Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 6–16, 2008
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 Hernan (2008) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2008 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 6, 2008, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 956 mb on August 9, 2008, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 121 mph on August 9, 2008). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 2,741 miles (4,411 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.9°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.6°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.2°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.5°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 7 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.5°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.5°N 117.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.5°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 14.6°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 14.7°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 14.9°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.2°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 15.5°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 9 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 16.0°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 16.5°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 17.0°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 17.5°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 10 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 18.0°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 18.4°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 18.6°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 18.8°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.8°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 18.8°N 131.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 18.7°N 132.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.6°N 132.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.5°N 133.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 18.3°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.1°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.9°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.6°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.3°N 137.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.0°N 138.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 16.7°N 139.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 140.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.9°N 141.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.6°N 142.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.4°N 144.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.3°N 145.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.2°N 146.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.1°N 147.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 149.0°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 August 9, 2008, Hernan was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 956 mb.
10.0 days, from August 6, 2008 to August 16, 2008, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,741 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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