Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 4–14, 2023
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 (2023) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2023 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 4, 2023, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 926 mb on September 7, 2023, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 92 mph in 24 hours (to 161 mph on September 7, 2023). The storm lasted 9.5 days and travelled about 2,752 miles (4,428 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.2°N 102.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.3°N 103.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.4°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.4°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 12.5°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 12.7°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 13.0°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 13.3°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 13.9°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 953 mb | 14.6°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 926 mb | 15.3°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 926 mb | 16.1°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 932 mb | 16.8°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 941 mb | 17.4°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 947 mb | 18.0°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 959 mb | 18.8°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 19.5°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 20.1°N 121.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 20.7°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 21.2°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 22.0°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 22.6°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 23.3°N 126.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 23.8°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 24.2°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 24.5°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 24.7°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 24.8°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 24.7°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 24.6°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 24.4°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 23.9°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 23.3°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 22.7°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 22.4°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 22.3°N 135.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 22.1°N 136.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 21.8°N 138.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 20.9°N 140.0°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 September 7, 2023, Jova was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 926 mb.
9.5 days, from September 4, 2023 to September 14, 2023, including 72 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,752 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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