Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 21–30, 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 Lane (1988) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1988 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 21, 1988, 220 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on September 24, 1988, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on September 23, 1988). The storm lasted 9.3 days and travelled about 2,867 miles (4,613 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 12.7°N 97.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.1°N 98.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.6°N 99.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 14.0°N 101.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.6°N 102.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 15.2°N 103.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.8°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 16.2°N 106.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.6°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 16.9°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 17.1°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.2°N 110.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 17.4°N 111.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 17.6°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 974 mb | 17.7°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 17.7°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 17.7°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 17.6°N 116.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 17.6°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 17.6°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.6°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 17.6°N 120.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 17.8°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 18.1°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 991 mb | 18.5°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 19.1°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 19.6°N 126.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.9°N 127.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 20.1°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 20.5°N 129.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 20.9°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 21.4°N 132.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 21.8°N 133.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 22.2°N 134.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 22.5°N 135.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 22.8°N 136.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1015 mb | 23.2°N 138.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1015 mb | 23.5°N 139.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lane.
At its peak on September 24, 1988, Lane was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
9.3 days, from September 21, 1988 to September 30, 1988, including 96 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,867 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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