Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 12–25, 2005
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
Hurricane Jova (2005) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2005 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 12, 2005, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 951 mb on September 20, 2005, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 13.0 days and travelled about 2,998 miles (4,824 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.8°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.8°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.8°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.8°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.8°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.5°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 14.3°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.3°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.2°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.1°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.9°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.8°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 13.8°N 127.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 13.8°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.5°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.1°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 13.0°N 132.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 12.9°N 133.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 12.6°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 12.4°N 135.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 12.3°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 12.2°N 137.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 12.2°N 138.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 12.5°N 138.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 12.9°N 139.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 13.2°N 139.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 13.5°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 13.8°N 140.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 969 mb | 14.2°N 141.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 14.7°N 141.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 15.2°N 142.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 15.6°N 142.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 951 mb | 16.0°N 143.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 16.2°N 143.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 16.4°N 144.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 16.5°N 145.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 16.7°N 145.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 958 mb | 17.0°N 146.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 961 mb | 17.3°N 146.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 17.7°N 147.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 965 mb | 18.1°N 147.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.7°N 147.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 19.4°N 147.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 20.1°N 148.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 20.8°N 149.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 21.4°N 149.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.9°N 150.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 22.3°N 150.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 22.8°N 151.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 23.0°N 152.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 23.1°N 153.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 23.3°N 153.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1015 mb | 23.7°N 154.6°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 20, 2005, Jova was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 951 mb.
13.0 days, from September 12, 2005 to September 25, 2005, including 162 hours at hurricane strength (60 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,998 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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