1998 season

Hurricane Blas (1998)

Jun 22, 12:00 AM UTC – Jun 30, 6:00 PM UTC (8.8 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 4
Max sustained wind
140 mph (120 kt)
Lowest pressure
943 mb
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (36)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1998-06-22 00:00TD8.0°N 94.5°W251007
1998-06-22 06:00TD8.9°N 95.2°W301006
1998-06-22 12:00TS9.7°N 96.0°W351005
1998-06-22 18:00TS10.4°N 96.9°W451000
1998-06-23 00:00TS10.9°N 97.8°W50997
1998-06-23 06:00TS11.2°N 98.8°W55994
1998-06-23 12:00TS11.6°N 99.8°W60991
1998-06-23 18:00HU12.2°N 101.0°W65987
1998-06-24 00:00HU12.8°N 102.2°W80977
1998-06-24 06:00HU13.3°N 103.3°W90970
1998-06-24 12:00HU13.8°N 104.2°W100960
1998-06-24 18:00HU14.3°N 105.1°W105956
1998-06-25 00:00HU14.8°N 106.0°W115948
1998-06-25 06:00HU15.3°N 106.8°W120943
1998-06-25 12:00HU15.8°N 107.7°W115946
1998-06-25 18:00HU16.3°N 108.6°W115948
1998-06-26 00:00HU16.8°N 109.6°W110952
1998-06-26 06:00HU17.1°N 110.6°W105956
1998-06-26 12:00HU17.3°N 111.7°W100960
1998-06-26 18:00HU17.5°N 112.8°W90970
1998-06-27 00:00HU17.6°N 113.9°W85974
1998-06-27 06:00HU17.7°N 115.1°W80977
1998-06-27 12:00HU17.8°N 116.3°W75979
1998-06-27 18:00HU17.9°N 117.6°W75981
1998-06-28 00:00HU17.9°N 118.8°W70984
1998-06-28 06:00HU17.8°N 119.9°W65987
1998-06-28 12:00TS17.9°N 120.9°W60990
1998-06-28 18:00TS18.0°N 122.0°W60992
1998-06-29 00:00TS18.1°N 123.0°W55994
1998-06-29 06:00TS18.2°N 124.2°W451000
1998-06-29 12:00TS18.2°N 125.4°W401002
1998-06-29 18:00TS18.2°N 126.6°W351005
1998-06-30 00:00TD18.2°N 127.8°W301006
1998-06-30 06:00TD18.2°N 129.1°W301007
1998-06-30 12:00TD18.1°N 130.5°W251008
1998-06-30 18:00TD18.0°N 131.8°W201009

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.