Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · November 2–9, 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
Tropical Storm Xavier (2018) was a tropical storm of the 2018 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on November 2, 2018, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mb on November 4, 2018, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 7.0 days and travelled about 1,259 miles (2,026 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 13.7°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.0°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.2°N 109.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.3°N 109.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 14.4°N 108.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 14.5°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 14.8°N 107.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.2°N 106.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 15.8°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 998 mb | 16.6°N 105.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 17.4°N 105.3°W | 134 mi SSW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Nov 4 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 17.9°N 105.4°W | 109 mi SW of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| Nov 5 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 18.2°N 105.5°W | 94 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nov 5 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 18.4°N 105.8°W | 99 mi SW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nov 5 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 999 mb | 18.5°N 106.0°W | 107 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nov 5 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1001 mb | 18.8°N 106.5°W | 130 mi WSW of Cihuatlán, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nov 6 00:00 | TS low/wave | 46 mph | 1004 mb | 18.9°N 107.2°W | 175 mi SW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Nov 6 06:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 18.9°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 12:00 | TS low/wave | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 18.9°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.8°N 109.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 18.7°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 18.4°N 110.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 18.0°N 111.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 7 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.8°N 112.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 17.7°N 112.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 17.6°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 17.5°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 8 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 17.4°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 9 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 17.3°N 115.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Xavier.
At its peak on November 4, 2018, Xavier was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 995 mb.
7.0 days, from November 2, 2018 to November 9, 2018. It travelled about 1,259 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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