Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 11–15, 2009
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 Patricia (2009) was a tropical storm of the 2009 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 11, 2009, 281 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, reached its peak of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 996 mb on October 12, 2009, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 3.8 days and travelled about 655 miles (1,053 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 17.1°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 17.7°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 18.3°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 18.8°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 19.3°N 109.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 19.8°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 13 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 20.4°N 109.2°W | 178 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 13 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.1°N 109.0°W | 137 mi SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 13 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.9°N 108.9°W | 94 mi SE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 14 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 22.4°N 109.1°W | 59 mi SE of San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 14 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 22.6°N 109.5°W | 33 mi SE of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 14 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 22.7°N 110.2°W | 23 mi SW of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 14 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 22.8°N 111.2°W | 82 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 15 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 22.7°N 111.9°W | 127 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 15 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 22.5°N 112.5°W | 167 mi W of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
| Oct 15 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 22.3°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Patricia.
At its peak on October 12, 2009, Patricia was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a central pressure of 996 mb.
3.8 days, from October 11, 2009 to October 15, 2009. It travelled about 655 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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