Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 14–25, 1989
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 Ismael (1989) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1989 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 14, 1989, 263 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 955 mb on August 19, 1989, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on August 16, 1989). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 2,884 miles (4,640 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 12.5°N 98.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 12.8°N 99.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 13.1°N 99.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.6°N 99.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.3°N 100.2°W | 177 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 14.9°N 100.5°W | 140 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 15.3°N 101.0°W | 129 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 15.6°N 101.6°W | 129 mi SSW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 15.8°N 102.2°W | 134 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 16.0°N 102.9°W | 143 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 16.1°N 103.5°W | 155 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.3°N 104.4°W | 185 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 16.5°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 16.7°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 16.9°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 17.0°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 17.3°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.6°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 17.9°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 18.2°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 958 mb | 18.4°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 18.7°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 956 mb | 18.9°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 19.0°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 19.0°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 18.9°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 18.7°N 122.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 984 mb | 18.7°N 123.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 18.6°N 124.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | 18.4°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 962 mb | 18.2°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 963 mb | 18.2°N 127.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 968 mb | 18.2°N 128.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 18.3°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 18.4°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 18.5°N 131.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 18.6°N 132.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.6°N 133.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 18.6°N 134.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 18.6°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 18.7°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 18.9°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.0°N 138.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 19.3°N 139.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 19.5°N 140.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ismael.
At its peak on August 19, 1989, Ismael was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 121 mph (194 km/h) and a central pressure of 955 mb.
11.0 days, from August 14, 1989 to August 25, 1989, including 174 hours at hurricane strength (18 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,884 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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