Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 17–24, 2005
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 Philippe (2005) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on September 17, 2005, 345 mi E of Bridgetown, Barbados, reached its peak of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 985 mb on September 20, 2005, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 1,642 miles (2,642 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 13.3°N 54.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 17 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 13.5°N 54.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.9°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.4°N 55.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 996 mb | 14.9°N 55.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 18 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 15.6°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.2°N 55.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 16.7°N 55.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.2°N 56.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 19 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.5°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 985 mb | 17.7°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 17.9°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 18.1°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 992 mb | 18.5°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 18.9°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 19.4°N 57.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 19.9°N 57.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 20.8°N 56.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 22.4°N 56.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 23.8°N 56.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 25.2°N 57.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 26.7°N 57.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 28.3°N 58.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 30.2°N 60.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 30.5°N 62.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 30.2°N 63.7°W | 159 mi SSE of Pembroke Parish, Bermuda |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 29.2°N 63.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 28.6°N 62.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Philippe.
At its peak on September 20, 2005, Philippe was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 81 mph (130 km/h) and a central pressure of 985 mb.
6.8 days, from September 17, 2005 to September 24, 2005, including 36 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,642 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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