Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 25 – October 3, 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 Ulika (2016) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 2016 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 25, 2016, reached its peak of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 992 mb on September 28, 2016, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 75 mph on September 28, 2016). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 1,813 miles (2,916 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 11.8°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.5°N 138.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.3°N 138.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 11.2°N 139.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.3°N 139.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.5°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 11.6°N 140.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 11.9°N 140.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 12.2°N 140.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 12.6°N 139.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 13.1°N 139.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 13.6°N 139.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 992 mb | 14.1°N 138.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | 994 mb | 14.8°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 997 mb | 15.5°N 138.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 16.0°N 139.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1003 mb | 16.5°N 139.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1006 mb | 16.9°N 139.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 17.5°N 140.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 17.9°N 141.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 18.2°N 142.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 18.5°N 142.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 18.6°N 144.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 18.7°N 145.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 18.7°N 146.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 18.5°N 148.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 17.7°N 150.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 17.1°N 152.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 16.6°N 153.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 16.0°N 155.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 15.4°N 156.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Ulika.
At its peak on September 28, 2016, Ulika was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a central pressure of 992 mb.
7.5 days, from September 25, 2016 to October 3, 2016, including 12 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,813 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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