Hurricane Fabio (1988)

Track & history

Peak wind

140 mph / 220 km/h

Min pressure

943 mb

Dates

Jul 28 – Aug 9

Landfall

None

All storms named Fabio

Storm history

Fabio formed in the East Pacific in July 1988 and peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 12 days.

Track data

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Time UTC	Position	Strength	Wind	Pressure
1988-07-28 18:00	12.0°N 121.0°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1011 mb
1988-07-29 00:00	12.0°N 122.0°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1009 mb
1988-07-29 06:00	12.0°N 123.0°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1008 mb
1988-07-29 12:00	12.0°N 124.0°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1006 mb
1988-07-29 18:00	12.0°N 125.0°W	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1003 mb
1988-07-30 00:00	11.9°N 126.0°W	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	999 mb
1988-07-30 06:00	11.9°N 126.9°W	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	994 mb
1988-07-30 12:00	11.9°N 127.7°W	TS	65 mph / 100 km/h	991 mb

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1988-07-30 18:00	11.9°N 128.6°W	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	988 mb
1988-07-31 00:00	12.0°N 129.6°W	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	986 mb
1988-07-31 06:00	12.1°N 130.6°W	TS	70 mph / 110 km/h	984 mb
1988-07-31 12:00	12.2°N 131.4°W	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	982 mb
1988-07-31 18:00	12.4°N 132.3°W	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	981 mb
1988-08-01 00:00	12.5°N 133.3°W	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	980 mb
1988-08-01 06:00	12.7°N 134.3°W	C1	80 mph / 130 km/h	978 mb
1988-08-01 12:00	12.8°N 135.3°W	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	976 mb
1988-08-01 18:00	12.9°N 136.4°W	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	974 mb
1988-08-02 00:00	13.0°N 137.5°W	C1	90 mph / 150 km/h	972 mb
1988-08-02 06:00	13.0°N 138.5°W	C2	100 mph / 155 km/h	970 mb
1988-08-02 12:00	13.2°N 139.6°W	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	966 mb
1988-08-02 18:00	13.4°N 140.7°W	C2	110 mph / 175 km/h	960 mb
1988-08-03 00:00	13.7°N 141.7°W	C3	120 mph / 195 km/h	950 mb
1988-08-03 06:00	14.2°N 142.7°W	C4	130 mph / 215 km/h	944 mb
1988-08-03 12:00	14.7°N 143.8°W	C4	140 mph / 220 km/h	943 mb
1988-08-03 18:00	15.2°N 145.0°W	C3	125 mph / 205 km/h	959 mb
1988-08-04 00:00	15.7°N 146.2°W	C3	115 mph / 185 km/h	977 mb
1988-08-04 06:00	16.0°N 147.2°W	C2	105 mph / 165 km/h	981 mb
1988-08-04 12:00	16.2°N 148.3°W	C1	85 mph / 140 km/h	985 mb
1988-08-04 18:00	16.2°N 149.5°W	C1	75 mph / 120 km/h	993 mb
1988-08-05 00:00	15.9°N 150.6°W	TS	60 mph / 95 km/h	999 mb
1988-08-05 06:00	15.7°N 151.7°W	TS	50 mph / 85 km/h	1002 mb
1988-08-05 12:00	15.6°N 152.6°W	TS	45 mph / 75 km/h	1003 mb
1988-08-05 18:00	15.4°N 153.4°W	TS	40 mph / 65 km/h	1005 mb
1988-08-06 00:00	15.5°N 154.2°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1006 mb
1988-08-06 06:00	15.5°N 155.0°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1007 mb
1988-08-06 12:00	15.5°N 155.7°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1008 mb
1988-08-06 18:00	15.5°N 156.5°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1008 mb
1988-08-07 00:00	15.5°N 157.2°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1008 mb
1988-08-07 06:00	15.5°N 158.0°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1009 mb
1988-08-07 12:00	15.6°N 158.6°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1009 mb
1988-08-07 18:00	15.8°N 159.3°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1009 mb
1988-08-08 00:00	16.1°N 159.9°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1010 mb
1988-08-08 06:00	16.3°N 160.5°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1010 mb
1988-08-08 12:00	16.6°N 161.1°W	TD	35 mph / 55 km/h	1010 mb
1988-08-08 18:00	16.8°N 161.6°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1011 mb
1988-08-09 00:00	17.0°N 162.2°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1011 mb
1988-08-09 06:00	17.3°N 162.8°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1012 mb
1988-08-09 12:00	17.6°N 163.4°W	TD	30 mph / 45 km/h	1012 mb
1988-08-09 18:00	18.0°N 164.0°W	TD	25 mph / 35 km/h	1012 mb

Hurricane Fabio 1988 FAQ

Did Hurricane Fabio 1988 make landfall?

No. The best track does not record a landfall for Fabio; it stayed over water.

How strong did Fabio get in 1988?

Fabio peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 943 mb.

When did Fabio form and dissipate?

Fabio was first tracked on Jul 28 1988 and last tracked on Aug 9 1988, about 12 days in all.