Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 6–14, 1983
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 Lorena (1983) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1983 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 6, 1983, 100 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on September 8, 1983, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on September 8, 1983). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 1,830 miles (2,945 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.4°N 100.0°W | 100 mi S of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.3°N 100.3°W | 110 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.3°N 100.5°W | 114 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.2°N 100.8°W | 128 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.2°N 101.0°W | 135 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 15.3°N 101.3°W | 141 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.4°N 101.5°W | 146 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.5°N 102.0°W | 151 mi SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.9°N 102.9°W | 150 mi SSW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.5°N 103.8°W | 146 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 17.1°N 104.7°W | 137 mi SSW of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 17.6°N 105.5°W | 129 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 18.1°N 106.3°W | 138 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 18.6°N 107.2°W | 178 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 19.0°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 19.6°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 20.0°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 20.3°N 110.6°W | 184 mi SSW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 20.7°N 111.5°W | 182 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 20.9°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.1°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 21.4°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 21.7°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 22.1°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.5°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.6°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 22.9°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 23.1°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 23.5°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 24.0°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 24.5°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 24.9°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.1°N 124.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 25.3°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Lorena.
At its peak on September 8, 1983, Lorena was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
8.3 days, from September 6, 1983 to September 14, 1983, including 120 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,830 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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