2002 season

Hurricane Hernan (2002)

Aug 30, 6:00 AM UTC – Sep 6, 6:00 PM UTC (7.5 days)

Peak
Hurricane, Category 5
Max sustained wind
160 mph (140 kt)
Lowest pressure
921 mb
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (31)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
2002-08-30 06:00TD13.5°N 103.1°W301006
2002-08-30 12:00TS13.9°N 103.4°W401002
2002-08-30 18:00TS14.2°N 104.0°W451000
2002-08-31 00:00TS14.7°N 104.8°W55991
2002-08-31 06:00HU15.1°N 105.8°W65987
2002-08-31 12:00HU15.3°N 106.9°W85970
2002-08-31 18:00HU15.7°N 107.8°W100962
2002-09-01 00:00HU16.5°N 108.8°W115948
2002-09-01 06:00HU16.7°N 110.1°W130931
2002-09-01 12:00HU17.2°N 111.1°W140921
2002-09-01 18:00HU17.7°N 112.2°W140921
2002-09-02 00:00HU17.9°N 113.3°W135927
2002-09-02 06:00HU18.2°N 114.3°W115948
2002-09-02 12:00HU18.4°N 115.4°W110952
2002-09-02 18:00HU18.6°N 116.3°W105956
2002-09-03 00:00HU18.7°N 117.3°W95965
2002-09-03 06:00HU18.8°N 118.3°W90970
2002-09-03 12:00HU18.9°N 119.3°W85975
2002-09-03 18:00HU19.2°N 120.1°W80976
2002-09-04 00:00HU19.5°N 120.8°W70983
2002-09-04 06:00HU20.2°N 121.6°W65987
2002-09-04 12:00TS20.7°N 122.1°W55994
2002-09-04 18:00TS21.1°N 122.8°W50997
2002-09-05 00:00TS21.5°N 123.3°W401002
2002-09-05 06:00TS21.8°N 123.7°W351005
2002-09-05 12:00TD22.3°N 124.1°W301004
2002-09-05 18:00TD22.8°N 124.4°W301006
2002-09-06 00:00TD23.3°N 124.4°W301006
2002-09-06 06:00TD23.7°N 124.5°W251009
2002-09-06 12:00TD24.0°N 124.6°W251009
2002-09-06 18:00LO24.5°N 124.7°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.