Hurricane Gwen (1972)
Aug 22, 12:00 AM UTC – Aug 31, 12:00 AM UTC (9.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 125 mph (110 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 941 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (37)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-08-22 00:00 | TD | 10.0°N 97.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1972-08-22 06:00 | TD | 10.0°N 98.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1972-08-22 12:00 | TS | 10.2°N 100.1°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-22 18:00 | TS | 10.4°N 101.4°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 00:00 | TS | 10.9°N 102.6°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 06:00 | TS | 11.4°N 103.3°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 12:00 | TS | 12.1°N 103.9°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-23 18:00 | TS | 12.8°N 104.8°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 00:00 | TS | 13.6°N 105.7°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 06:00 | TS | 14.4°N 106.2°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 12:00 | TS | 15.1°N 106.6°W | 55 | — | |
| 1972-08-24 18:00 | HU | 15.8°N 106.9°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 00:00 | HU | 16.4°N 107.2°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 06:00 | HU | 16.6°N 107.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 12:00 | HU | 16.7°N 107.8°W | 75 | — | |
| 1972-08-25 18:00 | HU | 17.0°N 108.2°W | 75 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 00:00 | HU | 17.3°N 108.6°W | 75 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 06:00 | HU | 17.7°N 109.0°W | 75 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 12:00 | HU | 18.0°N 109.5°W | 75 | — | |
| 1972-08-26 18:00 | HU | 18.2°N 110.0°W | 85 | 941 | |
| 1972-08-27 00:00 | HU | 18.3°N 110.6°W | 95 | — | |
| 1972-08-27 06:00 | HU | 18.5°N 111.2°W | 95 | — | |
| 1972-08-27 12:00 | HU | 18.8°N 111.9°W | 110 | — | |
| 1972-08-27 18:00 | HU | 19.1°N 112.7°W | 110 | — | |
| 1972-08-28 00:00 | HU | 19.6°N 113.3°W | 100 | — | |
| 1972-08-28 06:00 | HU | 20.6°N 114.1°W | 100 | — | |
| 1972-08-28 12:00 | HU | 21.8°N 115.0°W | 100 | — | |
| 1972-08-28 18:00 | HU | 22.5°N 115.6°W | 65 | 962 | |
| 1972-08-29 00:00 | HU | 23.3°N 116.2°W | 65 | — | |
| 1972-08-29 06:00 | TS | 24.3°N 117.0°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-29 12:00 | TS | 25.4°N 117.8°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-29 18:00 | TS | 26.5°N 118.6°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-30 00:00 | TS | 27.6°N 119.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1972-08-30 06:00 | TS | 28.3°N 119.8°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 1972-08-30 12:00 | TS | 28.9°N 120.2°W | 45 | — | |
| 1972-08-30 18:00 | TS | 29.2°N 120.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1972-08-31 00:00 | TD | 29.4°N 120.7°W | 30 | 1006 |
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.