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Hurricane Gil (1983)

Gil came within 30 km of Kauai, passing to the north as a tropical storm on 3 August 1983. It had peaked far out at sea at 80 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
80 kt (92 mph) Category 1
Closest pass
30 km (19 mi) from Kauai
When
3 August 1983
Distance from Honolulu
99 km (62 mi)
Lifetime
12 days 23 July 1983 – 5 August 1983
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
north

The closest pass

At its closest, Gil was 30 km (19 mi) from Kauai on 3 August 1983, as a tropical storm with 40 kt (46 mph) winds, approaching from the north.

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.

Other close passes at Kauai