All storm pages · 1991 Pacific season
Hurricane Fefa 1991
Category 3 hurricane · Eastern and Central Pacific · July 29 to August 8, 1991
With a peak of 120 mph, Fefa ranked tied for the third-strongest of the 16 storms of the 1991 season. It produced 11% of the season's accumulated cyclone energy. Its winds rose 35 mph in the 24 hours to August 2. The name Fefa is on the National Hurricane Center's list of retired central and eastern North Pacific names.
Strength over time
- First record (tropical depression) 595 miles southwest of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico
- Tropical storm 600 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
- Hurricane 710 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Major hurricane 920 miles southwest of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Peak 920 miles southwest of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico; lowest pressure 959 mb
- Last record (tropical depression) 30 miles south-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii
Against every Pacific storm since 1949
In the 1991 season
Storm 7 of 16 in 1991, hurricane 4 of 10; it formed after Enrique and before Guillermo. See the season.
Places the center passed
The center came within 50 miles of 1 towns or cities of 10,000 people or more while the system was tropical. Distances are to the interpolated track line, not the storm's edge.
| Place | Closest | Wind then | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilo, Hawaii | 28 mi | 30 mph | August 8 |
Also peaked at 120 mph
Of 20 storms from other Pacific seasons, the nearest in time:
- Iselle (1990)958 mb, no landfall record
- Darby (1992)968 mb, no landfall record
- Ismael (1989)955 mb, no landfall record
- Kiko (1989)955 mb, landfall in Baja California Sur