Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · December 4–7, 1983
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 Winnie (1983) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1983 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on December 4, 1983, 338 mi SW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 92 mph (148 km/h) on December 6, 1983, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 92 mph on December 6, 1983). The storm lasted 3.0 days and travelled about 321 miles (517 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.9°N 102.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 4 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.9°N 103.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 14.5°N 104.3°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 15.3°N 104.4°W | open ocean |
| Dec 5 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 16.1°N 104.2°W | 185 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Dec 5 18:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 16.6°N 104.1°W | 157 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Dec 6 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 17.0°N 104.1°W | 133 mi S of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Dec 6 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.0°N 104.1°W | 133 mi S of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Dec 6 12:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.0°N 104.1°W | 133 mi S of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Dec 6 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.0°N 104.1°W | 133 mi S of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Dec 7 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 17.0°N 104.1°W | 133 mi S of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Dec 7 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.0°N 104.1°W | 133 mi S of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
| Dec 7 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.0°N 104.1°W | 133 mi S of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Winnie.
At its peak on December 6, 1983, Winnie was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 92 mph (148 km/h).
3.0 days, from December 4, 1983 to December 7, 1983, including 24 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 321 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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