Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 2–3, 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 Karina (2008) was a tropical storm of the 2008 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 2, 2008, 297 mi S of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, reached its peak of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb on September 2, 2008, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 1.5 days and travelled about 288 miles (463 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 18.6°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 19.2°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 19.5°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 19.9°N 112.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 20.1°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 20.2°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 20.3°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Karina.
At its peak on September 2, 2008, Karina was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a central pressure of 1000 mb.
1.5 days, from September 2, 2008 to September 3, 2008. It travelled about 288 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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