Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 13–22, 1987
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 Jova (1987) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1987 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 13, 1987, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) on August 17, 1987, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on August 17, 1987). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 2,464 miles (3,965 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.4°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.2°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.0°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.8°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.6°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.3°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.1°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.8°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.8°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 11.9°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.9°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.1°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 12.4°N 129.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.8°N 130.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.2°N 131.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 13.7°N 131.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 14.1°N 132.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 14.4°N 132.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.6°N 133.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.8°N 134.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.9°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.1°N 135.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.1°N 136.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 15.1°N 137.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.1°N 138.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.0°N 140.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.0°N 142.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 15.0°N 143.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.7°N 145.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.3°N 147.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.1°N 148.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.9°N 150.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.8°N 153.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 13.8°N 155.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Jova.
At its peak on August 17, 1987, Jova was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h).
8.3 days, from August 13, 1987 to August 22, 1987, including 78 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,464 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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