Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · August 28 – September 17, 1997
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 Oliwa (1997) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1997 Central Pacific season. It formed on August 28, 1997, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) on September 9, 1997, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 161 mph on September 9, 1997). The storm lasted 20.0 days and travelled about 5,293 miles (8,516 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 06:00 | TD | 17 mph | — | 11.8°N 166.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.8°N 167.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.8°N 167.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.8°N 168.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.8°N 168.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.8°N 169.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.9°N 169.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.1°N 169.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.3°N 170.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.4°N 170.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.4°N 171.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.5°N 172.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.6°N 172.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.7°N 173.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.7°N 173.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.7°N 174.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.7°N 174.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.7°N 175.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.7°N 175.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.8°N 176.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.0°N 176.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.1°N 177.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.2°N 177.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.3°N 178.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.3°N 178.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.2°N 179.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.1°N 179.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.1°N 179.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.1°N 178.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.1°N 177.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.3°N 175.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.7°N 174.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.2°N 172.9°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.6°N 172.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.0°N 171.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.5°N 170.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.0°N 169.9°E | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.4°N 167.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 16.7°N 166.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 17.0°N 165.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 17.3°N 164.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 17.5°N 163.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.7°N 162.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 17.9°N 161.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.0°N 161.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 18.1°N 159.9°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 18.1°N 158.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 18.1°N 157.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 18.1°N 156.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 18.2°N 154.9°E | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 18.4°N 153.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 18.6°N 152.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 18.9°N 150.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 19.1°N 149.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 19.3°N 148.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 19.5°N 146.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | — | 19.9°N 145.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | — | 20.3°N 144.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | — | 20.8°N 142.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 21.3°N 141.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | — | 21.9°N 140.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 22.5°N 138.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 23.2°N 137.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 24.0°N 136.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 24.9°N 134.9°E | open ocean |
| Sep 13 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 25.7°N 133.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 13 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 26.5°N 132.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 14 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 27.3°N 131.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 14 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.9°N 130.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 14 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 28.3°N 130.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 14 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 28.6°N 129.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 15 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 28.9°N 129.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 15 06:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 29.3°N 129.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 15 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 29.9°N 129.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 15 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 30.6°N 130.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 31.6°N 130.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 33.0°N 131.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 34.1°N 133.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 16 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 35.1°N 134.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 36.2°N 136.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 17 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 37.7°N 138.4°E | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Oliwa.
At its peak on September 9, 1997, Oliwa was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h).
20.0 days, from August 28, 1997 to September 17, 1997, including 198 hours at hurricane strength (114 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 5,293 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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