Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 11–13, 2004
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
Tropical Storm Lester (2004) was a tropical storm of the 2004 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 11, 2004, 104 mi SSE of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 1000 mb on October 13, 2004, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 1.8 days and travelled about 310 miles (499 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico | 18 mi | Oct 13 · 04:00 UTC | TS 52 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.4°N 96.7°W | 94 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.8°N 97.2°W | 74 mi S of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.2°N 97.9°W | 64 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.7°N 98.7°W | 57 mi SSW of Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.2°N 99.2°W | 37 mi S of Cruz Grande, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.4°N 99.6°W | 37 mi SSE of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.7°N 100.2°W | 22 mi WSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 16.7°N 100.6°W | 37 mi SSW of Atoyac de Álvarez, Guerrero, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lester. Its closest approach to a major city was 18 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico.
At its peak on October 13, 2004, Lester was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 52 mph (83 km/h) and a central pressure of 1000 mb.
1.8 days, from October 11, 2004 to October 13, 2004. It travelled about 310 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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