Track map, landfall & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 12–16, 2013
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
Tropical Storm Octave (2013) was a tropical storm of the 2013 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 12, 2013, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on October 13, 2013, and made landfall 16 mi NNW of Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico on October 15, 2013 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 3.3 days and travelled about 1,094 miles (1,760 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2013 · 05:00 UTC | 16 mi NNW of Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico | TS 46 mph | 1002 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 64 mi | Oct 15 · 21:00 UTC | TD 20 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 15.0°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 15.6°N 110.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 16.6°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 17.6°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.8°N 112.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 20.0°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 21.2°N 113.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 22.4°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 23.6°N 113.4°W | 148 mi SW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 24.5°N 112.8°W | 80 mi WSW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 15 05:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 25.0°N 112.2°W | 34 mi W of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 25.1°N 112.0°W | 22 mi WNW of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 25.8°N 111.0°W | 26 mi SE of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 26.5°N 109.7°W | 23 mi S of Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico |
| Oct 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1009 mb | 27.1°N 108.8°W | 40 mi E of Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
Octave made landfall once: 16 mi NNW of Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico on October 15, 2013 at 05:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on October 13, 2013, Octave was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
3.3 days, from October 12, 2013 to October 16, 2013. It travelled about 1,094 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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