Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 18–21, 2016
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
Hurricane Paine (2016) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2016 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 18, 2016, 369 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on September 19, 2016, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 41 mph in 24 hours (to 81 mph on September 19, 2016). The storm lasted 3.5 days and travelled about 1,137 miles (1,830 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 16.1°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 16.8°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 17.4°N 111.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 18.1°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 19.0°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 987 mb | 20.0°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 21.0°N 115.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 22.0°N 116.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 23.1°N 116.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 24.2°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 25.4°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 26.6°N 117.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 27.5°N 116.6°W | 159 mi W of Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 28.3°N 116.2°W | 133 mi W of Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 29.1°N 115.8°W | 99 mi S of Lázaro Cárdenas, Baja California, 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 September 19, 2016, Paine was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb.
3.5 days, from September 18, 2016 to September 21, 2016, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,137 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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