Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 15–26, 2023
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 Nigel (2023) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic season. It formed on September 15, 2023, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 958 mb on September 19, 2023, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 11.3 days and travelled about 5,104 miles (8,213 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 13.6°N 42.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.3°N 43.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.2°N 44.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.1°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 17.4°N 45.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.7°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 20.1°N 46.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.4°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 22.5°N 48.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 23.5°N 48.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 24.5°N 49.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 25.3°N 50.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 26.0°N 50.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 26.8°N 51.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 982 mb | 27.5°N 51.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 28.2°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 29.0°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 975 mb | 29.9°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 972 mb | 31.1°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 32.4°N 55.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 33.7°N 55.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 972 mb | 35.2°N 54.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 972 mb | 36.7°N 53.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 973 mb | 38.3°N 51.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 40.0°N 49.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 975 mb | 41.3°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 975 mb | 42.8°N 42.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 975 mb | 44.3°N 38.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 974 mb | 45.4°N 34.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 972 mb | 47.2°N 30.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 971 mb | 48.9°N 26.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 969 mb | 50.9°N 24.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 967 mb | 53.3°N 22.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 964 mb | 55.6°N 22.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 961 mb | 57.7°N 23.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 958 mb | 58.3°N 25.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 958 mb | 57.4°N 27.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 961 mb | 56.1°N 26.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 964 mb | 56.4°N 23.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 969 mb | 58.0°N 20.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 971 mb | 60.1°N 18.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 972 mb | 61.0°N 18.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 974 mb | 61.5°N 19.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 976 mb | 61.5°N 20.9°W | 180 mi S of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 977 mb | 61.5°N 22.5°W | 173 mi S of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 977 mb | 61.5°N 23.3°W | 174 mi S of Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Nigel.
At its peak on September 19, 2023, Nigel was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 958 mb.
11.3 days, from September 15, 2023 to September 26, 2023, including 96 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 5,104 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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