Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 30 – September 6, 2002
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 Hernan (2002) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2002 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 30, 2002, 304 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 921 mb on September 1, 2002, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 150 mph on September 1, 2002). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 1,714 miles (2,758 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.5°N 103.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.9°N 103.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.2°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 14.7°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.1°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 15.3°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 15.7°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 16.5°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 931 mb | 16.7°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 921 mb | 17.2°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 921 mb | 17.7°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 927 mb | 17.9°N 113.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 18.2°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 18.4°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 18.6°N 116.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 18.7°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.8°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 18.9°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 19.2°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 19.5°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 20.2°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.7°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 21.1°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.5°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.8°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 22.3°N 124.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 22.8°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 23.3°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.7°N 124.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 24.0°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 24.5°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Hernan.
At its peak on September 1, 2002, Hernan was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 921 mb.
7.5 days, from August 30, 2002 to September 6, 2002, including 102 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,714 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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