Track map & timeline · Atlantic · September 23 – October 9, 2011
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 (2011) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season. It formed on September 23, 2011, 255 mi SW of Kamsar, Guinea, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 976 mb on October 6, 2011, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 16.0 days and travelled about 4,781 miles (7,693 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 8.3°N 17.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1010 mb | 8.6°N 19.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 9.0°N 20.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 9.5°N 22.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 10.4°N 23.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.0°N 24.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 11.1°N 26.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 11.2°N 27.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 11.5°N 28.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 12.1°N 29.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 12.7°N 30.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 13.2°N 31.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 13.8°N 32.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 14.4°N 33.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 14.9°N 33.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 15.3°N 34.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 15.4°N 34.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 15.5°N 34.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 15.6°N 35.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 15.7°N 35.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 15.8°N 36.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 37.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 16.2°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 16.6°N 39.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 17.1°N 40.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 17.8°N 41.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 18.7°N 42.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 19.7°N 43.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 20.7°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1007 mb | 21.7°N 44.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1006 mb | 22.5°N 44.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1005 mb | 23.2°N 45.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1003 mb | 23.8°N 46.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 999 mb | 24.1°N 47.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 997 mb | 24.4°N 47.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 24.8°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 25.2°N 49.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 25.8°N 50.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 26.2°N 51.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 26.3°N 52.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 26.2°N 53.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1001 mb | 25.6°N 54.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 998 mb | 24.9°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 24.3°N 55.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 23.8°N 56.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 23.7°N 57.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 993 mb | 23.8°N 58.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 24.0°N 59.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 24.3°N 60.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 24.7°N 60.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 25.2°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 25.5°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 992 mb | 25.9°N 61.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 26.5°N 61.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 27.4°N 60.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 28.2°N 59.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 28.7°N 58.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 29.0°N 57.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 29.3°N 56.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 981 mb | 29.7°N 55.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 986 mb | 30.1°N 53.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 30.9°N 51.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 987 mb | 32.3°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 987 mb | 34.4°N 46.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 987 mb | 37.5°N 43.6°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 October 6, 2011, Philippe was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a central pressure of 976 mb.
16.0 days, from September 23, 2011 to October 9, 2011, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,781 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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