Hurricane Felicia (2009)
- August 2009
- Category 4 peak
Felicia came within 124 km of Hawaii, passing to the north-east as post-tropical remnants on 11 August 2009. It had peaked far out at sea at 125 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. At 12:00 UTC on 9 August 2009 the official forecast had it passing within 2 km of Maui about 52 hours later — considerably closer than it eventually came.
Replay the forecasts, advisory by advisory
- Peak intensity
- 125 kt (144 mph) Category 4
- Lowest pressure
- 935 mb
- Closest pass
- 124 km (77 mi) from Hawaii
- When
- 11 August 2009
- Distance from Honolulu
- 386 km (240 mi)
- Lifetime
- 8 days 3 August 2009 – 11 August 2009
- Official forecasts
- 32
- Approached from the
- north-east
The closest pass
At its closest, Felicia was 124 km (77 mi) from Hawaii on 11 August 2009, as a remnant low with 30 kt (35 mph) winds, approaching from the north-east.
The forecasts
The archive holds 32 official forecast packages for Felicia, issued between 4 August 2009 and 11 August 2009. The replay shows each one as it stood at the moment it was issued — not the track we know now.
| Lead time | Mean track error |
|---|---|
| 24 h | 44 nm |
| 48 h | 77 nm |
| 72 h | 89 nm |