Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 15–24, 2006
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 Hector (2006) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2006 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 15, 2006, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 966 mb on August 18, 2006, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on August 18, 2006). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 2,168 miles (3,488 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.9°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 13.0°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 13.1°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 13.3°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 13.7°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.1°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 14.4°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 14.6°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 14.8°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 15.2°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 15.6°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.0°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.4°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.8°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 17.2°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 17.6°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 18.1°N 130.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 18.6°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 19.1°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 988 mb | 19.6°N 133.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 20.1°N 133.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 20.7°N 134.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.1°N 134.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 21.6°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 22.0°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 22.5°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 22.6°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 22.7°N 136.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 22.8°N 137.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.8°N 137.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 22.7°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 22.7°N 139.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 22.9°N 140.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.1°N 142.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.3°N 143.5°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 18, 2006, Hector was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 966 mb.
8.5 days, from August 15, 2006 to August 24, 2006, including 78 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,168 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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