Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 15–20, 2012
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 Lane (2012) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2012 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 15, 2012, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on September 18, 2012, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 942 miles (1,516 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 13.2°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 13.1°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.1°N 123.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 13.3°N 124.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 13.7°N 124.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 14.1°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 14.7°N 125.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 15.5°N 126.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 993 mb | 16.4°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 17.2°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 18.0°N 127.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 18.8°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 19.6°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 20.1°N 129.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 20.5°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 20.7°N 130.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 20.8°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 20.9°N 131.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 21.0°N 132.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 21.0°N 133.0°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 18, 2012, Lane was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
4.8 days, from September 15, 2012 to September 20, 2012, including 30 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 942 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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