Hurricane Fred (2009)
Hurricane Fred reached Category 3 in the North Atlantic between September 7, 2009 and September 19, 2009, with a lowest pressure of 958 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Fred, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2009 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- September 7, 2009 to September 19, 2009
- Peak strength
- Category 3, 105 kt (121 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb (28.29 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 685 km (426 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 9.9
- Tropical-storm-force wind reached
- 105 nmi (194 km, 121 mi) from the center at its widest
- Hurricane-force wind reached
- 25 nmi (46 km, 29 mi) from the center at its widest
- Eyewall radius at its peak
- 10 nmi (19 km, 12 mi)
- Overall size
- 265 nmi (491 km, 305 mi) to the outermost closed isobar
- Peak gust in the best track
- 130 kt (150 mph)
- Fastest the center moved
- 19 kt (22 mph)
- Identifier
- AL072009
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 18:00 | 11.8N 24.0W | 30 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Sep 8, 00:00 | 11.7N 25.4W | 35 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 06:00 | 11.7N 26.8W | 45 kt | 1000 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 12:00 | 11.8N 28.0W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 8, 18:00 | 11.9N 29.2W | 60 kt | 990 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 9, 00:00 | 12.4N 30.3W | 70 kt | 983 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 9, 06:00 | 13.0N 31.3W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 9, 12:00 | 13.6N 32.1W | 105 kt | 958 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 9, 18:00 | 14.2N 32.8W | 100 kt | 960 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 10, 00:00 | 14.8N 33.5W | 95 kt | 965 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 10, 06:00 | 15.4N 34.2W | 90 kt | 970 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 10, 12:00 | 16.1N 34.6W | 85 kt | 974 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 10, 18:00 | 16.7N 34.9W | 80 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 11, 00:00 | 17.2N 35.1W | 80 kt | 975 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 11, 06:00 | 17.5N 34.8W | 75 kt | 980 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 11, 12:00 | 17.6N 34.5W | 65 kt | 987 mb | Hurricane |
| Sep 11, 18:00 | 17.6N 34.2W | 55 kt | 994 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 00:00 | 17.6N 33.9W | 50 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 06:00 | 17.6N 33.6W | 40 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 12:00 | 17.5N 33.6W | 35 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical storm |
| Sep 12, 18:00 | 17.5N 33.8W | 30 kt | 1004 mb | Low |
| Sep 13, 00:00 | 17.5N 34.0W | 30 kt | 1006 mb | Low |
| Sep 13, 06:00 | 17.5N 34.3W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Sep 13, 12:00 | 17.9N 34.7W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Sep 13, 18:00 | 18.5N 35.4W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Sep 14, 00:00 | 19.0N 36.3W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Sep 14, 06:00 | 19.2N 37.5W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Sep 14, 12:00 | 19.2N 38.8W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Low |
| Sep 14, 18:00 | 19.1N 40.2W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Sep 15, 00:00 | 19.1N 41.6W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Sep 15, 06:00 | 19.3N 43.1W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Sep 15, 12:00 | 19.8N 44.7W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Low |
| Sep 15, 18:00 | 20.4N 46.4W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Sep 16, 00:00 | 21.1N 48.3W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Sep 16, 06:00 | 21.8N 50.2W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Sep 16, 12:00 | 22.3N 52.1W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Sep 16, 18:00 | 22.8N 54.1W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Sep 17, 00:00 | 23.3N 56.0W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Sep 17, 06:00 | 23.8N 57.9W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Low |
| Sep 17, 12:00 | 24.2N 59.9W | 25 kt | 1011 mb | Low |
| Sep 17, 18:00 | 24.6N 61.6W | 25 kt | 1011 mb | Low |
| Sep 18, 00:00 | 24.9N 63.2W | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Low |
| Sep 18, 06:00 | 25.3N 64.7W | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Low |
| Sep 18, 12:00 | 25.6N 66.0W | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Low |
| Sep 18, 18:00 | 25.9N 67.1W | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Low |
| Sep 19, 00:00 | 26.2N 68.1W | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Low |
| Sep 19, 06:00 | 26.4N 69.0W | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Low |
| Sep 19, 12:00 | 26.6N 69.8W | 25 kt | 1012 mb | Low |
Other North Atlantic storms of 2009
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2009
- Tropical Storm AnaNorth Atlantic · 2009
- Hurricane BillNorth Atlantic · 2009 · 2 deaths · $46 million
- Tropical Storm ClaudetteNorth Atlantic · 2009
- Tropical Storm DannyNorth Atlantic · 2009
- Tropical Storm ErikaNorth Atlantic · 2009
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 2009
- Tropical Storm GraceNorth Atlantic · 2009
- Tropical Storm HenriNorth Atlantic · 2009
- Hurricane IdaNorth Atlantic · 2009
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.