Hurricane Kay (1980)
Sep 16, 6:00 AM UTC – Sep 30, 12:00 PM UTC (14.3 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 (58)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-09-16 06:00 | TD | 12.7°N 103.8°W | 30 | — | |
| 1980-09-16 12:00 | TS | 12.8°N 104.6°W | 35 | — | |
| 1980-09-16 18:00 | TS | 13.1°N 105.3°W | 50 | — | |
| 1980-09-17 00:00 | TS | 13.5°N 105.8°W | 60 | — | |
| 1980-09-17 06:00 | HU | 13.9°N 106.4°W | 65 | — | |
| 1980-09-17 12:00 | HU | 14.3°N 107.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1980-09-17 18:00 | HU | 15.1°N 108.0°W | 90 | — | |
| 1980-09-18 00:00 | HU | 15.6°N 109.1°W | 100 | — | |
| 1980-09-18 06:00 | HU | 16.1°N 110.4°W | 105 | — | |
| 1980-09-18 12:00 | HU | 16.6°N 112.0°W | 115 | — | |
| 1980-09-18 18:00 | HU | 17.0°N 113.9°W | 120 | — | |
| 1980-09-19 00:00 | HU | 17.2°N 115.7°W | 115 | — | |
| 1980-09-19 06:00 | HU | 17.3°N 117.4°W | 100 | — | |
| 1980-09-19 12:00 | HU | 17.5°N 118.9°W | 100 | — | |
| 1980-09-19 18:00 | HU | 17.7°N 120.0°W | 95 | — | |
| 1980-09-20 00:00 | HU | 17.9°N 120.9°W | 80 | — | |
| 1980-09-20 06:00 | HU | 18.0°N 122.0°W | 65 | — | |
| 1980-09-20 12:00 | TS | 18.1°N 123.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1980-09-20 18:00 | TS | 18.1°N 124.1°W | 45 | — | |
| 1980-09-21 00:00 | TS | 18.1°N 125.2°W | 45 | — | |
| 1980-09-21 06:00 | TS | 18.0°N 126.3°W | 45 | — | |
| 1980-09-21 12:00 | TS | 17.8°N 127.4°W | 45 | — | |
| 1980-09-21 18:00 | TS | 17.5°N 128.5°W | 55 | — | |
| 1980-09-22 00:00 | TS | 17.3°N 129.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1980-09-22 06:00 | TS | 17.3°N 130.5°W | 55 | — | |
| 1980-09-22 12:00 | TS | 17.6°N 131.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1980-09-22 18:00 | TS | 18.0°N 132.4°W | 60 | — | |
| 1980-09-23 00:00 | HU | 18.5°N 133.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1980-09-23 06:00 | HU | 18.8°N 134.6°W | 70 | — | |
| 1980-09-23 12:00 | HU | 19.2°N 135.7°W | 70 | — | |
| 1980-09-23 18:00 | HU | 19.5°N 136.8°W | 70 | — | |
| 1980-09-24 00:00 | HU | 19.8°N 137.9°W | 75 | — | |
| 1980-09-24 06:00 | HU | 20.0°N 138.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1980-09-24 12:00 | HU | 20.3°N 139.8°W | 80 | — | |
| 1980-09-24 18:00 | HU | 20.5°N 140.2°W | 75 | — | |
| 1980-09-25 00:00 | HU | 21.2°N 141.2°W | 75 | — | |
| 1980-09-25 06:00 | HU | 21.7°N 141.8°W | 75 | — | |
| 1980-09-25 12:00 | HU | 22.1°N 142.2°W | 70 | — | |
| 1980-09-25 18:00 | HU | 22.5°N 142.5°W | 70 | — | |
| 1980-09-26 00:00 | HU | 22.9°N 142.8°W | 70 | — | |
| 1980-09-26 06:00 | HU | 23.1°N 143.2°W | 65 | — | |
| 1980-09-26 12:00 | HU | 23.3°N 143.3°W | 80 | — | |
| 1980-09-26 18:00 | HU | 23.3°N 143.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1980-09-27 00:00 | HU | 23.3°N 143.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1980-09-27 06:00 | HU | 23.3°N 143.3°W | 65 | — | |
| 1980-09-27 12:00 | TS | 23.4°N 144.0°W | 55 | — | |
| 1980-09-27 18:00 | TS | 23.1°N 144.7°W | 50 | — | |
| 1980-09-28 00:00 | TS | 22.7°N 145.9°W | 45 | — | |
| 1980-09-28 06:00 | TS | 22.5°N 146.9°W | 40 | — | |
| 1980-09-28 12:00 | TS | 22.5°N 148.0°W | 40 | — | |
| 1980-09-28 18:00 | TS | 23.1°N 149.3°W | 35 | — | |
| 1980-09-29 00:00 | TS | 23.5°N 150.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1980-09-29 06:00 | TD | 23.5°N 151.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1980-09-29 12:00 | TD | 23.5°N 152.6°W | 30 | — | |
| 1980-09-29 18:00 | TD | 23.8°N 154.4°W | 30 | — | |
| 1980-09-30 00:00 | TD | 24.1°N 155.5°W | 30 | — | |
| 1980-09-30 06:00 | TD | 24.8°N 156.9°W | 30 | — | |
| 1980-09-30 12:00 | TD | 26.3°N 157.8°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.