Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 27 – August 6, 1983
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 Henriette (1983) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1983 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 27, 1983, 316 mi SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) on July 31, 1983, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on July 29, 1983). The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 3,364 miles (5,413 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 95.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.3°N 96.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.5°N 97.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 27 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.8°N 98.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 12.0°N 99.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.3°N 100.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.5°N 101.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.5°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.4°N 103.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.3°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.2°N 106.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 12.0°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 11.9°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 11.9°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 11.9°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 30 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 12.0°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 12.0°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 12.0°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 12.0°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 31 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.2°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 12.5°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 12.9°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 13.5°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 1 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 14.1°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 14.6°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.2°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.8°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 16.3°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 16.8°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.4°N 129.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.0°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.6°N 132.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 19.1°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 19.8°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 20.6°N 135.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 21.3°N 136.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 21.8°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 22.7°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 23.5°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 24.5°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 25.8°N 137.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 26.9°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Henriette.
At its peak on July 31, 1983, Henriette was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h).
10.3 days, from July 27, 1983 to August 6, 1983, including 150 hours at hurricane strength (66 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,364 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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