Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 5–12, 1987
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Ramon (1987) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 1987 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 5, 1987, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) on October 9, 1987, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on October 7, 1987). The storm lasted 6.5 days and travelled about 1,455 miles (2,340 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.2°N 104.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.3°N 104.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.5°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.7°N 106.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.9°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 13.1°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.4°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.7°N 109.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.1°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.3°N 111.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 14.6°N 111.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 14.7°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 8 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.8°N 113.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 15.0°N 113.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 15.1°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 15.3°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 9 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 15.5°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | — | 16.0°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 16.4°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 12:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | — | 17.1°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 10 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 17.8°N 118.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 18.6°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 19.5°N 119.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 20.3°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 11 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 21.3°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 21.9°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 12 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | — | 22.0°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ramon.
At its peak on October 9, 1987, Ramon was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h).
6.5 days, from October 5, 1987 to October 12, 1987, including 102 hours at hurricane strength (60 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,455 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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