1961 AL season · AL071961 · Archived

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Archived record: full track, peak intensity, and the model guidance issued at the time.

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Peak intensity
Category 4
Peak winds
132 mph
Lowest pressure
948 mb
Track points
43

Observed track

Time (UTC) Position Winds Pressure Stage
Oct 10 06:00 45.3, -60.5 40 mph -- mb Tropical Storm
Oct 10 00:00 44.8, -64.5 40 mph -- mb Tropical Storm
Oct 9 18:00 44.2, -67.0 46 mph -- mb Tropical Storm
Oct 9 12:00 43.5, -68.0 52 mph -- mb Tropical Storm
Oct 9 06:00 43.1, -67.8 58 mph -- mb Tropical Storm
Oct 9 00:00 42.2, -67.0 69 mph -- mb Tropical Storm
Oct 8 18:00 41.2, -66.0 81 mph -- mb Category 1
Oct 8 12:00 40.1, -65.2 92 mph -- mb Category 1
Oct 8 06:00 39.1, -64.7 109 mph -- mb Category 2
Oct 8 00:00 37.9, -64.2 121 mph -- mb Category 3
Oct 7 18:00 36.5, -64.2 127 mph -- mb Category 3
Oct 7 12:00 35.2, -64.5 132 mph -- mb Category 4
Oct 7 06:00 34.0, -65.2 132 mph -- mb Category 4
Oct 7 00:00 33.0, -66.3 132 mph 948 mb Category 4
Oct 6 18:00 32.1, -67.4 127 mph 954 mb Category 3
Oct 6 12:00 31.3, -68.2 127 mph -- mb Category 3
Oct 6 06:00 30.5, -68.8 121 mph -- mb Category 3
Oct 6 00:00 29.8, -69.5 121 mph 960 mb Category 3
Oct 5 18:00 29.1, -70.3 115 mph 963 mb Category 3
Oct 5 12:00 28.4, -70.9 104 mph 973 mb Category 2
Oct 5 06:00 27.5, -71.4 86 mph 991 mb Category 1
Oct 5 00:00 26.5, -71.8 75 mph 997 mb Category 1
Oct 4 18:00 25.4, -71.6 75 mph -- mb Category 1
Oct 4 12:00 24.2, -71.3 75 mph 999 mb Category 1