Hurricane Fernanda (1972)
Aug 20, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 1, 12:00 AM UTC (12.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 948 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (49)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-08-20 00:00 | TS | 10.9°N 104.4°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-20 06:00 | TS | 11.2°N 104.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-20 12:00 | TS | 11.3°N 105.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-20 18:00 | TS | 11.6°N 106.5°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-21 00:00 | TS | 11.9°N 107.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-21 06:00 | TS | 12.3°N 108.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-21 12:00 | TS | 12.7°N 109.7°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-21 18:00 | TS | 13.0°N 110.3°W | 60 | — | |
| 1972-08-22 00:00 | HU | 13.2°N 110.8°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-22 06:00 | HU | 13.5°N 111.7°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-22 12:00 | HU | 13.8°N 112.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1972-08-22 18:00 | HU | 14.7°N 114.1°W | 85 | 950 | |
| 1972-08-23 00:00 | HU | 15.7°N 115.6°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 06:00 | HU | 16.1°N 116.9°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 12:00 | HU | 16.6°N 118.2°W | 85 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 18:00 | HU | 17.1°N 119.4°W | 85 | 948 | |
| 1972-08-24 00:00 | HU | 17.5°N 120.5°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 06:00 | HU | 17.7°N 121.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 12:00 | HU | 17.7°N 123.3°W | 100 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 18:00 | HU | 17.8°N 125.1°W | 90 | 964 | |
| 1972-08-25 00:00 | HU | 18.0°N 126.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 06:00 | HU | 18.3°N 128.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 12:00 | HU | 18.6°N 130.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 18:00 | HU | 19.1°N 132.8°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 00:00 | HU | 19.6°N 134.8°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 06:00 | HU | 19.8°N 136.1°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 12:00 | TS | 19.9°N 137.5°W | 60 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 18:00 | TS | 19.8°N 139.0°W | 60 | — | |
| 1972-08-27 00:00 | TS | 19.8°N 140.4°W | 50 | 992 | |
| 1972-08-27 06:00 | TS | 19.9°N 141.9°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-27 12:00 | TS | 20.1°N 143.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-27 18:00 | TS | 20.5°N 144.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-28 00:00 | TS | 20.8°N 146.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-28 06:00 | TS | 21.0°N 147.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-28 12:00 | TS | 21.2°N 148.1°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-28 18:00 | TS | 21.4°N 148.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-29 00:00 | TS | 21.5°N 149.6°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-29 06:00 | TS | 21.5°N 150.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-29 12:00 | TS | 21.4°N 151.1°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-29 18:00 | TS | 21.6°N 151.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-30 00:00 | TS | 21.9°N 152.7°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-30 06:00 | TS | 22.3°N 153.3°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-30 12:00 | TS | 22.8°N 153.8°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-30 18:00 | TS | 23.2°N 154.1°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-31 00:00 | TS | 23.7°N 154.4°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-31 06:00 | TS | 24.1°N 155.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1972-08-31 12:00 | TS | 24.3°N 155.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-31 18:00 | TS | 24.5°N 156.0°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-09-01 00:00 | TD | 25.7°N 156.3°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.