Hurricane Paka (1997)
Nov 28, 6:00 PM UTC – Dec 22, 12:00 PM UTC (23.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 5
- Max sustained wind
- 185 mph (160 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- —
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (96)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-28 18:00 | TD | 5.6°N 166.3°W | 20 | — | |
| 1997-11-29 00:00 | TD | 5.9°N 166.1°W | 25 | — | |
| 1997-11-29 06:00 | TD | 6.1°N 166.0°W | 25 | — | |
| 1997-11-29 12:00 | TD | 6.4°N 165.8°W | 25 | — | |
| 1997-11-29 18:00 | TD | 6.7°N 165.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1997-11-30 00:00 | TD | 7.1°N 165.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1997-11-30 06:00 | TD | 7.4°N 165.2°W | 25 | — | |
| 1997-11-30 12:00 | TD | 7.7°N 165.2°W | 25 | — | |
| 1997-11-30 18:00 | TD | 7.8°N 165.3°W | 25 | — | |
| 1997-12-01 00:00 | TD | 7.9°N 165.4°W | 25 | — | |
| 1997-12-01 06:00 | TD | 8.0°N 165.6°W | 30 | — | |
| 1997-12-01 12:00 | TD | 8.0°N 165.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1997-12-01 18:00 | TD | 8.0°N 166.3°W | 30 | — | |
| 1997-12-02 00:00 | TD | 8.0°N 166.7°W | 30 | — | |
| 1997-12-02 06:00 | TS | 8.0°N 167.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1997-12-02 12:00 | TS | 8.0°N 167.2°W | 40 | — | |
| 1997-12-02 18:00 | TS | 8.1°N 167.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-03 00:00 | TS | 8.1°N 167.4°W | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-03 06:00 | TS | 8.1°N 167.5°W | 50 | — | |
| 1997-12-03 12:00 | TS | 8.1°N 167.6°W | 55 | — | |
| 1997-12-03 18:00 | TS | 8.2°N 167.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1997-12-04 00:00 | TS | 8.3°N 168.2°W | 55 | — | |
| 1997-12-04 06:00 | TS | 8.4°N 168.7°W | 55 | — | |
| 1997-12-04 12:00 | TS | 8.4°N 169.3°W | 50 | — | |
| 1997-12-04 18:00 | TS | 8.4°N 170.1°W | 50 | — | |
| 1997-12-05 00:00 | TS | 8.3°N 171.3°W | 50 | — | |
| 1997-12-05 06:00 | TS | 8.2°N 172.3°W | 50 | — | |
| 1997-12-05 12:00 | TS | 8.1°N 173.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-05 18:00 | TS | 7.9°N 175.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-06 00:00 | TS | 7.7°N 176.7°W | 40 | — | |
| 1997-12-06 06:00 | TS | 7.6°N 177.7°W | 35 | — | |
| 1997-12-06 12:00 | TS | 7.5°N 178.4°W | 35 | — | |
| 1997-12-06 18:00 | TS | 7.4°N 179.1°W | 40 | — | |
| 1997-12-07 00:00 | TS | 7.4°N 179.7°W | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-07 06:00 | TS | 7.4°N 179.9°E | 50 | — | |
| 1997-12-07 12:00 | TS | 7.4°N 179.4°E | 55 | — | |
| 1997-12-07 18:00 | TS | 7.4°N 178.8°E | 60 | — | |
| 1997-12-08 00:00 | TS | 7.3°N 178.1°E | 60 | — | |
| 1997-12-08 06:00 | TS | 7.1°N 177.2°E | 55 | — | |
| 1997-12-08 12:00 | TS | 6.9°N 176.5°E | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-08 18:00 | TS | 6.7°N 175.5°E | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-09 00:00 | TS | 6.6°N 174.6°E | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-09 06:00 | TS | 6.6°N 174.1°E | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-09 12:00 | TS | 6.7°N 173.5°E | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-09 18:00 | TS | 6.8°N 172.7°E | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-10 00:00 | TS | 6.8°N 171.9°E | 50 | — | |
