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NORTH ATLANTIC · 2005 SEASON

Hurricane Emily (2005)

Recorded track and intensity · 11 Jul 2005–21 Jul 2005

PEAK INTENSITYCategory 5
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EMILY: complete recorded track, 11 Jul 2005–21 Jul 2005Recorded track from 11 Jul 2005 to 21 Jul 2005. Colors show the recorded wind category. The highlighted position follows the replay controls.CUBAAtlantic Ocean11 Jul, 00:00 UTC12 Jul, 00:00 UTC13 Jul, 00:00 UTC14 Jul, 00:00 UTC15 Jul, 00:00 UTC16 Jul, 00:00 UTC17 Jul, 00:00 UTC18 Jul, 00:00 UTC19 Jul, 00:00 UTC20 Jul, 00:00 UTC21 Jul, 00:00 UTCPeak · Category 511 JUL21 JUL

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All times UTC

Wind speed & pressure

17 Jul, 00:00 UTC
Wind speed 140 ktPressure 929 hPa
0920809701601020kthPa11 Jul14 Jul18 Jul21 Jul

Forward speed & ACE

17 Jul, 00:00 UTC
Forward speed 17 ktCumulative ACE 17.30 10⁴ kt²
001017.52035kt10⁴ kt²11 Jul14 Jul18 Jul21 Jul

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Forward speed measures the center’s motion. ACE accumulates squared one-minute winds at 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC during tropical or subtropical stages at 34 kt or above. Missing measurements remain gaps.

Maximum sustained wind140 kt

161 mph / 259 km/h

Minimum recorded pressure929 hPa

17 Jul 2005 · tropical stage

Recorded track duration10.5 days

Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present

Approximate track distance6,560 km

Along the recorded center positions

STORM HISTORY

Track and intensity summary

Emily is listed in the North Atlantic basin for the 2005 season. Its archived track begins on 11 Jul 2005, 00:00 UTC at 10.7°N, 42.4°W. The first observation lists sustained winds of 25 knots. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.

The first Category 5 observation appears on 16 Jul 2005, 21:00 UTC. The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 140 knots (161 mph / 259 km/h), first recorded on 17 Jul 2005, 00:00 UTC at 17.1°N, 79.5°W. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 929 hPa on 17 Jul 2005, 00:00 UTC.

The full record spans 252 hours and approximately 6,560 kilometers along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 25°N, 101.1°W on 21 Jul 2005, 12:00 UTC.

This summary is calculated from the NOAA IBTrACS archive. Category 5 describes the storm’s peak recorded wind intensity, not its intensity at landfall or the severity of impacts at any location. Landfall times, damage and casualties have not been independently reviewed for this page.

METHODOLOGY

Data sources and limitations

The map and summary are generated from NOAA’s IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive’s pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth’s 1:10m land data.

Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm’s center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.

Archive retrieved

NOAA IBTrACS archive · Field documentation

Sources & methodology

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