Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · January 6–14, 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 Pali (2016) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2016 Central Pacific season. It formed on January 6, 2016, reached its peak of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 978 mb on January 12, 2016, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 8.8 days and travelled about 1,177 miles (1,895 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 1.9°N 171.7°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 2.1°N 171.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 2.3°N 171.5°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 2.6°N 171.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 2.9°N 171.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 7 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 3.3°N 171.2°W | open ocean |
| Jan 7 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 3.8°N 171.1°W | open ocean |
| Jan 7 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 4.4°N 171.0°W | open ocean |
| Jan 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 5.1°N 171.1°W | open ocean |
| Jan 8 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 5.9°N 171.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 8 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 6.8°N 171.8°W | open ocean |
| Jan 8 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 7.3°N 172.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 9 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 7.6°N 172.9°W | open ocean |
| Jan 9 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 7.8°N 173.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 9 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 7.9°N 173.7°W | open ocean |
| Jan 9 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 7.9°N 174.0°W | open ocean |
| Jan 10 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 7.8°N 174.2°W | open ocean |
| Jan 10 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 7.7°N 174.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 7.7°N 174.2°W | open ocean |
| Jan 10 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 7.7°N 174.0°W | open ocean |
| Jan 11 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 7.6°N 173.7°W | open ocean |
| Jan 11 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 7.8°N 173.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 11 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 8.1°N 173.0°W | open ocean |
| Jan 11 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 8.3°N 172.5°W | open ocean |
| Jan 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 988 mb | 8.2°N 172.0°W | open ocean |
| Jan 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 7.7°N 171.7°W | open ocean |
| Jan 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 7.1°N 171.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 12 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 978 mb | 6.4°N 171.2°W | open ocean |
| Jan 13 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 982 mb | 5.7°N 171.0°W | open ocean |
| Jan 13 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 986 mb | 5.0°N 171.1°W | open ocean |
| Jan 13 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 991 mb | 4.3°N 171.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 13 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 3.7°N 171.5°W | open ocean |
| Jan 14 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 3.3°N 171.8°W | open ocean |
| Jan 14 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 2.9°N 172.1°W | open ocean |
| Jan 14 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 2.6°N 172.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 14 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 2.3°N 172.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Pali.
At its peak on January 12, 2016, Pali was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 98 mph (157 km/h) and a central pressure of 978 mb.
8.8 days, from January 6, 2016 to January 14, 2016, including 42 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,177 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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