Hurricane Fico (1978)
Jul 9, 12:00 AM UTC – Jul 28, 6:00 PM UTC (19.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 140 mph (120 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- —
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (80)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-07-09 00:00 | TD | 10.8°N 105.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-07-09 06:00 | TD | 10.9°N 106.9°W | 25 | — | |
| 1978-07-09 12:00 | TD | 11.2°N 107.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-07-09 18:00 | TD | 11.5°N 108.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-07-10 00:00 | TS | 12.1°N 109.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-07-10 06:00 | TS | 12.5°N 110.2°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-07-10 12:00 | TS | 13.0°N 110.8°W | 55 | — | |
| 1978-07-10 18:00 | HU | 13.6°N 111.4°W | 65 | — | |
| 1978-07-11 00:00 | HU | 14.2°N 112.1°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-07-11 06:00 | HU | 14.4°N 112.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-11 12:00 | HU | 14.7°N 113.3°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-07-11 18:00 | HU | 14.7°N 113.7°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-12 00:00 | HU | 14.8°N 114.2°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-12 06:00 | HU | 14.9°N 114.6°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-12 12:00 | HU | 15.0°N 115.0°W | 120 | — | |
| 1978-07-12 18:00 | HU | 14.9°N 115.6°W | 120 | — | |
| 1978-07-13 00:00 | HU | 14.9°N 116.0°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-13 06:00 | HU | 15.0°N 116.7°W | 105 | — | |
| 1978-07-13 12:00 | HU | 15.1°N 117.3°W | 105 | — | |
| 1978-07-13 18:00 | HU | 15.1°N 118.4°W | 105 | — | |
| 1978-07-14 00:00 | HU | 15.2°N 119.4°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-14 06:00 | HU | 15.2°N 120.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-14 12:00 | HU | 15.2°N 121.5°W | 105 | — | |
| 1978-07-14 18:00 | HU | 15.0°N 122.7°W | 110 | — | |
| 1978-07-15 00:00 | HU | 15.3°N 124.0°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-15 06:00 | HU | 15.5°N 125.4°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-15 12:00 | HU | 15.5°N 126.8°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-15 18:00 | HU | 15.7°N 128.2°W | 105 | — | |
| 1978-07-16 00:00 | HU | 16.3°N 129.7°W | 110 | — | |
| 1978-07-16 06:00 | HU | 16.3°N 131.2°W | 110 | — | |
| 1978-07-16 12:00 | HU | 16.0°N 132.8°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-16 18:00 | HU | 16.1°N 134.3°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-17 00:00 | HU | 16.5°N 135.8°W | 115 | — | |
| 1978-07-17 06:00 | HU | 16.6°N 137.4°W | 105 | — | |
| 1978-07-17 12:00 | HU | 16.1°N 138.9°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-17 18:00 | HU | 16.1°N 140.5°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-18 00:00 | HU | 16.3°N 142.2°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-18 06:00 | HU | 16.1°N 143.4°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-18 12:00 | HU | 16.1°N 144.7°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-18 18:00 | HU | 16.0°N 146.1°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-19 00:00 | HU | 16.1°N 147.3°W | 85 | — | |
| 1978-07-19 06:00 | HU | 16.0°N 148.8°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-19 12:00 | HU | 16.0°N 149.9°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-19 18:00 | HU | 16.0°N 151.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-20 00:00 | HU | 16.0°N 152.4°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-20 06:00 | HU | 16.0°N 153.4°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-20 12:00 | HU | 16.0°N 154.5°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-20 18:00 | HU | 16.0°N 155.5°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-07-21 00:00 | HU | 16.2°N 156.6°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-07-21 06:00 | HU | 16.6°N 157.7°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-07-21 12:00 | HU | 17.0°N 158.5°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-07-21 18:00 | HU | 17.5°N 159.3°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-07-22 00:00 | HU | 18.1°N 160.0°W | 100 | — | |
| 1978-07-22 06:00 | HU | 18.7°N 160.8°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-22 12:00 | HU | 19.2°N 161.5°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-22 18:00 | HU | 19.8°N 162.2°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-23 00:00 | HU | 20.2°N 162.9°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-23 06:00 | HU | 20.8°N 163.8°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-23 12:00 | HU | 21.3°N 164.6°W | 95 | — | |
| 1978-07-23 18:00 | HU | 21.7°N 165.5°W | 90 | — | |
| 1978-07-24 00:00 | HU | 21.9°N 166.5°W | 85 | — | |
| 1978-07-24 06:00 | HU | 22.2°N 167.5°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-24 12:00 | HU | 22.5°N 168.5°W | 80 | — | |
| 1978-07-24 18:00 | HU | 22.8°N 169.2°W | 85 | — | |
| 1978-07-25 00:00 | HU | 23.1°N 170.2°W | 85 | — | |
| 1978-07-25 06:00 | HU | 23.4°N 170.9°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-07-25 12:00 | HU | 23.7°N 171.6°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-07-25 18:00 | HU | 23.8°N 172.3°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-07-26 00:00 | HU | 24.0°N 173.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-07-26 06:00 | HU | 24.3°N 173.7°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-26 12:00 | HU | 24.7°N 174.3°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-26 18:00 | HU | 25.0°N 175.0°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-27 00:00 | HU | 25.5°N 175.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-27 06:00 | HU | 26.2°N 176.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-27 12:00 | HU | 27.0°N 176.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-27 18:00 | HU | 28.0°N 176.4°W | 70 | — | |
| 1978-07-28 00:00 | TS | 28.6°N 177.0°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-07-28 06:00 | TS | 30.0°N 177.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-07-28 12:00 | TS | 31.2°N 176.3°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-07-28 18:00 | TD | 31.9°N 177.5°W | 30 | — |
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.