Track map & timeline · Atlantic · December 30, 2005 – January 7, 2006
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 Zeta (2005) was a tropical storm of the 2005 Atlantic season. It formed on December 30, 2005, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 994 mb on January 1, 2006, and never made landfall. The storm lasted 8.8 days and travelled about 1,530 miles (2,462 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 23.9°N 35.6°W | open ocean |
| Dec 30 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 24.2°N 36.1°W | open ocean |
| Dec 30 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1002 mb | 24.7°N 36.6°W | open ocean |
| Dec 30 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 25.2°N 37.0°W | open ocean |
| Dec 31 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 25.6°N 37.3°W | open ocean |
| Dec 31 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 25.7°N 37.6°W | open ocean |
| Dec 31 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 25.7°N 37.9°W | open ocean |
| Dec 31 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 25.7°N 38.1°W | open ocean |
| Jan 1 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 25.6°N 38.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 1 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 25.4°N 38.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 1 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 25.2°N 38.5°W | open ocean |
| Jan 1 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 25.0°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 2 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 24.6°N 38.9°W | open ocean |
| Jan 2 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 24.3°N 39.7°W | open ocean |
| Jan 2 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 23.8°N 40.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 2 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 23.6°N 40.8°W | open ocean |
| Jan 3 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 23.4°N 41.0°W | open ocean |
| Jan 3 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 23.3°N 41.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 3 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 23.2°N 41.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 3 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 23.0°N 42.1°W | open ocean |
| Jan 4 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 22.6°N 42.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 4 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 22.1°N 42.9°W | open ocean |
| Jan 4 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 21.9°N 43.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 4 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 21.7°N 44.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 5 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.7°N 45.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 5 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 21.9°N 46.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 5 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 22.2°N 47.3°W | open ocean |
| Jan 5 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 22.7°N 47.9°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1007 mb | 23.0°N 48.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.1°N 49.0°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 23.1°N 49.6°W | open ocean |
| Jan 6 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.3°N 50.2°W | open ocean |
| Jan 7 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 23.7°N 51.4°W | open ocean |
| Jan 7 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 24.2°N 52.7°W | open ocean |
| Jan 7 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1014 mb | 24.8°N 54.2°W | open ocean |
| Jan 7 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1016 mb | 26.3°N 55.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Zeta.
At its peak on January 1, 2006, Zeta was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 994 mb.
8.8 days, from December 30, 2005 to January 7, 2006. It travelled about 1,530 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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