Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 30 – September 9, 2006
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 Kristy (2006) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2006 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 30, 2006, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on August 31, 2006, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on August 31, 2006). The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 1,542 miles (2,481 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.3°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 16.5°N 114.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 16.7°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 17.0°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.4°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.8°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.2°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 18.7°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 19.0°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 19.0°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 19.0°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 19.0°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 18.9°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.7°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.4°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 18.3°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 18.2°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 18.1°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.8°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 17.7°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.1°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.8°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.4°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.2°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.2°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.3°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 16.5°N 122.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.5°N 123.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 16.5°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.5°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.5°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.4°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.2°N 129.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 16.0°N 130.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 15.5°N 130.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.2°N 131.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 131.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 15.0°N 132.5°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 August 31, 2006, Kristy was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
10.3 days, from August 30, 2006 to September 9, 2006, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,542 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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