| 1997-12-10 06:00 | TS | 6.8°N 171.2°E | 60 | — | |
| 1997-12-10 12:00 | HU | 6.7°N 170.5°E | 70 | — | |
| 1997-12-10 18:00 | HU | 6.7°N 169.8°E | 80 | — | |
| 1997-12-11 00:00 | HU | 6.7°N 169.1°E | 90 | — | |
| 1997-12-11 06:00 | HU | 6.8°N 168.5°E | 100 | — | |
| 1997-12-11 12:00 | HU | 7.1°N 167.7°E | 105 | — | |
| 1997-12-11 18:00 | HU | 7.3°N 167.3°E | 110 | — | |
| 1997-12-12 00:00 | HU | 7.6°N 166.5°E | 115 | — | |
| 1997-12-12 06:00 | HU | 7.8°N 165.8°E | 115 | — | |
| 1997-12-12 12:00 | HU | 8.0°N 165.1°E | 110 | — | |
| 1997-12-12 18:00 | HU | 8.3°N 164.1°E | 105 | — | |
| 1997-12-13 00:00 | HU | 8.7°N 163.0°E | 100 | — | |
| 1997-12-13 06:00 | HU | 9.1°N 161.8°E | 95 | — | |
| 1997-12-13 12:00 | HU | 9.6°N 160.5°E | 105 | — | |
| 1997-12-13 18:00 | HU | 10.0°N 159.0°E | 115 | — | |
| 1997-12-14 00:00 | HU | 10.4°N 157.4°E | 120 | — | |
| 1997-12-14 06:00 | HU | 10.9°N 155.7°E | 125 | — | |
| 1997-12-14 12:00 | HU | 11.4°N 154.0°E | 130 | — | |
| 1997-12-14 18:00 | HU | 12.0°N 152.5°E | 135 | — | |
| 1997-12-15 00:00 | HU | 12.4°N 150.8°E | 140 | — | |
| 1997-12-15 06:00 | HU | 12.7°N 149.5°E | 140 | — | |
| 1997-12-15 12:00 | HU | 13.0°N 148.3°E | 140 | — | |
| 1997-12-15 18:00 | HU | 13.3°N 147.1°E | 135 | — | |
| 1997-12-16 00:00 | HU | 13.5°N 146.2°E | 130 | — | |
| 1997-12-16 06:00 | HU | 13.7°N 145.3°E | 125 | — | |
| 1997-12-16 12:00 | HU | 13.7°N 144.7°E | 130 | — | |
| 1997-12-16 18:00 | HU | 13.7°N 143.9°E | 135 | — | |
| 1997-12-17 00:00 | HU | 13.7°N 143.0°E | 140 | — | |
| 1997-12-17 06:00 | HU | 13.7°N 142.1°E | 145 | — | |
| 1997-12-17 12:00 | HU | 13.8°N 141.4°E | 150 | — | |
| 1997-12-17 18:00 | HU | 14.0°N 140.6°E | 155 | — | |
| 1997-12-18 00:00 | HU | 14.3°N 139.7°E | 160 | — | |
| 1997-12-18 06:00 | HU | 14.6°N 139.0°E | 145 | — | |
| 1997-12-18 12:00 | HU | 14.9°N 138.2°E | 140 | — | |
| 1997-12-18 18:00 | HU | 15.0°N 137.3°E | 135 | — | |
| 1997-12-19 00:00 | HU | 15.3°N 136.3°E | 130 | — | |
| 1997-12-19 06:00 | HU | 15.7°N 135.6°E | 125 | — | |
| 1997-12-19 12:00 | HU | 16.1°N 135.0°E | 120 | — | |
| 1997-12-19 18:00 | HU | 16.5°N 134.3°E | 115 | — | |
| 1997-12-20 00:00 | HU | 16.8°N 133.8°E | 110 | — | |
| 1997-12-20 06:00 | HU | 17.1°N 133.4°E | 95 | — | |
| 1997-12-20 12:00 | HU | 17.3°N 133.2°E | 85 | — | |
| 1997-12-20 18:00 | HU | 17.4°N 133.1°E | 65 | — | |
| 1997-12-21 00:00 | TS | 17.5°N 132.9°E | 45 | — | |
| 1997-12-21 06:00 | TS | 17.5°N 132.6°E | 40 | — | |
| 1997-12-21 12:00 | TS | 17.5°N 132.3°E | 40 | — | |
| 1997-12-21 18:00 | TD | 17.6°N 132.0°E | 30 | — | |
| 1997-12-22 00:00 | TD | 17.7°N 131.8°E | 25 | — | |
| 1997-12-22 06:00 | TD | 17.9°N 131.6°E | 20 | — | |
| 1997-12-22 12:00 | TD | 18.4°N 131.4°E | 20 | — |
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.