 962 mb | 22.5°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 23.3°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 24.3°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 25.4°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 26.5°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 27.6°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 28.3°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 28.9°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 29.2°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 29.4°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Gwen.
At its peak on August 27, 1972, Gwen was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 941 mb.
9.0 days, from August 22, 1972 to August 31, 1972, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,124 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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