Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 29 – September 5, 1993
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 (1993) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1993 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 29, 1993, 169 mi SSE of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb on September 1, 1993, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 57 mph in 24 hours (to 132 mph on September 1, 1993). The storm lasted 7.8 days and travelled about 1,813 miles (2,917 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 13.5°N 96.4°W | 155 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 13.7°N 97.4°W | 151 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.1°N 98.7°W | 157 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 14.3°N 99.9°W | 176 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 14.6°N 100.7°W | 164 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.9°N 101.2°W | 160 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 15.3°N 101.8°W | 154 mi SSW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.6°N 102.3°W | 150 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 15.8°N 102.8°W | 155 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 16.2°N 103.4°W | 145 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 16.5°N 103.9°W | 151 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 16.9°N 104.5°W | 145 mi SSW of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 954 mb | 17.2°N 105.2°W | 144 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 17.5°N 105.9°W | 151 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 17.8°N 106.6°W | 166 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 949 mb | 18.2°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 955 mb | 18.7°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 964 mb | 19.1°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 19.5°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 20.0°N 110.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 20.4°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 20.8°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 21.2°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 972 mb | 21.5°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 21.7°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 21.8°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 21.7°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 21.6°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 21.5°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 21.4°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 21.4°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 21.4°N 122.1°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 September 1, 1993, Jova was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 948 mb.
7.8 days, from August 29, 1993 to September 5, 1993, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,813 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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