Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · October 25 – November 5, 1985
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 Xina (1985) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1985 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on October 25, 1985, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on October 29, 1985, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on October 29, 1985). The storm lasted 11.0 days and travelled about 1,753 miles (2,821 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.0°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.8°N 111.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.6°N 112.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.5°N 113.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.5°N 114.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.4°N 115.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 26 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.4°N 116.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.3°N 117.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.3°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.6°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.9°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.3°N 119.7°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 12.8°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | — | 13.2°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 13.7°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | — | 14.3°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 15.0°N 121.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.7°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.5°N 121.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.0°N 121.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.6°N 121.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 17.7°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.7°N 120.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.7°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.4°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 17.0°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 16.4°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 15.8°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 15.0°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.5°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 14.0°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 13.5°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 13.2°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 12.9°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.6°N 118.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.3°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 12.1°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.7°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 11.3°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.9°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.5°N 118.2°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.2°N 118.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.1°N 119.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.0°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 5 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 10.0°N 120.2°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Xina.
At its peak on October 29, 1985, Xina was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
11.0 days, from October 25, 1985 to November 5, 1985, including 72 hours at hurricane strength (6 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,753 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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