Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 31 – August 16, 2018
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 (2018) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2018 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 31, 2018, reached its peak of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 936 mb on August 6, 2018, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on August 2, 2018). The storm lasted 16.3 days and travelled about 5,616 miles (9,036 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.3°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.7°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.0°N 117.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.3°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 13.5°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 13.7°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 13.9°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 14.1°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 987 mb | 14.2°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 14.2°N 125.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 976 mb | 14.1°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 14.1°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 983 mb | 14.1°N 128.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 14.1°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 967 mb | 14.2°N 130.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 962 mb | 14.2°N 131.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 961 mb | 14.2°N 132.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 14.2°N 133.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 14.3°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 14.3°N 135.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 956 mb | 14.3°N 136.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 14.3°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 947 mb | 14.5°N 138.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 944 mb | 14.7°N 139.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 12:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 939 mb | 14.9°N 141.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 936 mb | 15.1°N 142.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 936 mb | 15.5°N 144.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 939 mb | 15.7°N 145.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 16.0°N 147.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 948 mb | 16.2°N 148.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 16.4°N 150.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 952 mb | 16.4°N 151.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 956 mb | 16.4°N 153.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 16.4°N 154.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 16.5°N 156.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 16.6°N 157.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 16.6°N 159.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 16.7°N 160.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 956 mb | 16.9°N 162.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 17.2°N 163.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 17.5°N 165.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 947 mb | 17.7°N 166.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 951 mb | 18.1°N 167.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 18.5°N 168.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 19.0°N 169.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 19.6°N 170.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 20.7°N 171.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 21.6°N 172.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 22.4°N 173.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 23.2°N 175.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 24.2°N 176.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 24.7°N 178.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 25.1°N 179.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 25.4°N 178.7°E | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 25.8°N 177.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 26.3°N 175.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 27.1°N 174.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 27.9°N 172.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 28.7°N 170.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 29.3°N 168.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 29.8°N 167.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 30.5°N 167.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 31.5°N 166.4°E | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 32.3°N 165.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1013 mb | 32.9°N 165.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1013 mb | 33.6°N 165.9°E | 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 6, 2018, Hector was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a central pressure of 936 mb.
16.3 days, from July 31, 2018 to August 16, 2018, including 252 hours at hurricane strength (186 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,616 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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