Hurricane Earl (1986)
Sep 10, 6:00 PM UTC – Sep 20, 12:00 AM UTC (9.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 2
- Max sustained wind
- 105 mph (90 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 979 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (38)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-09-10 18:00 | TD | 21.8°N 50.8°W | 30 | 1010 | |
| 1986-09-11 00:00 | TS | 22.4°N 51.6°W | 35 | 1009 | |
| 1986-09-11 06:00 | TS | 23.2°N 52.3°W | 45 | 1006 | |
| 1986-09-11 12:00 | TS | 24.1°N 52.9°W | 55 | 1002 | |
| 1986-09-11 18:00 | HU | 25.0°N 53.4°W | 70 | 999 | |
| 1986-09-12 00:00 | HU | 25.6°N 53.8°W | 75 | 996 | |
| 1986-09-12 06:00 | HU | 26.3°N 54.3°W | 80 | 993 | |
| 1986-09-12 12:00 | HU | 26.8°N 54.8°W | 85 | 988 | |
| 1986-09-12 18:00 | HU | 27.2°N 55.4°W | 90 | 985 | |
| 1986-09-13 00:00 | HU | 28.1°N 55.5°W | 90 | 983 | |
| 1986-09-13 06:00 | HU | 28.8°N 55.3°W | 90 | 983 | |
| 1986-09-13 12:00 | HU | 29.5°N 54.9°W | 90 | 983 | |
| 1986-09-13 18:00 | HU | 30.1°N 54.7°W | 90 | 983 | |
| 1986-09-14 00:00 | HU | 30.4°N 53.8°W | 90 | 982 | |
| 1986-09-14 06:00 | HU | 30.5°N 53.1°W | 90 | 980 | |
| 1986-09-14 12:00 | HU | 30.6°N 52.4°W | 90 | 979 | |
| 1986-09-14 18:00 | HU | 30.6°N 51.7°W | 90 | 979 | |
| 1986-09-15 00:00 | HU | 30.4°N 51.1°W | 90 | 980 | |
| 1986-09-15 06:00 | HU | 30.0°N 50.6°W | 90 | 980 | |
| 1986-09-15 12:00 | HU | 29.6°N 50.1°W | 90 | 981 | |
| 1986-09-15 18:00 | HU | 29.2°N 49.6°W | 85 | 982 | |
| 1986-09-16 00:00 | HU | 29.0°N 49.0°W | 80 | 983 | |
| 1986-09-16 06:00 | HU | 28.7°N 48.5°W | 80 | 983 | |
| 1986-09-16 12:00 | HU | 29.1°N 48.9°W | 75 | 984 | |
| 1986-09-16 18:00 | HU | 29.5°N 49.3°W | 75 | 984 | |
| 1986-09-17 00:00 | HU | 29.9°N 49.9°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1986-09-17 06:00 | HU | 30.6°N 50.3°W | 70 | 985 | |
| 1986-09-17 12:00 | HU | 31.4°N 50.9°W | 70 | 986 | |
| 1986-09-17 18:00 | HU | 32.6°N 50.7°W | 70 | 986 | |
| 1986-09-18 00:00 | HU | 34.0°N 50.4°W | 70 | 987 | |
| 1986-09-18 06:00 | HU | 36.0°N 49.6°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 1986-09-18 12:00 | HU | 38.3°N 48.4°W | 65 | 989 | |
| 1986-09-18 18:00 | HU | 41.0°N 47.5°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1986-09-19 00:00 | EX | 43.5°N 46.3°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 1986-09-19 06:00 | EX | 46.2°N 44.8°W | 60 | 993 | |
| 1986-09-19 12:00 | EX | 49.0°N 42.0°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1986-09-19 18:00 | EX | 52.0°N 39.5°W | 55 | 996 | |
| 1986-09-20 00:00 | EX | 56.0°N 34.0°W | 55 | 997 |
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.