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      Category 2 Hurricane

      Hurricane Jova

      Storm Activity: Aug 13, 1987 - Aug 22, 1987

      Peak Wind
      105 mph
      Lowest Pressure
      --
      Duration
      8 days
      Last Position
      13.8 N 155 W

      Storm Track

      Aug 13 – Aug 22
      Storm Category
      1. Tropical Depression < 39 mph
      2. Tropical Storm 39-73 mph
      3. Category 1 74-95 mph
      4. Category 2 Peak 96-110 mph
      5. Category 3 111-129 mph
      6. Category 4 130-156 mph
      7. Category 5 157+ mph

      Intensity

      Sustained wind at each observation
      Peak wind
      105 mph
      Peak category
      Category 2
      Lowest pressure
      --

      Aug 22 · 00:00 GMT 30 mph -- Tropical Depression

      Storm Track Statistics

      Aug 22 00:00 GMT 13.8 -155 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 21 21:00 GMT 13.79 -154.01 30 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 21 18:00 GMT 13.8 -153 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 21 15:00 GMT 13.83 -151.95 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 21 12:00 GMT 13.9 -150.9 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 21 09:00 GMT 13.99 -149.87 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 21 06:00 GMT 14.1 -148.9 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 21 03:00 GMT 14.18 -148.02 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 21 00:00 GMT 14.3 -147.2 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 20 21:00 GMT 14.49 -146.41 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 20 18:00 GMT 14.7 -145.6 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 20 15:00 GMT 14.88 -144.72 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 12:00 GMT 15 -143.8 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 09:00 GMT 15.02 -142.88 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 06:00 GMT 15 -142 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 03:00 GMT 14.99 -141.24 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 20 00:00 GMT 15 -140.5 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 19 21:00 GMT 15.05 -139.69 65 mph -- Hurricane --
      Aug 19 18:00 GMT 15.1 -138.9 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 19 15:00 GMT 15.11 -138.17 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 19 12:00 GMT 15.1 -137.5 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 19 09:00 GMT 15.1 -136.86 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 19 06:00 GMT 15.1 -136.3 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 19 03:00 GMT 15.11 -135.82 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 19 00:00 GMT 15.1 -135.4 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 18 21:00 GMT 15.01 -134.98 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 18 18:00 GMT 14.9 -134.6 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 18 15:00 GMT 14.85 -134.28 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 18 12:00 GMT 14.8 -134 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 18 09:00 GMT 14.71 -133.76 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 18 06:00 GMT 14.6 -133.5 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 18 03:00 GMT 14.51 -133.16 95 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 18 00:00 GMT 14.4 -132.8 105 mph -- Hurricane 2
      Aug 17 21:00 GMT 14.26 -132.49 105 mph -- Hurricane 2
      Aug 17 18:00 GMT 14.1 -132.2 105 mph -- Hurricane 2
      Aug 17 15:00 GMT 13.92 -131.89 100 mph -- Hurricane 2
      Aug 17 12:00 GMT 13.7 -131.6 90 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 17 09:00 GMT 13.45 -131.36 85 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 17 06:00 GMT 13.2 -131.1 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 17 03:00 GMT 12.99 -130.75 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 17 00:00 GMT 12.8 -130.4 80 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 16 21:00 GMT 12.59 -130.14 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 16 18:00 GMT 12.4 -129.9 75 mph -- Hurricane 1
      Aug 16 15:00 GMT 12.24 -129.62 70 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 16 12:00 GMT 12.1 -129.3 65 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 16 09:00 GMT 11.98 -128.97 60 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 16 06:00 GMT 11.9 -128.6 60 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 16 03:00 GMT 11.89 -128.22 50 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 16 00:00 GMT 11.9 -127.8 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 15 21:00 GMT 11.85 -127.32 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 15 18:00 GMT 11.8 -126.8 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 15 15:00 GMT 11.77 -126.26 45 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 15 12:00 GMT 11.8 -125.7 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 15 09:00 GMT 11.93 -125.14 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 15 06:00 GMT 12.1 -124.6 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 15 03:00 GMT 12.2 -124.08 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 15 00:00 GMT 12.3 -123.6 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 14 21:00 GMT 12.45 -123.18 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 14 18:00 GMT 12.6 -122.8 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 14 15:00 GMT 12.71 -122.44 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 14 12:00 GMT 12.8 -122.1 40 mph -- Tropical Storm --
      Aug 14 09:00 GMT 12.9 -121.76 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 06:00 GMT 13 -121.4 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 03:00 GMT 13.1 -121.03 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 14 00:00 GMT 13.2 -120.6 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 21:00 GMT 13.3 -120.08 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --
      Aug 13 18:00 GMT 13.4 -119.5 35 mph -- Tropical Depression --

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