Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 18–26, 2003
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 Marty (2003) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2003 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 18, 2003, 202 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on September 22, 2003, and made landfall near San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico on September 22, 2003 as a Category 2 hurricane (98 mph). The storm lasted 7.3 days and travelled about 1,369 miles (2,203 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2003 · 10:00 UTC | near San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Cat 2 98 mph | 970 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 16.5°N 105.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 16.8°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 16.9°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 999 mb | 17.1°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 17.3°N 107.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 998 mb | 17.5°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 17.7°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 18.0°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.3°N 108.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.6°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.9°N 108.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 19.3°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 20.1°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 21.0°N 109.5°W | 133 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 970 mb | 22.0°N 109.6°W | 65 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 22 10:00 | Cat 2 LANDFALL | 98 mph | 970 mb | 23.0°N 109.7°W | near San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 971 mb | 23.7°N 109.9°W | 40 mi SE of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 25.4°N 110.8°W | 54 mi SE of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 27.0°N 111.8°W | 37 mi SE of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 993 mb | 28.3°N 112.5°W | 68 mi NNW of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 999 mb | 29.4°N 113.2°W | 110 mi SW of Heroica Caborca, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1002 mb | 29.9°N 113.5°W | 98 mi S of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 30.5°N 113.7°W | 57 mi S of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 30.8°N 113.5°W | 36 mi S of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 31.1°N 113.3°W | 21 mi SE of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 31.5°N 113.6°W | 13 mi NNW of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 31.5°N 114.1°W | 35 mi WNW of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 31.1°N 114.2°W | 42 mi WSW of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 30.7°N 114.3°W | 39 mi SE of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 30.2°N 114.5°W | 61 mi SSE of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 29.9°N 114.7°W | 78 mi S of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico |
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Questions
Marty made landfall once: near San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico on September 22, 2003 at 10:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds.
At its peak on September 22, 2003, Marty was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.
7.3 days, from September 18, 2003 to September 26, 2003, including 48 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,369 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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