Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 28 – October 2, 1986
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 Paine (1986) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 1986 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 28, 1986, 221 mi SW of La Gomera, Guatemala, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) on October 2, 1986, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on October 1, 1986). The storm lasted 4.8 days and travelled about 1,800 miles (2,896 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.5°N 93.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.5°N 94.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.6°N 96.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.8°N 97.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.4°N 99.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.0°N 100.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.7°N 102.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.5°N 103.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.4°N 104.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.3°N 105.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.2°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 18.0°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.9°N 108.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 19.7°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.5°N 109.1°W | 173 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 21.5°N 109.2°W | 106 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 22.5°N 109.1°W | 54 mi SE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 23.7°N 108.9°W | 68 mi NE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 25.1°N 108.6°W | 33 mi SSW of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 27.2°N 107.3°W | 30 mi NNW of Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Paine.
At its peak on October 2, 1986, Paine was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h).
4.8 days, from September 28, 1986 to October 2, 1986, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,800 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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