Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 12–20, 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 Manuel (1983) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1983 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 12, 1983, 309 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on September 17, 1983, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 2,047 miles (3,294 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.9°N 99.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.3°N 100.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.7°N 100.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.0°N 101.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.3°N 102.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.4°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.5°N 104.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.6°N 105.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.8°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.2°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.7°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.0°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 15.6°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.1°N 110.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 16.5°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 16.9°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.3°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.8°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 18.3°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.2°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.9°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 20.8°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 22.0°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 22.8°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 23.6°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 24.3°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 24.9°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 25.7°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 26.6°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 27.6°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 28.5°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 29.2°N 118.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 29.8°N 118.5°W | 161 mi WSW of Lázaro Cárdenas, Baja California, Mexico |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 30.3°N 118.7°W | 165 mi SW of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Manuel.
At its peak on September 17, 1983, Manuel was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
8.3 days, from September 12, 1983 to September 20, 1983, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (12 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,047 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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