Hurricane Hilda (2015)
- August 2015
- Category 4 peak
Hilda came within 311 km of Hawaii, passing to the south-east as a tropical storm on 13 August 2015. It had peaked far out at sea at 125 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. At 06:00 UTC on 8 August 2015 the official forecast had it passing within 0 km of Oahu about 150 hours later — considerably closer than it eventually came.
Replay the forecasts, advisory by advisory
- Peak intensity
- 125 kt (144 mph) Category 4
- Lowest pressure
- 937 mb
- Closest pass
- 311 km (193 mi) from Hawaii
- When
- 13 August 2015
- Distance from Honolulu
- 646 km (402 mi)
- Lifetime
- 9 days 6 August 2015 – 14 August 2015
- Official forecasts
- 34
- Approached from the
- south-east
The closest pass
At its closest, Hilda was 311 km (193 mi) from Hawaii on 13 August 2015, as a tropical storm with 35 kt (40 mph) winds, approaching from the south-east.
The forecasts
The archive holds 34 official forecast packages for Hilda, issued between 6 August 2015 and 14 August 2015. 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 | 54 nm |
| 48 h | 103 nm |
| 72 h | 144 nm |