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Hurricane Neki 2009
Category 3 hurricane · Eastern and Central Pacific · October 18 to October 27, 2009
Tropical-storm-force winds reached 253 miles from Neki's center, tied for the eighth-widest reach among the 386 eastern and central Pacific storms with wind-radius data (kept since 2004). Its hurricane-force winds extended 63 miles from the center, tied for the sixth-widest hurricane-force field of the 201 eastern and central Pacific hurricanes measured this way since 2004. With a peak of 125 mph, it ranked tied for the fourth-strongest of the 23 storms of the 2009 season.
Strength over time
- First record (tropical depression) 785 miles south of Hilo, Hawaii
- Tropical storm 740 miles south-southwest of Hilo, Hawaii
- Hurricane 600 miles southwest of Lihue, Hawaii
- Major hurricane 560 miles west-southwest of Lihue, Hawaii
- Peak 540 miles west-southwest of Lihue, Hawaii; lowest pressure 950 mb
- Last record (tropical depression) 600 miles northwest of Lihue, Hawaii
Against every Pacific storm since 1949
In the 2009 season
Storm 23 of 23 in 2009, hurricane 8 of 8; it formed after Rick. Neki produced 10% of the season's accumulated cyclone energy. See the season.
Closest to land
Nearest town of 10,000 people or more: Lihue, Hawaii, 344 miles from the center on October 24 (tropical storm stage).
Also peaked at 125 mph
Of 26 storms from other Pacific seasons, the nearest in time:
- Jova (2011)955 mb, landfall in Jalisco
- Bud (2006)953 mb, no landfall record
- Lane (2006)952 mb, landfall in Sinaloa
- Jova (2005)951 mb, no landfall record