Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · October 23 – November 3, 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 Huko (2002) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2002 Central Pacific season. It formed on October 23, 2002, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on November 1, 2002, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 10.5 days and travelled about 1,993 miles (3,206 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 8.7°N 153.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 8.9°N 154.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 9.1°N 154.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 9.3°N 154.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 9.5°N 154.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 9.8°N 154.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 10.0°N 154.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 10.3°N 154.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 10.6°N 154.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 10.8°N 154.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.4°N 155.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1009 mb | 11.4°N 155.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 11.5°N 156.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 11.5°N 156.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 11.7°N 157.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 11.4°N 157.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.2°N 158.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.3°N 158.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.5°N 158.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 12.7°N 159.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.8°N 160.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.8°N 160.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.9°N 160.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.2°N 160.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.6°N 160.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.0°N 161.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 14.0°N 162.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 13.8°N 163.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 13.7°N 164.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 998 mb | 13.9°N 165.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.8°N 166.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.7°N 166.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.5°N 168.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 13.4°N 169.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.7°N 170.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 14.1°N 171.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.6°N 172.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 14.7°N 172.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.7°N 173.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 14.8°N 174.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 15.0°N 175.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 15.4°N 176.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 15.7°N 179.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Huko.
At its peak on November 1, 2002, Huko was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb.
10.5 days, from October 23, 2002 to November 3, 2002, including 102 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,993 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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