Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · October 18–27, 2009
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 Neki (2009) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 2009 Central Pacific season. It formed on October 18, 2009, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 950 mb on October 22, 2009, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on October 22, 2009). The storm lasted 8.3 days and travelled about 1,855 miles (2,984 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 8.4°N 156.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 8.5°N 156.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 8.9°N 157.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 9.4°N 158.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 19 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 10.3°N 159.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 11.1°N 160.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 11.9°N 161.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 1001 mb | 12.8°N 162.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 20 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 996 mb | 13.9°N 163.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 15.0°N 164.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 15.9°N 165.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 16.6°N 166.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 21 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 960 mb | 17.6°N 166.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 18.3°N 166.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 956 mb | 19.0°N 166.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 965 mb | 19.7°N 166.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 20.4°N 166.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 21.1°N 166.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 980 mb | 21.9°N 165.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 990 mb | 22.5°N 165.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 22.9°N 165.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 23.3°N 165.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 23.6°N 164.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 24.0°N 164.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 24.5°N 164.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 24.7°N 163.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1002 mb | 24.7°N 163.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 24.6°N 164.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 24.7°N 164.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 24.8°N 164.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 25.3°N 164.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 25.9°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 27.1°N 165.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 28.8°N 165.3°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Neki.
At its peak on October 22, 2009, Neki was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h) and a central pressure of 950 mb.
8.3 days, from October 18, 2009 to October 27, 2009, including 66 hours at hurricane strength (24 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,855 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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