Hurricane Gaston (2016)
Aug 21, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 3, 12:00 PM UTC (13.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 120 mph (105 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 955 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (53)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-21 12:00 | LO | 11.0°N 19.4°W | 20 | 1009 | |
| 2016-08-21 18:00 | LO | 11.0°N 21.2°W | 20 | 1009 | |
| 2016-08-22 00:00 | LO | 11.0°N 23.0°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 2016-08-22 06:00 | LO | 11.2°N 24.8°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 2016-08-22 12:00 | TD | 11.5°N 26.5°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 2016-08-22 18:00 | TS | 12.0°N 28.2°W | 35 | 1007 | |
| 2016-08-23 00:00 | TS | 12.5°N 29.9°W | 40 | 1006 | |
| 2016-08-23 06:00 | TS | 13.0°N 31.6°W | 45 | 1005 | |
| 2016-08-23 12:00 | TS | 13.5°N 33.4°W | 55 | 1003 | |
| 2016-08-23 18:00 | TS | 13.9°N 35.0°W | 55 | 1003 | |
| 2016-08-24 00:00 | TS | 14.2°N 36.5°W | 55 | 1000 | |
| 2016-08-24 06:00 | TS | 14.8°N 37.9°W | 60 | 997 | |
| 2016-08-24 12:00 | HU | 15.8°N 39.1°W | 65 | 992 | |
| 2016-08-24 18:00 | HU | 16.9°N 40.2°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 2016-08-25 00:00 | HU | 18.0°N 41.4°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 2016-08-25 06:00 | HU | 18.9°N 42.7°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 2016-08-25 12:00 | TS | 19.8°N 44.0°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 2016-08-25 18:00 | TS | 21.0°N 45.0°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 2016-08-26 00:00 | TS | 22.3°N 46.0°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 2016-08-26 06:00 | TS | 23.6°N 47.0°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 2016-08-26 12:00 | TS | 24.8°N 47.9°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 2016-08-26 18:00 | TS | 25.8°N 49.1°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 2016-08-27 00:00 | TS | 26.7°N 50.3°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 2016-08-27 06:00 | TS | 27.5°N 51.5°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 2016-08-27 12:00 | TS | 28.1°N 52.8°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 2016-08-27 18:00 | HU | 28.7°N 53.6°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 2016-08-28 00:00 | HU | 29.3°N 54.2°W | 75 | 980 | |
| 2016-08-28 06:00 | HU | 29.9°N 54.5°W | 80 | 976 | |
| 2016-08-28 12:00 | HU | 30.3°N 54.7°W | 90 | 969 | |
| 2016-08-28 18:00 | HU | 30.5°N 55.0°W | 100 | 962 | |
| 2016-08-29 00:00 | HU | 30.6°N 55.2°W | 105 | 955 | |
| 2016-08-29 06:00 | HU | 30.7°N 55.3°W | 100 | 960 | |
| 2016-08-29 12:00 | HU | 30.8°N 55.4°W | 95 | 964 | |
| 2016-08-29 18:00 | HU | 31.1°N 55.4°W | 90 | 967 | |
| 2016-08-30 00:00 | HU | 31.4°N 54.9°W | 85 | 970 | |
| 2016-08-30 06:00 | HU | 31.7°N 54.4°W | 85 | 970 | |
| 2016-08-30 12:00 | HU | 32.0°N 53.5°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 2016-08-30 18:00 | HU | 32.4°N 52.5°W | 95 | 963 | |
| 2016-08-31 00:00 | HU | 32.7°N 51.5°W | 105 | 955 | |
| 2016-08-31 06:00 | HU | 33.1°N 50.5°W | 105 | 955 | |
| 2016-08-31 12:00 | HU | 33.7°N 49.2°W | 100 | 960 | |
| 2016-08-31 18:00 | HU | 34.5°N 47.9°W | 95 | 965 | |
| 2016-09-01 00:00 | HU | 35.5°N 46.3°W | 90 | 969 | |
| 2016-09-01 06:00 | HU | 36.3°N 44.3°W | 85 | 973 | |
| 2016-09-01 12:00 | HU | 37.1°N 42.0°W | 80 | 976 | |
| 2016-09-01 18:00 | HU | 37.8°N 39.5°W | 75 | 981 | |
| 2016-09-02 00:00 | HU | 38.2°N 37.0°W | 70 | 985 | |
| 2016-09-02 06:00 | HU | 38.5°N 35.0°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 2016-09-02 12:00 | TS | 38.9°N 33.0°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 2016-09-02 18:00 | LO | 39.3°N 31.2°W | 45 | 1003 | |
| 2016-09-03 00:00 | LO | 39.7°N 29.5°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 2016-09-03 06:00 | LO | 40.2°N 27.8°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 2016-09-03 12:00 | LO | 40.9°N 26.1°W | 25 | 1008 |
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.