Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 8–13, 2008
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 Odile (2008) was a tropical storm of the 2008 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 8, 2008, 130 mi SSW of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 997 mb on October 10, 2008, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 5.0 days and travelled about 1,229 miles (1,978 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico | 40 mi | Oct 11 · 06:00 UTC | TS 58 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 8 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 11.7°N 89.4°W | 124 mi SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| Oct 8 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.9°N 90.5°W | 125 mi SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 12.2°N 91.5°W | 128 mi SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala |
| Oct 9 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 12.5°N 92.8°W | 146 mi SSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 9 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 12.7°N 93.9°W | 170 mi SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Oct 9 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.1°N 94.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.5°N 95.4°W | 164 mi SSE of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 10 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 13.8°N 96.2°W | 136 mi S of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 10 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.2°N 96.9°W | 111 mi SSW of San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 10 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.0°N 97.9°W | 76 mi SSW of Río Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Oct 11 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 15.7°N 98.9°W | 62 mi SSW of Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Oct 11 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 16.3°N 100.1°W | 40 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Oct 11 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 16.8°N 101.2°W | 48 mi SW of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 17.4°N 102.3°W | 39 mi S of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 17.8°N 103.5°W | 71 mi SSW of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.1°N 104.1°W | 58 mi SSW of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 18.3°N 104.3°W | 51 mi SSW of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 18.6°N 104.5°W | 37 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 18.4°N 104.6°W | 52 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 18.0°N 105.0°W | 88 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 17.4°N 105.0°W | 126 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Odile. Its closest approach to a major city was 40 miles from Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico.
At its peak on October 10, 2008, Odile was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 997 mb.
5.0 days, from October 8, 2008 to October 13, 2008. It travelled about 1,229 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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