Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 30 – August 9, 1988
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 Hector (1988) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1988 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 30, 1988, 326 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 935 mb on August 3, 1988, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 69 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on August 2, 1988). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 3,146 miles (5,062 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 11.3°N 98.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 11.4°N 99.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 11.4°N 101.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 11.7°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 12.3°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 12.9°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.4°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 13.9°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 14.3°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 14.6°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 970 mb | 14.7°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.0°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 15.6°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 939 mb | 16.1°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 16.4°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 935 mb | 16.7°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 938 mb | 17.2°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 944 mb | 17.7°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 18.2°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 18.6°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 966 mb | 18.9°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 19.0°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 19.0°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 19.0°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 18.9°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.9°N 125.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.7°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 18.6°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 18.5°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 18.5°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 18.4°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 18.3°N 132.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 18.2°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 18.0°N 134.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.0°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.1°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 18.4°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 18.6°N 140.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.7°N 141.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 18.8°N 142.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 19.1°N 144.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Hector.
At its peak on August 3, 1988, Hector was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 935 mb.
10.0 days, from July 30, 1988 to August 9, 1988, including 150 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,146 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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