Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 3–10, 1994
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 (1994) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1994 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 3, 1994, 285 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, reached its peak of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 948 mb on September 6, 1994, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 58 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on September 6, 1994). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 2,277 miles (3,664 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 17.7°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 18.0°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 18.2°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.5°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 18.3°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 18.2°N 114.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 18.2°N 115.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 986 mb | 18.1°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 18.0°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.0°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 18.0°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 18.1°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 18.4°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 948 mb | 18.6°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 949 mb | 19.0°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 955 mb | 19.4°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 19.7°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 20.1°N 130.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 20.5°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.9°N 132.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 21.1°N 133.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.3°N 135.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 21.4°N 136.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 21.4°N 137.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 21.5°N 138.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.4°N 140.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.3°N 141.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.2°N 142.9°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 6, 1994, Lane was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (213 km/h) and a central pressure of 948 mb.
6.8 days, from September 3, 1994 to September 10, 1994, including 66 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,277 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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