Hurricane Linda (2021)
- August 2021
- Category 4 peak
- Within 100 km of Molokai
Linda passed directly over Molokai as post-tropical remnants on 23 August 2021. It had peaked far out at sea at 115 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. Only 42 official forecasts survive in the archive, all issued more than a day before the closest pass, so the replay stops early. Forecasts issued from Honolulu in this era were never written into the digital record.
Replay the forecasts, advisory by advisory
- Peak intensity
- 115 kt (132 mph) Category 4
- Lowest pressure
- 953 mb
- Closest pass
- 6 km (3 mi) from Molokai
- When
- 23 August 2021
- Distance from Honolulu
- 53 km (33 mi)
- Lifetime
- 15 days 9 August 2021 – 24 August 2021
- Official forecasts
- 42
- Approached from the
- north-west
The closest pass
At its closest, Linda was 6 km (3 mi) from Molokai on 23 August 2021, as a remnant low with 35 kt (40 mph) winds, approaching from the north-west.
The forecasts
The archive holds 42 official forecast packages for Linda, issued between 10 August 2021 and 20 August 2021. 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 | 28 nm |
| 48 h | 45 nm |
| 72 h | 67 nm |