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Hurricane Fernanda (1972)

Fernanda came within 315 km of Hawaii, passing to the north-east as a tropical storm on 30 August 1972. It had peaked far out at sea at 100 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. It pre-dates the digital forecast archive, so only the observed track survives.

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Peak intensity
100 kt (115 mph) Category 3
Lowest pressure
948 mb
Closest pass
315 km (196 mi) from Hawaii
When
30 August 1972
Distance from Honolulu
402 km (250 mi)
Lifetime
12 days 20 August 1972 – 1 September 1972
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
north-east

The closest pass

At its closest, Fernanda was 315 km (196 mi) from Hawaii on 30 August 1972, as a tropical storm with 40 kt (46 mph) winds, approaching from the north-east.

The forecasts

No machine-readable official forecast survives for this storm. The digital forecast archive for the eastern and central Pacific begins in 1988, so the replay runs on the observed track instead.

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