Track map & timeline · Atlantic · August 20–25, 2020
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
Hurricane Marco (2020) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season. It formed on August 20, 2020, 133 mi NE of San Andrés, Colombia, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mb on August 23, 2020, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 1,428 miles (2,298 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 14.1°N 80.5°W | 133 mi NE of San Andrés, Colombia |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.6°N 81.8°W | 113 mi ENE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.3°N 82.9°W | 93 mi NNE of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 83.7°W | 64 mi NE of Brus Laguna, Honduras |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.4°N 84.2°W | 115 mi NNE of Iriona, Honduras |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 18.3°N 84.6°W | 164 mi NNE of Iriona, Honduras |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 19.2°N 85.1°W | 150 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 20.3°N 85.2°W | 114 mi E of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 21.3°N 85.5°W | 87 mi E of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 22.2°N 86.1°W | 86 mi NE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 23.2°N 86.7°W | 140 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 991 mb | 24.3°N 87.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 25.3°N 87.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 26.4°N 87.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 27.3°N 87.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 28.1°N 88.3°W | 153 mi SSW of Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 28.7°N 88.6°W | 115 mi S of Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 28.9°N 89.3°W | 87 mi SSE of New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 28.7°N 90.5°W | 63 mi SSE of Houma, Louisiana |
| Aug 25 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.6°N 91.4°W | 77 mi S of Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Aug 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 29.1°N 92.3°W | 61 mi S of Abbeville, Louisiana |
⬇ 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 August 23, 2020, Marco was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 991 mb.
5.0 days, from August 20, 2020 to August 25, 2020, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,428 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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