Track map & timeline · Atlantic · November 13–26, 1996
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 Marco (1996) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1996 Atlantic season. It formed on November 13, 1996, 137 mi W of Cartagena, Colombia, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 983 mb on November 20, 1996, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 69 mph on November 20, 1996). The storm lasted 13.3 days and travelled about 2,102 miles (3,383 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 10.5°N 77.5°W | 137 mi W of Cartagena, Colombia |
| Nov 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 11.3°N 78.0°W | 165 mi NNE of Chepo, Panama |
| Nov 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 12.0°N 78.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 12.8°N 78.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 13.5°N 79.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 14 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 14.0°N 79.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 15 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 14.3°N 79.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 15 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 14.7°N 79.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 15 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 15.0°N 79.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 15.5°N 79.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 15.8°N 79.0°W | 176 mi SSW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 16 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.2°N 79.0°W | 149 mi SSW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 16 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 16.5°N 79.0°W | 130 mi SSW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.0°N 79.0°W | 98 mi SSW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 17 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.8°N 79.8°W | 139 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 17 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.3°N 80.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.8°N 80.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 17 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 15.0°N 81.0°W | 174 mi NNE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 18 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 14.9°N 81.0°W | 167 mi NNE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 18 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 14.7°N 81.0°W | 154 mi NNE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 18 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 14.6°N 81.0°W | 147 mi NNE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 18 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 14.5°N 81.0°W | 141 mi NNE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1001 mb | 14.2°N 81.0°W | 122 mi NNE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 19 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 998 mb | 13.8°N 80.9°W | 100 mi NNE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 19 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 13.5°N 80.7°W | 93 mi NE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 19 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 13.5°N 80.2°W | 119 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 20 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 13.8°N 79.5°W | 170 mi ENE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Nov 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 983 mb | 13.8°N 78.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 14.2°N 77.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.6°N 77.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.9°N 77.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 15.1°N 76.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 21 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 15.3°N 76.6°W | 186 mi S of Portmore, Jamaica |
| Nov 21 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 15.6°N 76.5°W | 167 mi S of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nov 22 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 15.8°N 76.3°W | 155 mi SSE of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nov 22 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 985 mb | 15.9°N 76.0°W | 154 mi SSE of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nov 22 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 15.9°N 75.4°W | 172 mi SSE of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nov 22 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 15.9°N 75.0°W | 179 mi SSW of Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Nov 23 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 995 mb | 16.0°N 74.7°W | 164 mi SSW of Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Nov 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 995 mb | 15.9°N 74.5°W | 166 mi SSW of Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Nov 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 995 mb | 15.7°N 74.5°W | 179 mi SSW of Les Cayes, Haiti |
| Nov 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1000 mb | 15.6°N 74.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 15.8°N 76.0°W | 161 mi SSE of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nov 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 15.9°N 77.0°W | 146 mi S of Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nov 24 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 16.0°N 78.0°W | 145 mi SSW of May Pen, Jamaica |
| Nov 24 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 16.0°N 78.9°W | 161 mi SSW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 25 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 16.7°N 80.2°W | 163 mi SW of Negril, Jamaica |
| Nov 25 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 17.5°N 81.5°W | 124 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 25 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1001 mb | 18.3°N 82.6°W | 105 mi SW of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 25 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1009 mb | 19.2°N 83.5°W | 139 mi W of George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 26 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1009 mb | 19.7°N 84.0°W | 170 mi SSW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba |
| Nov 26 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1010 mb | 20.1°N 84.4°W | 147 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Nov 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 20.1°N 84.3°W | 146 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Nov 26 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 19.6°N 84.8°W | 152 mi ESE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Marco.
At its peak on November 20, 1996, Marco was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 983 mb.
13.3 days, from November 13, 1996 to November 26, 1996, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,102 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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