Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 31 – November 3, 2001
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 Octave (2001) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2001 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 31, 2001, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 980 mb on November 2, 2001, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 3.8 days and travelled about 845 miles (1,360 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.1°N 122.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.5°N 123.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 13.0°N 124.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 13.4°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.1°N 126.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.6°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 15.1°N 128.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.8°N 128.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 16.5°N 128.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 980 mb | 17.0°N 128.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 17.5°N 129.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 17.9°N 129.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 18.3°N 130.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 18.5°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 18.7°N 131.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 18.8°N 132.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Octave.
At its peak on November 2, 2001, Octave was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 980 mb.
3.8 days, from October 31, 2001 to November 3, 2001, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 845 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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