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Tropical Storm Linda (1985)

Linda came within 284 km of Hawaii, passing to the south as a tropical depression on 8 August 1985. It pre-dates the digital forecast archive, so only the observed track survives.

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Peak intensity
45 kt (52 mph)
Closest pass
284 km (176 mi) from Hawaii
When
8 August 1985
Distance from Honolulu
547 km (340 mi)
Lifetime
10 days 29 July 1985 – 9 August 1985
Official forecasts
none archived
Approached from the
south

The closest pass

At its closest, Linda was 284 km (176 mi) from Hawaii on 8 August 1985, as a tropical depression with 30 kt (35 mph) winds, approaching from the south.

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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