Timeline of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season

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;May 24

• 8:00 am EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression One forms 170 miles (275 kilometers)The figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (knots, miles, or kilometers), following the convention used in the National Hurricane Center's [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2004/index.shtml operational products] for each storm. All other units are rounded to the nearest digit. east-southeast of Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands.{{cite web|publisher=National Hurricane Center|year=2009|access-date=July 1, 2009|title=Non-developing Atlantic Depressions 1967-1987|url=ftp://ftp.tpc.ncep.noaa.gov/atcf/archive/HURDAT/non-developing-depressions-1967-1987-atl.txt}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

;May 30

• 8:00 am EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression One makes landfall on Great Abaco Island in the northern Bahamas with winds of {{convert|35|mph|km/h}}.
• 2:00 pm EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression One passes over the Berry Islands with winds of {{convert|35|mph|km/h}}.

;May 31

• 8:00 am EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression One makes its closest approach to the Florida Keys, tracking within {{convert|20|mi|km}} of Lower Matecumbe Key with winds of {{convert|30|mph|km/h}}.
• 8:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC June 1) – Tropical Depression One dissipates in the Florida Strait.

;June 1

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions: When is hurricane season? |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=July 1, 2009 |year=2009 |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/G1.html |author1=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |author2=Hurricane Research Division |authorlink1=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718065833/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/G1.html |archive-date=July 18, 2006 }}

• There was no tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin during July 1987.

;August 9

File:Unnamed 10 aug 1987 1422Z.jpg

• 7:00 am CDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two forms about {{convert|260|mi|km}} southeast of Houston, Texas.{{cite web|author=Hurricane Research Division|publisher=National Hurricane Center|year=2009|access-date=July 5, 2009|title=Atlantic Hurricane Best Track Database (HURDAT)|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/tracks1851to2009_atl_reanal.html}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/unnamed/prelim05.gif|author=Harold. P. Gerrish|title=Tropical Storm Two Preliminary Report: Page Five|date=November 18, 1987|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=July 1, 2009}}
• 1:00 pm CDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two intensifies into a Tropical Storm but is not assigned a name.

;August 10

• 1:00 am CDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Two makes landfall near Galveston, Texas with winds of {{convert|45|mph|km/h}}.

:*1:00 am CDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Two weakens into a tropical depression.

• 2:00 pm EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Three forms over Andros Island in The Bahamas.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/arlene/prelim04.gif|author=Dr. Harold. P. Gerrish|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Arlene|date=October 16, 1987|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=July 1, 2009}}
• 8:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC August 11) – Tropical Depression Three tracks over the Berry Islands with winds of {{convert|30|mph|km/h}}.
• Exact time unknown – Tropical Depression Three makes landfall near Freeport on Grand Bahama Island.

;August 11

• 2:00 pm EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Three intensifies into Tropical Storm Arlene roughly {{convert|255|mi|km}} northeast of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas.

;August 13

• 11:00 am AST (1500 UTC) – Tropical Storm Arlene makes its closest approach to Bermuda, tracking roughly {{convert|45|mi|km}} to the north with winds of {{convert|65|mph|km/h}}.
• 8:00 pm AST (0000 UTC August 14) – Tropical Depression Four forms about 840 mi (1,350 km) east-southeast of Barbados.

;August 14

• 8:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC August 15) – Tropical Depression Two re-emerges into the Gulf of Mexico.

;August 15

File:Arlene 1987 track.png

• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Four dissipates roughly {{convert|55|mi|km}} northeast of the British Virgin Islands.
• 2:00 pm EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two makes landfall in Gulf County, Florida with winds of {{convert|20|mph|km/h}}.

;August 17

• 2:00 am EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two dissipates over southeastern Georgia.

;August 18

• 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Five forms roughly {{convert|170|mi|km}} west of Dakar, Senegal.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/bret/prelim02.gif|author=Gilbert B. Clark|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Bret|date=September 1987|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=July 1, 2009}}
• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Five tracks over the southern Cape Verde Islands with winds of {{convert|35|mph|km/h}}.
• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Five strengthens into Tropical Storm Bret about {{convert|85|mi|km}} west-northwest of Brava, Cape Verde.

;August 20

• 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Bret reaches its peak intensity with winds of {{convert|50|mph|km/h}} while located about 710 mi (1,145 km) west-northwest of Brava, Cape Verde.

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;August 22

• 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Arlene intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale while located about 815 mi (1,310 km) southwest of the Azores Islands.
• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Arlene reaches its peak intensity with winds of {{convert|75|mph|km/h}} and a minimum barometric pressure of 987 mbar (hPa; {{convert|987|mbar|inHg|lk=on|abbr=on|sigfig=4|disp=out}}).
• 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Bret weakens into a tropical depression while located about 825 mi (1,330 km) northeast of Barbados.

;August 23

• 8:00 pm AST (0000 UTC) – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issues their final advisory on Hurricane Arlene as it transitions into an extratropical cyclone.

;August 24

• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Bret degenerates into a tropical wave over the central Atlantic Ocean.

;August 30

• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Six forms roughly {{convert|515|mi|km}} west-southwest of Brava, Cape Verde.

;September 2

• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Six dissipates about 895 mi (1,440 km) west of Antigua and Barbuda.

