Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 12–28, 2014
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 Karina (2014) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2014 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 12, 2014, 271 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb on August 23, 2014, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 15.5 days and travelled about 3,379 miles (5,437 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.1°N 105.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 12 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.8°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 16.4°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.9°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.1°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 13 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 17.2°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 17.2°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 17.1°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 17.0°N 115.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 17.0°N 116.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 17.0°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 17.1°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 17.3°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 17.5°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 17.7°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.0°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.0°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 17.9°N 124.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 17.9°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.0°N 126.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 18.0°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 17.8°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 17.6°N 130.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 17.3°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.9°N 131.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.3°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 15.9°N 133.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 15.7°N 133.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.7°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.7°N 134.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.8°N 135.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.9°N 135.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.9°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.8°N 136.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.6°N 136.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.3°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.0°N 136.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 14.8°N 136.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 14.7°N 136.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 14.7°N 136.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 14.9°N 135.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 15.4°N 135.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 16.0°N 135.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 16.5°N 134.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 983 mb | 17.0°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 17.3°N 133.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 17.6°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 17.8°N 132.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 17.9°N 131.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 17.8°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 17.6°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 17.4°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 17.4°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 17.4°N 127.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 17.2°N 127.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 17.0°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 16.8°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 16.4°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 15.9°N 127.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 15.4°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 15.1°N 125.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 15.2°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 16.3°N 123.1°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 August 23, 2014, Karina was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 983 mb.
15.5 days, from August 12, 2014 to August 28, 2014, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 3,379 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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