Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 22–30, 2016
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 Seymour (2016) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2016 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 22, 2016, 321 mi SSW of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 940 mb on October 26, 2016, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 150 mph on October 26, 2016). The storm lasted 8.0 days and travelled about 2,187 miles (3,519 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.4°N 98.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.7°N 99.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 22 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.0°N 100.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.3°N 101.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 12.7°N 102.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 13.2°N 104.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 23 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 13.7°N 105.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 14.2°N 106.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 995 mb | 14.6°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 989 mb | 14.9°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 984 mb | 15.2°N 110.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 980 mb | 15.3°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 974 mb | 15.4°N 113.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 964 mb | 15.5°N 114.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 956 mb | 15.6°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 942 mb | 15.9°N 117.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 940 mb | 16.2°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 945 mb | 16.6°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 957 mb | 17.1°N 120.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 969 mb | 18.0°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 979 mb | 19.0°N 122.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 989 mb | 19.8°N 122.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 20.9°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 21.6°N 123.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 22.1°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 22.5°N 122.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 22.8°N 122.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 23.0°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 23.4°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1010 mb | 23.8°N 121.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1011 mb | 24.2°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1012 mb | 24.6°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | TD low/wave | 17 mph | 1012 mb | 25.0°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Seymour.
At its peak on October 26, 2016, Seymour was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (241 km/h) and a central pressure of 940 mb.
8.0 days, from October 22, 2016 to October 30, 2016, including 78 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 2,187 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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