Hurricane Pena Tracker
The track shows Pena's path and the forecast cone.
Tropical Storm Pena is over open water at 11.4°N, 153.5°W, moving west at 13 km/h.
Pena observation history
| Date, time | Wind Speed | Pressure | Latitude | Longitude | Movement | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 kmh | 998 mb | 11.4 | -153.5 | 13 kmh W | Tropical Storm | |
| 83 kmh | 998 mb | 11.4 | -152.8 | 18 kmh W | Tropical Storm | |
| 83 kmh | 1,000 mb | 11.3 | -151.8 | 22 kmh W | Tropical Storm | |
| 74 kmh | 1,002 mb | 11.2 | -150.6 | 18 kmh W | Tropical Storm | |
| 74 kmh | 1,002 mb | 11.2 | -149.6 | 19 kmh W | Tropical Storm | |
| 56 kmh | 1,007 mb | 11.0 | -148.6 | 15 kmh NW | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 1,007 mb | 10.6 | -147.9 | 22 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 1,007 mb | 10.5 | -146.7 | 20 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 1,007 mb | 10.5 | -145.6 | 22 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 1,007 mb | 10.5 | -144.4 | 31 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 1,008 mb | 10.2 | -142.7 | 24 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 46 kmh | 1,008 mb | 9.9 | -141.4 | 23 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 46 kmh | 1,008 mb | 9.6 | -140.2 | 34 kmh NW | Tropical Depression | |
| 46 kmh | 1,008 mb | 8.8 | -138.5 | 25 kmh NW | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 1,009 mb | 8.2 | -137.3 | 15 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 1,009 mb | 8.1 | -136.5 | 13 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 1,009 mb | 8.1 | -135.8 | 20 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 46 kmh | 1,008 mb | 8.1 | -134.7 | 22 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 46 kmh | 1,008 mb | 8.1 | -133.5 | 24 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 37 kmh | 7.9 | -132.2 | 24 kmh W | Tropical Depression | ||
| 37 kmh | 7.8 | -130.9 | 20 kmh W | Tropical Depression | ||
| 37 kmh | 7.7 | -129.8 | 0 kmh N | Tropical Depression |
What's happening now
Tropical Storm Pena is over open water at 11.4°N, 153.5°W, moving west at 13 km/h. The latest reading records sustained winds of 83 km/h and gusts of 95 km/h, with a central pressure of 998 mb. Pena remains at tropical-storm strength, and its wind speed is unchanged from the previous reading six hours earlier. The pressure also remains at 998 mb, after falling from 1,000 mb in the preceding reading. Pena first appears in the record as a tropical depression on November 2, with winds of 37 km/h. It remained a depression through November 6 at 12:00 UTC; the 18:00 UTC reading records tropical-storm strength and winds of 74 km/h. Winds reached 83 km/h by November 7 at 06:00 UTC and have held at that level in the 2 latest readings. The readings place Pena over open water with nothing near it.
Areas under watch or warning
No active watches or warnings.
How Pena developed
November 2 — Pena is recorded as a tropical depression.
The first reading places Pena at 7.7°N, 129.8°W, with winds of 37 km/h and gusts of 43 km/h. The storm’s recorded movement is 0 km/h in that reading. By the next observation, the reported motion is west at 20 km/h, with wind speed unchanged.
November 3 — Winds rise to 56 km/h.
Pena’s wind speed increases from 37 to 46 km/h, then reaches 56 km/h by 18:00 UTC. The pressure readings are 1,008 mb at 06:00 and 12:00, then 1,009 mb at 18:00. The readings continue to classify Pena as a tropical depression.
November 4 — Winds ease and the track turns northwest.
Pena’s winds remain at 56 km/h through 06:00 UTC, then fall to 46 km/h in the next reading. Pressure moves from 1,009 mb to 1,008 mb. The reported direction shifts from 277° to 297° as recorded movement speed rises from 15 to 25 km/h.
November 6 — Pena reaches tropical-storm strength.
At 18:00 UTC, the latest reading classifies Pena as a tropical storm, with winds of 74 km/h and gusts of 85 km/h. The preceding reading records winds of 56 km/h and pressure of 1,007 mb; the latest pressure is 1,002 mb. The storm’s recorded movement is 19 km/h at 282°.
How Pena is behaving
Pena’s measured pressure fell from 1,007 mb at 12:00 UTC on November 6 to 1,002 mb six hours later. Central pressure is the air pressure near a storm’s center; the lower latest value coincides with a rise in sustained wind from 56 to 74 km/h. The readings therefore show the system strengthening over that interval, after several days when winds fluctuated between 37 and 56 km/h. The record does not provide pressure for the first three observations, so it cannot establish a pressure trend across the storm’s full history. Pena’s movement also varied. The reported speed was 0 km/h in the first reading, reached 34 km/h on November 4, and is 19 km/h in the latest reading. The direction shifted from near west to northwest at several points; the latest bearing is 282°, toward the west-northwest. These observations describe changes in the recorded track, not what happens after the latest reading.
How to track Pena
Turn on the tropical storm tracks layer in RainViewer to follow Pena’s recorded path. Each track point uses the storm’s category at that moment: tropical depression is cyan, tropical storm is blue, category 1 is yellow, category 2 is amber, category 3 is orange, category 4 is red, and category 5 is dark red. The points show the sequence of recorded classifications, so the colors can change along the track as the readings change.
For Pena, compare the latest point with earlier points to see how its recorded position, movement, and classification changed across the observation history. The latest reading shows tropical-storm strength over open water, with no nearby town or water feature named in the data. For official storm information, consult your national weather service. Download RainViewer on Google Play or the App Store to follow Pena’s track.
Storm FAQ
Why do tropical cyclones get names?
Names help people distinguish one tropical cyclone from another in communication and records. Pena is the name used for this storm in the supplied observations.
What is the difference between Pena’s wind speed and movement speed?
Wind speed measures how fast air moves within the storm, while movement speed describes how fast the storm’s center travels across its track. The two values describe different kinds of motion.
What do gusts mean in a tropical storm reading?
Gusts are brief peaks in wind speed, while the sustained-wind figure represents the storm’s more continuous wind. A gust value can therefore be higher than the sustained-wind value in the same reading.
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