Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 9–16, 1987
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 Max (1987) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1987 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 9, 1987, 372 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 155 mph (250 km/h) on September 13, 1987, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 40 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on September 12, 1987). The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 1,846 miles (2,971 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.3°N 100.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.2°N 101.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.1°N 102.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.1°N 104.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.2°N 105.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 11.3°N 106.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 11.5°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 11.8°N 108.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 12.2°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 12.6°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.1°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 13.5°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 13.9°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 14.2°N 115.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 14.6°N 116.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 15.1°N 116.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 15.9°N 117.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 16.7°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 17.5°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 18.0°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 18.7°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 19.4°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 19.9°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.4°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.8°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 21.3°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 21.6°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 21.7°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.8°N 123.4°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Max.
At its peak on September 13, 1987, Max was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km/h).
7.0 days, from September 9, 1987 to September 16, 1987, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (66 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,846 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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