Hurricane Charley (1986)
Aug 13, 12:00 PM UTC – Aug 30, 12:00 AM UTC (16.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 80 mph (70 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Landfalls
- 1
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Aug 17, 2:00 PM UTC · 34.7°N 76.5°W · Hurricane · 75 mph · 990 mb
Every track point (68)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-08-13 12:00 | SD | 30.1°N 84.0°W | 10 | 1009 | |
| 1986-08-13 18:00 | SD | 30.8°N 84.0°W | 10 | 1012 | |
| 1986-08-14 00:00 | SD | 31.4°N 83.6°W | 10 | 1013 | |
| 1986-08-14 06:00 | SD | 32.0°N 83.1°W | 10 | 1014 | |
| 1986-08-14 12:00 | SD | 32.5°N 82.5°W | 10 | 1015 | |
| 1986-08-14 18:00 | SD | 32.4°N 82.0°W | 10 | 1015 | |
| 1986-08-15 00:00 | SD | 32.3°N 81.2°W | 15 | 1013 | |
| 1986-08-15 06:00 | SD | 32.3°N 80.0°W | 15 | 1013 | |
| 1986-08-15 12:00 | TD | 32.2°N 79.0°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1986-08-15 18:00 | TS | 32.2°N 78.5°W | 35 | 1007 | |
| 1986-08-16 00:00 | TS | 32.3°N 78.1°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 1986-08-16 06:00 | TS | 32.4°N 77.9°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1986-08-16 12:00 | TS | 32.6°N 77.6°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 1986-08-16 18:00 | TS | 32.9°N 77.4°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 1986-08-17 00:00 | TS | 33.2°N 77.1°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1986-08-17 06:00 | TS | 33.7°N 76.9°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 1986-08-17 12:00 | HU | 34.4°N 76.6°W | 65 | 991 | |
| 1986-08-17 14:00 | HU | 34.7°N 76.5°W | 65 | 990 | Landfall |
| 1986-08-17 18:00 | HU | 35.4°N 76.2°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 1986-08-18 00:00 | HU | 36.5°N 75.8°W | 70 | 987 | |
| 1986-08-18 06:00 | HU | 37.4°N 75.2°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1986-08-18 12:00 | TS | 38.2°N 74.1°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 1986-08-18 18:00 | TS | 39.0°N 72.6°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1986-08-19 00:00 | TS | 39.7°N 70.9°W | 55 | 997 | |
| 1986-08-19 06:00 | TS | 40.4°N 69.1°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 1986-08-19 12:00 | TS | 40.9°N 67.5°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1986-08-19 18:00 | TS | 41.3°N 65.8°W | 45 | 1002 | |
| 1986-08-20 00:00 | TS | 41.5°N 64.0°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1986-08-20 06:00 | TS | 41.6°N 62.5°W | 40 | 1004 | |
| 1986-08-20 12:00 | TS | 41.7°N 60.2°W | 40 | 1005 | |
| 1986-08-20 18:00 | TS | 41.7°N 58.4°W | 40 | 1005 | |
| 1986-08-21 00:00 | EX | 41.6°N 56.6°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1986-08-21 06:00 | EX | 41.5°N 54.8°W | 40 | 997 | |
| 1986-08-21 12:00 | EX | 41.4°N 53.2°W | 40 | 992 | |
| 1986-08-21 18:00 | EX | 41.3°N 51.2°W | 45 | 991 | |
| 1986-08-22 00:00 | EX | 41.3°N 49.4°W | 45 | 990 | |
| 1986-08-22 06:00 | EX | 41.3°N 47.6°W | 45 | 989 | |
| 1986-08-22 12:00 | EX | 41.4°N 46.2°W | 45 | 989 | |
| 1986-08-22 18:00 | EX | 41.5°N 44.8°W | 45 | 989 | |
| 1986-08-23 00:00 | EX | 41.8°N 43.2°W | 45 | 988 | |
| 1986-08-23 06:00 | EX | 42.3°N 41.6°W | 45 | 989 | |
| 1986-08-23 12:00 | EX | 43.0°N 39.6°W | 45 | 989 | |
| 1986-08-23 18:00 | EX | 43.9°N 37.2°W | 45 | 989 | |
| 1986-08-24 00:00 | EX | 44.9°N 34.4°W | 45 | 990 | |
| 1986-08-24 06:00 | EX | 46.0°N 31.6°W | 40 | 992 | |
| 1986-08-24 12:00 | EX | 47.0°N 28.8°W | 40 | 995 | |
| 1986-08-24 18:00 | EX | 48.2°N 26.0°W | 40 | 997 | |
| 1986-08-25 00:00 | EX | 49.2°N 21.6°W | 40 | 999 | |
| 1986-08-25 06:00 | EX | 50.0°N 16.4°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1986-08-25 12:00 | EX | 50.7°N 11.4°W | 40 | 994 | |
| 1986-08-25 18:00 | EX | 51.4°N 7.2°W | 50 | 988 | |
| 1986-08-26 00:00 | EX | 52.2°N 4.4°W | 45 | 981 | |
| 1986-08-26 06:00 | EX | 52.9°N 2.0°W | 45 | 980 | |
| 1986-08-26 12:00 | EX | 53.6°N 0.0°E | 45 | 982 | |
| 1986-08-26 18:00 | EX | 54.3°N 2.0°E | 45 | 986 | |
| 1986-08-27 00:00 | EX | 55.0°N 3.7°E | 45 | 984 | |
| 1986-08-27 06:00 | EX | 55.5°N 5.0°E | 45 | 983 | |
| 1986-08-27 12:00 | EX | 56.0°N 5.8°E | 35 | 985 | |
| 1986-08-27 18:00 | EX | 56.3°N 6.0°E | 35 | 989 | |
| 1986-08-28 00:00 | EX | 56.6°N 6.0°E | 35 | 989 | |
| 1986-08-28 06:00 | EX | 56.8°N 6.0°E | 35 | 991 | |
| 1986-08-28 12:00 | EX | 57.0°N 6.0°E | 30 | 998 | |
| 1986-08-28 18:00 | EX | 57.0°N 5.5°E | 30 | 999 | |
| 1986-08-29 00:00 | EX | 57.0°N 5.0°E | 25 | 1002 | |
| 1986-08-29 06:00 | EX | 56.8°N 5.0°E | 20 | 1004 | |
| 1986-08-29 12:00 | EX | 56.5°N 5.0°E | 20 | 1004 | |
| 1986-08-29 18:00 | EX | 56.2°N 6.0°E | 15 | 1004 | |
| 1986-08-30 00:00 | EX | 56.2°N 8.0°E | 15 | 1006 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.