Hurricane Fern (1971)
Sep 3, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 13, 12:00 AM UTC (9.5 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 1
- Max sustained wind
- 85 mph (75 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 978 mb
- Landfalls
- 2
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Landfalls
- Sep 11, 12:00 AM UTC · 27.9°N 97.0°W · Hurricane · 85 mph · 979 mb
- Sep 11, 6:00 AM UTC · 27.7°N 97.3°W · Hurricane · 85 mph · 979 mb
Every track point (39)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-09-03 12:00 | TD | 27.5°N 87.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-03 18:00 | TD | 27.7°N 87.7°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-04 00:00 | TD | 28.0°N 88.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-04 06:00 | TD | 28.4°N 88.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-04 12:00 | TD | 28.8°N 88.6°W | 25 | 1013 | |
| 1971-09-04 18:00 | TD | 29.2°N 88.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-05 00:00 | TD | 29.7°N 89.1°W | 30 | 1011 | |
| 1971-09-05 06:00 | TD | 30.2°N 89.5°W | 25 | 1012 | |
| 1971-09-05 12:00 | TD | 30.6°N 89.8°W | 25 | 1012 | |
| 1971-09-05 18:00 | TD | 30.6°N 89.9°W | 25 | 1012 | |
| 1971-09-06 00:00 | TD | 30.3°N 90.0°W | 25 | 1010 | |
| 1971-09-06 06:00 | TD | 29.9°N 90.0°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1971-09-06 12:00 | TD | 29.5°N 90.2°W | 25 | 1010 | |
| 1971-09-06 18:00 | TD | 29.0°N 90.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-07 00:00 | TD | 28.6°N 91.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-07 06:00 | TD | 28.2°N 91.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1971-09-07 12:00 | TD | 27.7°N 92.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-07 18:00 | TS | 27.3°N 92.3°W | 35 | — | |
| 1971-09-08 00:00 | TS | 27.0°N 92.6°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1971-09-08 06:00 | TS | 26.8°N 92.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1971-09-08 12:00 | TS | 26.7°N 93.1°W | 45 | — | |
| 1971-09-08 18:00 | TS | 26.6°N 93.4°W | 50 | 995 | |
| 1971-09-09 00:00 | TS | 26.6°N 93.7°W | 60 | 987 | |
| 1971-09-09 06:00 | TS | 26.7°N 94.0°W | 50 | 993 | |
| 1971-09-09 12:00 | TS | 27.0°N 94.3°W | 50 | 994 | |
| 1971-09-09 18:00 | TS | 27.4°N 94.5°W | 55 | 992 | |
| 1971-09-10 00:00 | TS | 27.9°N 94.8°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 1971-09-10 06:00 | TS | 28.3°N 95.3°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 1971-09-10 12:00 | HU | 28.4°N 95.9°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1971-09-10 18:00 | HU | 28.2°N 96.6°W | 75 | 979 | |
| 1971-09-11 00:00 | HU | 27.9°N 97.0°W | 75 | 979 | Landfall |
| 1971-09-11 06:00 | HU | 27.7°N 97.3°W | 75 | 979 | Landfall |
| 1971-09-11 12:00 | TS | 27.5°N 97.6°W | 55 | 978 | |
| 1971-09-11 18:00 | TS | 27.3°N 97.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1971-09-12 00:00 | TS | 27.2°N 98.1°W | 40 | — | |
| 1971-09-12 06:00 | TS | 27.1°N 98.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1971-09-12 12:00 | TS | 27.0°N 99.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1971-09-12 18:00 | TD | 26.9°N 99.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1971-09-13 00:00 | TD | 26.9°N 100.0°W | 25 | — |
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.