Track map & timeline · Central Pacific · August 28 – September 13, 1988
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 Uleki (1988) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1988 Central Pacific season. It formed on August 28, 1988, reached its peak of 127 mph (204 km/h) on September 2, 1988, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 115 mph on August 31, 1988). The storm lasted 15.5 days and travelled about 3,622 miles (5,828 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.2°N 145.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.2°N 146.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.3°N 147.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.4°N 148.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 12.5°N 149.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | — | 12.7°N 150.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 12.9°N 151.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | — | 13.1°N 152.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 13.3°N 153.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.6°N 154.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.8°N 155.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 14.0°N 156.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.2°N 156.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.4°N 157.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.6°N 158.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.8°N 158.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.1°N 159.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | — | 15.4°N 159.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.7°N 160.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.9°N 160.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.3°N 160.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.5°N 160.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | — | 16.6°N 160.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.8°N 160.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 18:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 16.9°N 160.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | — | 17.0°N 160.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.4°N 160.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.7°N 161.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 4 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.8°N 162.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.9°N 162.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.1°N 163.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.5°N 164.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 5 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 18.9°N 165.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 19.5°N 166.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 20.5°N 168.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 21.4°N 170.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.1°N 171.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 22.8°N 172.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 23.5°N 173.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 24.1°N 175.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 7 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 24.4°N 176.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 24.8°N 178.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 25.0°N 179.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 8 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 25.6°N 178.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 8 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 26.1°N 177.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 9 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 26.7°N 176.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 9 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.2°N 175.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.5°N 174.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 9 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.6°N 173.5°E | open ocean |
| Sep 10 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.6°N 172.8°E | open ocean |
| Sep 10 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 27.8°N 172.2°E | open ocean |
| Sep 10 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 28.2°N 171.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 10 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 28.8°N 170.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 11 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 29.4°N 170.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 11 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 29.8°N 169.7°E | open ocean |
| Sep 11 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 30.2°N 169.3°E | open ocean |
| Sep 11 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 30.6°N 169.0°E | open ocean |
| Sep 12 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 31.0°N 168.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 12 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 31.2°N 168.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 12 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 31.2°N 167.6°E | open ocean |
| Sep 12 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 31.2°N 167.1°E | open ocean |
| Sep 13 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 31.3°N 166.4°E | open ocean |
| Sep 13 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 31.6°N 165.4°E | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Uleki.
At its peak on September 2, 1988, Uleki was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 127 mph (204 km/h).
15.5 days, from August 28, 1988 to September 13, 1988, including 312 hours at hurricane strength (72 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,622 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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