Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 15–26, 1998
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 Lester (1998) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1998 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 15, 1998, 191 mi SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 965 mb on October 22, 1998, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on October 16, 1998). The storm lasted 11.5 days and travelled about 1,832 miles (2,948 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.3°N 91.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.8°N 91.8°W | 161 mi SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.3°N 92.1°W | 141 mi SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.7°N 92.5°W | 128 mi S of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.1°N 93.0°W | 112 mi SSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 16 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.6°N 93.5°W | 107 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 16 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.0°N 94.0°W | 123 mi SW of Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 16 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 991 mb | 14.2°N 94.4°W | 130 mi SW of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 17 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 14.3°N 94.7°W | 134 mi SSE of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 17 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 14.4°N 95.1°W | 117 mi SE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 17 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 976 mb | 14.5°N 95.4°W | 100 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 14.5°N 95.8°W | 90 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 18 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 14.5°N 96.4°W | 86 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 18 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 14.5°N 97.1°W | 94 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 18 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 14.4°N 97.8°W | 112 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 18 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 14.3°N 98.5°W | 138 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 19 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.2°N 99.4°W | 170 mi SSW of Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Oct 19 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 14.3°N 100.3°W | 178 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Oct 19 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 14.4°N 101.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 978 mb | 14.6°N 102.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 977 mb | 14.9°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 973 mb | 15.0°N 103.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 971 mb | 15.2°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.5°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.9°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.2°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.5°N 108.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.6°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.6°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 967 mb | 16.7°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 16.8°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 966 mb | 16.7°N 108.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 970 mb | 16.5°N 109.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 16.3°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 990 mb | 16.0°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 15.5°N 109.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 15.2°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 15.1°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 15.3°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 15.5°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 16.0°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 16.5°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 17.0°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.3°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 17.4°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 17.5°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 17.7°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lester.
At its peak on October 22, 1998, Lester was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 965 mb.
11.5 days, from October 15, 1998 to October 26, 1998, including 168 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,832 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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