Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · August 15–25, 2013
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 Pewa (2013) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2013 Central Pacific season. It formed on August 15, 2013, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 987 mb on August 19, 2013, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 10.3 days and travelled about 2,526 miles (4,064 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 7.6°N 167.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 7.8°N 168.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 8.2°N 168.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 8.6°N 169.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 8.9°N 170.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 9.2°N 172.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 9.4°N 173.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 16 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 9.7°N 174.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 10.0°N 175.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 10.4°N 176.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 10.8°N 176.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 17 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 11.2°N 177.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 11.5°N 179.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 11.9°N 179.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 12.5°N 179.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 18 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 12.9°N 178.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 13.3°N 178.4°E | open ocean |
| Aug 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.9°N 178.0°E | open ocean |
| Aug 19 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 989 mb | 14.6°N 177.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 19 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.6°N 176.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 20 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 15.3°N 175.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 20 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 997 mb | 16.2°N 174.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 20 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 17.4°N 174.0°E | open ocean |
| Aug 20 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 18.3°N 172.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 18.7°N 171.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 21 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1001 mb | 19.6°N 171.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 21 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 20.4°N 170.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 21.2°N 170.0°E | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 22.1°N 169.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 23.2°N 169.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 24.4°N 169.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 25.2°N 169.2°E | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 26.2°N 169.5°E | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 26.5°N 169.5°E | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 26.8°N 169.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 27.1°N 169.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 27.6°N 169.3°E | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 27.9°N 168.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 27.9°N 168.8°E | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 28.2°N 167.6°E | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.3°N 166.9°E | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 28.4°N 166.2°E | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Pewa.
At its peak on August 19, 2013, Pewa was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 987 mb.
10.3 days, from August 15, 2013 to August 25, 2013, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 2,526 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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