Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 29 – September 6, 1988
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 Kristy (1988) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1988 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 29, 1988, 207 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 976 mb on September 1, 1988, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 1,446 miles (2,327 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 13.0°N 98.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 13.7°N 99.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 14.4°N 100.0°W | 169 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 15.1°N 101.1°W | 144 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.7°N 102.2°W | 141 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 16.0°N 103.2°W | 151 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 16.3°N 104.3°W | 180 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 16.9°N 105.1°W | 161 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.4°N 106.0°W | 161 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 17.7°N 106.8°W | 181 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 18.1°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 978 mb | 18.3°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 18.4°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 18.5°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 18.4°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 18.2°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 17.8°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 17.7°N 111.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 17.9°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 18.2°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 18.3°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 18.4°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 18.5°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.6°N 114.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 18.7°N 114.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 18.8°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 18.8°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 18.8°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 19.0°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 18.7°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 18.5°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 18.8°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 18.9°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 18.9°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 18.9°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Kristy.
At its peak on September 1, 1988, Kristy was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 976 mb.
8.5 days, from August 29, 1988 to September 6, 1988, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,446 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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