;September 5

File:Dennis 1987 track.png

• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Seven forms roughly {{convert|445|mi|km}} west of Brava, Cape Verde.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/cindy/prelim02.gif|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Cindy|author=Robert A. Case|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=July 5, 2009|date=October 3, 1987}}
• 8:00 pm AST (0000 UTC September 6) – Tropical Depression Eight forms around {{convert|115|mi|km}} northwest of Tobago.

;September 6

• 8:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC September 7) – Tropical Depression Nine forms roughly {{convert|145|mi|km}} northeast of Freeport, Bahamas.

;September 7

• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Seven strengthens into Tropical Storm Cindy about 1,050 mi (1,690 km) northwest of the Cape Verde Islands.
• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Eight makes landfall with winds of {{convert|35|mph|km/h}} near Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua shortly before dissipating.
• 2:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC September 8) – Tropical Depression Nine makes landfall near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with winds of {{convert|35|mph|km/h}}.

;September 8

• 2:00 am EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Nine dissipates over North Carolina.
• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Ten forms about {{convert|205|mi|km}} southwest of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/dennis/prelim02.gif|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Dennis|author=Miles B. Lawrence|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=July 5, 2009|date=October 6, 1987}}

;September 10

• (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Ten strengthens into Tropical Storm Dennis while located about {{convert|275|mi|km}} south of Brava, Cape Verde.
• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – The last advisory on Tropical Storm Cindy is released as it becomes extratropical over the northern Atlantic.

;September 13

• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Eleven forms near {{convert|375|mi|km}} northeast of Barbados.

;September 17

• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Eleven dissipates about {{convert|280|mi|km}} northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

;September 18

• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Dennis weakens into a tropical depression while located around 660 mi (1,060 km) northeast of Barbados.

;September 19

• 8:00 pm AST (0000 UTC September 20) – Tropical Depression Twelve forms roughly {{convert|605|mi|km}} southeast of Barbados.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/emily/prelim07.gif|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Emily|author=Harold P. Gerrish|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=November 12, 1987}}

;September 20

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• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Dennis transitions into an extratropical cyclone over the central Atlantic.
• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Twelve strengthens into Tropical Storm Emily while located about {{convert|245|mi|km}} southeast of Barbados.

;September 21

• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Emily makes landfall in St. Vincent with winds of {{convert|50|mph|km/h}}.

;September 22

• 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Emily intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane.
• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Emily intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane.
• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Emily reaches its peak intensity with winds of {{convert|125|mph|km/h}} as it intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane.
• 11:00 pm AST (0300 UTC) – Hurricane Emily weakens to a Category 2 hurricane and makes landfall near Barahona, Dominican Republic with winds of {{convert|110|mph|km/h}}.

;September 23

• 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Emily weakens into a Category 1 hurricane.
• 8:00 am AST (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Emily weakens into a tropical storm.

;September 25

• 2:00 am AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Emily re-intensifies into a hurricane while located about {{convert|235|mi|km}} southwest of Bermuda.
• 7:45 am AST (1145 UTC) – Hurricane Emily makes landfall in Bermuda with winds of {{convert|85|mph|km/h}}.

;September 26

• 2:00 pm AST (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Emily transitions into an extratropical cyclone over the northeastern Atlantic.

;October 9

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• 2:00 am EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Thirteen forms roughly {{convert|85|mi|km}} northeast of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/floyd/prelim05.gif|title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Floyd|author=Gilbert B. Clark|date=October 27, 1987|publisher=National Hurricane Center|access-date=July 1, 2009}}

;October 10

• 8:00 pm EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Thirteen strengthens into Tropical Storm Floyd while located about {{convert|230|mi|km}} south-southwest of Grand Cayman Island.

;October 11

• 8:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC October 12) – Tropical Storm Floyd makes landfall in western Cuba near Guane.

;October 12

• 8:00 am EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Floyd intensifies into a Category 1 hurricane as it reaches its peak windspeeds of {{convert|75|mph|km/h}}.
• 2:00 pm EDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Floyd tracks over the Florida Keys with winds of {{convert|75|mph|km/h}}.
• 8:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC) – Hurricane Floyd weakens into a tropical storm.

;October 13

• 2:00 pm EDT (1800 UTC) –Tropical Storm Floyd transitions into an extratropical cyclone to the northeast of the Bahamas.

;October 31

• 2:00 pm EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Fourteen forms roughly {{convert|110|mi|km}} south-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.{{cite web|author=Robert A. Case|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=November 17, 1987|access-date=July 1, 2009|title=Tropical Depression Fourteen Preliminary Report: Page Eight|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1987-prelim/trop/prelim08.gif}}

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;November 2

• 8:00 pm EDT (0000 UTC November 3) – Tropical Depression Fourteen makes landfall in southern Matanzas Province, Cuba with winds of {{convert|35|mph|km/h}}.
• Exact time unknown – Tropical Depression Fourteen makes landfall in southern La Habana Province, Cuba with winds of {{convert|35|mph|km/h}}.

;November 4

• 8:00 am EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Fourteen makes landfall near Tampa, Florida.
• 2:00 pm EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Fourteen dissipates over Florida.

;November 30

• The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.

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