Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 2–10, 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
Tropical Storm Josephine (2008) was a tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic season. It formed on September 2, 2008, 212 mi SSE of Praia, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on September 3, 2008, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,200 miles (3,541 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.3°N 21.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.7°N 23.2°W | 156 mi S of Praia, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.0°N 24.2°W | 133 mi S of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.3°N 25.3°W | 123 mi SSW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.5°N 26.3°W | 155 mi SW of São Filipe, Cabo Verde |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.6°N 27.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.7°N 28.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.8°N 29.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.9°N 30.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.1°N 30.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.4°N 31.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 14.6°N 32.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 15.0°N 33.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 15.4°N 34.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 15.6°N 34.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.8°N 34.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.2°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.5°N 36.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 16.7°N 37.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 16.8°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 16.9°N 39.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.0°N 40.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.1°N 40.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 17.2°N 41.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 17.3°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 17.5°N 43.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 18.0°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 18.1°N 45.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 17.8°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.8°N 49.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.3°N 51.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 16.3°N 52.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 16.3°N 53.6°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Josephine.
At its peak on September 3, 2008, Josephine was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb.
8.0 days, from September 2, 2008 to September 10, 2008. It travelled about 2,200 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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