Track map, landfall & timeline · Central Pacific · September 26 – October 7, 2018
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 Walaka (2018) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2018 Central Pacific season. It formed on September 26, 2018, reached its peak of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 921 mb on October 2, 2018, and made landfall at 24.1°N, 166.8°W on October 4, 2018 as a Category 3 hurricane (127 mph). It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 150 mph on October 1, 2018). The storm lasted 11.3 days and travelled about 4,774 miles (7,681 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 4, 2018 · 06:00 UTC | at 24.1°N, 166.8°W | Cat 3 127 mph | 950 mb |
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 10.7°N 140.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.1°N 140.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 11.7°N 141.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.2°N 142.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.2°N 144.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.2°N 145.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 27 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 12.1°N 147.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.1°N 148.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.0°N 150.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 12.0°N 151.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.9°N 152.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.8°N 154.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 11.8°N 155.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 11.7°N 157.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 29 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 11.6°N 158.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 11.6°N 160.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 1000 mb | 11.6°N 161.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 998 mb | 11.6°N 163.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 995 mb | 11.6°N 164.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 985 mb | 11.7°N 166.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 11.8°N 167.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 12:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 955 mb | 12.0°N 168.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 1 18:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 935 mb | 12.5°N 168.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 00:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 921 mb | 12.9°N 169.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 06:00 | Cat 5 | 161 mph | 921 mb | 13.5°N 169.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 12:00 | Cat 4 | 155 mph | 927 mb | 14.2°N 170.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 2 18:00 | Cat 4 | 150 mph | 935 mb | 15.1°N 170.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 940 mb | 16.1°N 170.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 06:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 17.4°N 170.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 938 mb | 18.8°N 169.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 3 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 20.5°N 169.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 00:00 | Cat 4 | 132 mph | 946 mb | 22.2°N 168.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 950 mb | 24.0°N 166.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 06:00 | Cat 3 LANDFALL | 127 mph | 950 mb | 24.1°N 166.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 954 mb | 25.9°N 166.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 4 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 969 mb | 28.0°N 166.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 981 mb | 29.7°N 167.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 985 mb | 30.5°N 168.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 987 mb | 30.9°N 168.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 5 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 989 mb | 31.8°N 168.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 992 mb | 32.6°N 167.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 992 mb | 33.5°N 165.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 12:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 994 mb | 35.1°N 164.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 6 18:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 998 mb | 36.9°N 163.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 39.7°N 160.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 06:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 1004 mb | 44.4°N 158.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 7 12:00 | TS extratropical | 40 mph | 1008 mb | 47.8°N 155.1°W | open ocean |
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Questions
Walaka made landfall once: at 24.1°N, 166.8°W on October 4, 2018 at 06:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds.
At its peak on October 2, 2018, Walaka was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 161 mph (259 km/h) and a central pressure of 921 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 3 hurricane.
11.3 days, from September 26, 2018 to October 7, 2018, including 108 hours at hurricane strength (78 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,774 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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