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1977 Tropical Cyclone (Gale) TESSA (1977339S11204)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1977339S11204
Start Dec 5 00Z
Max Intensity 40 kt (Dec 7 12Z), 990 mb (Dec 7 12Z)
End Dec 11 00Z
ATCF IDs SH051978
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

No radial wind information for this storm


Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND NEUMANN WIND
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts kts mb kts kts kts
SP 1977-12-05 00:00:00 TS -11.00 -156.00 25 25 25 25
SP 03:00:00 TS -11.05 -155.64 25 25 25
SP 06:00:00 TS -11.10 -155.27 25 25 25
SP 09:00:00 TS -11.19 -154.90 25 25 25
SP 12:00:00 TS -11.30 -154.50 25 25 25
SP 15:00:00 TS -11.45 -154.06 27 27 27
SP 18:00:00 TS -11.59 -153.60 30 30 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -11.72 -153.14 30 30 30
SP 1977-12-06 00:00:00 TS -11.75 -152.84 30 997 30 30 997 30 30 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -11.74 -152.50 32 30 997 32 31 32
SP 06:00:00 TS -11.72 -152.15 35 30 997 35 32 35
SP 09:00:00 TS -11.72 -151.77 35 30 997 35 33 35
SP 12:00:00 TS -11.74 -151.36 30 997 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 15:00:00 TS -11.76 -150.98 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 18:00:00 TS -11.78 -150.61 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 21:00:00 TS -11.80 -150.27 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 1977-12-07 00:00:00 TS -11.84 -149.90 30 997 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 03:00:00 TS -11.89 -149.46 35 32 995 35 35
SP 06:00:00 TS -11.98 -149.01 35 35 993 35 35
SP 09:00:00 TS -12.11 -148.56 37 37 991 37 37
SP 12:00:00 TS -12.26 -148.16 40 990 40 40 990 40 40
SP 15:00:00 TS -12.40 -147.85 40 40 990 40 40
SP 18:00:00 TS -12.55 -147.58 40 40 990 40 40
SP 21:00:00 TS -12.69 -147.32 40 40 990 40 40
SP 1977-12-08 00:00:00 TS -12.84 -147.00 40 990 40 40 990 40 40 40
SP 03:00:00 TS -12.98 -146.56 40 40 990 40 40
SP 06:00:00 TS -13.13 -146.08 40 40 990 40 40
SP 09:00:00 TS -13.31 -145.58 40 40 990 40 40
SP 12:00:00 TS -13.50 -145.10 40 990 40 40 990 40 40
SP 15:00:00 TS -13.67 -144.69 37 37 991 37 37
SP 18:00:00 TS -13.84 -144.31 35 35 993 35 35
SP 21:00:00 TS -14.00 -143.92 35 32 995 35 35
SP 1977-12-09 00:00:00 TS -14.18 -143.48 30 997 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 03:00:00 TS -14.38 -142.92 32 30 997 32 33 32
SP 06:00:00 TS -14.57 -142.31 30 30 997 30 32 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -14.78 -141.68 30 30 997 30 31 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -15.00 -141.00 30 997 30 30 997 30 30 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -15.24 -140.27 30 30 30 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -15.48 -139.52 30 30 30 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -15.72 -138.78 30 30 30 30
SP 1977-12-10 00:00:00 TS -16.00 -138.00 30 30 30 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -16.34 -137.16 30 30 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -16.74 -136.28 30 30 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -17.20 -135.37 30 30 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -17.70 -134.40 30 30 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -18.21 -133.36 30 30 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -18.73 -132.26 30 30 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -19.27 -131.10 30 30 30
SP 1977-12-11 00:00:00 TS -19.80 -129.90 30 30 30

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh051978.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1083:TESSA
DS824 s_hem.dat:1351:05P
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-006:Line=10456
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=509:TESSA:BSH0578:JTWC
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA WIND USA SSHS WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts kts degrees
1978 SP MM 1977-12-05 00:00:00 TS -11.00 -156.00 1786 1786 O________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.00 -156.00 25 -1 -11.00 204.00 TC 25 -11.00 -156.00 1 25 -11.00 -156.00 TC 25 7 97
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -11.05 -155.64 1828 1826 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -11.04 -155.66 25 -1 -11.04 -155.66 TC 25 -11.05 -155.65 1 -11.04 -155.59 TC 25 7 98
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -11.10 -155.27 1859 1859 O________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.10 -155.30 25 -1 -11.10 204.70 TC 25 -11.12 -155.29 1 -11.10 -155.20 TC 25 7 101
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -11.19 -154.90 1899 1899 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -11.18 -154.91 25 -1 -11.18 -154.91 TC 25 -11.20 -154.91 1 -11.18 -154.86 TC 25 8 104
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -11.30 -154.50 1940 1940 O________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.30 -154.50 25 -1 -11.30 205.50 TC 25 -11.30 -154.50 1 -11.30 -154.50 TC 25 9 107
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -11.45 -154.06 1982 1982 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -11.45 -154.06 27 -1 -11.45 -154.06 TC 27 -11.43 -154.06 1 -11.45 -154.07 TC 27 9 108
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -11.59 -153.60 2032 2032 O________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.60 -153.60 30 -1 -11.60 206.40 TC 30 -11.57 -153.60 1 -11.60 -153.60 TC 30 9 107
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -11.72 -153.14 2084 2084 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -11.72 -153.14 30 -1 -11.72 -153.14 TC 30 -11.70 -153.14 1 -11.72 -153.14 TC 30 8 102
1978 SP MM 1977-12-06 00:00:00 TS -11.75 -152.84 30 997 wellington 2115 2115 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -152.70 30 -1 -11.00 -155.00 30 997 -11.80 207.30 TC 30 -11.80 -152.70 1 30 -11.80 -152.70 TC 30 6 92
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -11.74 -152.50 2149 2149 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.81 -152.28 32 -1 -11.13 -154.23 30 997 -11.81 -152.28 TC 32 -11.84 -152.29 1 31 -11.81 -152.28 TC 32 7 87
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -11.72 -152.15 2192 2192 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -151.90 35 0 -11.25 -153.48 30 997 -11.80 208.10 TC 35 -11.84 -151.90 1 32 -11.80 -151.90 TC 35 7 88
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -11.72 -151.77 2224 2224 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.80 -151.54 35 0 -11.38 -152.73 30 997 -11.80 -151.54 TC 35 -11.82 -151.54 1 33 -11.80 -151.54 TC 35 8 91
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -11.74 -151.36 30 997 wellington 2268 2268 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -151.20 35 0 -11.50 -152.00 30 997 -11.80 208.80 TC 35 -11.80 -151.20 2 35 -11.80 -151.20 TC 35 8 93
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -11.76 -150.98 2309 2309 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.80 -150.89 35 0 -11.62 -151.30 30 997 -11.80 -150.89 TC 35 -11.78 -150.90 2 35 -11.80 -150.89 TC 35 7 93
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -11.78 -150.61 2352 2352 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -150.60 35 0 -11.75 -150.64 30 997 -11.80 209.40 TC 35 -11.77 -150.62 2 35 -11.80 -150.60 TC 35 7 94
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -11.80 -150.27 2385 2385 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.79 -150.32 35 0 -11.87 -150.03 30 997 -11.79 -150.32 TC 35 -11.77 -150.33 2 35 -11.79 -150.32 TC 35 7 95
1978 SP MM 1977-12-07 00:00:00 TS -11.84 -149.90 30 997 wellington 2428 2428 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -150.00 35 0 -12.00 -149.50 30 997 -11.80 210.00 TC 35 -11.80 -150.00 2 35 -11.80 -150.00 TC 35 8 97
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -11.89 -149.46 2470 2470 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.83 -149.57 35 0 -12.12 -149.03 32 995 -11.83 -149.57 TC 35 -11.86 -149.57 2 -11.83 -149.57 TC 35 9 99
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -11.98 -149.01 2522 2522 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.90 -149.10 35 0 -12.25 -148.64 35 993 -11.90 210.90 TC 35 -11.96 -149.10 2 -11.90 -149.10 TC 35 9 104
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -12.11 -148.56 2564 2564 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -12.04 -148.63 37 0 -12.37 -148.30 37 991 -12.04 -148.63 TC 37 -12.07 -148.63 2 -12.04 -148.63 TC 37 9 109
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -12.26 -148.16 40 990 wellington 2605 2605 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -12.20 -148.20 40 0 -12.50 -148.00 40 990 -12.20 211.80 TC 40 -12.20 -148.20 2 -12.20 -148.20 TC 40 8 113
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -12.40 -147.85 2636 2636 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -12.35 -147.88 40 0 -12.62 -147.73 40 990 -12.35 -147.88 TC 40 -12.33 -147.89 2 -12.35 -147.88 TC 40 6 117
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -12.55 -147.58 2668 2666 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -12.50 -147.60 40 0 -12.75 -147.50 40 990 -12.50 212.40 TC 40 -12.48 -147.61 2 -12.50 -147.60 TC 40 6 119
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -12.69 -147.32 2698 2698 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -12.65 -147.33 40 0 -12.87 -147.27 40 990 -12.65 -147.33 TC 40 -12.63 -147.33 2 -12.65 -147.33 TC 40 6 117
1978 SP MM 1977-12-08 00:00:00 TS -12.84 -147.00 40 990 wellington 2729 2728 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -12.80 -147.00 40 0 -13.00 -147.00 40 990 -12.80 213.00 TC 40 -12.80 -147.00 2 40 -12.80 -147.00 TC 40 8 112
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -12.98 -146.56 2770 2770 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -12.94 -146.53 40 0 -13.10 -146.70 40 990 -12.94 -146.53 TC 40 -12.97 -146.53 2 -12.94 -146.53 TC 40 9 108
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -13.13 -146.08 2823 2823 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -13.10 -146.00 40 0 -13.21 -146.36 40 990 -13.10 214.00 TC 40 -13.15 -146.02 2 -13.10 -146.00 TC 40 10 109
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -13.31 -145.58 2876 2876 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -13.30 -145.48 40 0 -13.34 -145.97 40 990 -13.30 -145.48 TC 40 -13.33 -145.49 2 -13.30 -145.48 TC 40 10 111
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -13.50 -145.10 40 990 wellington 2928 2928 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -13.50 -145.00 40 0 -13.50 -145.50 40 990 -13.50 215.00 TC 40 -13.50 -145.00 2 -13.50 -145.00 TC 40 9 113
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -13.67 -144.69 2970 2970 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -13.66 -144.63 37 0 -13.73 -144.93 37 991 -13.66 -144.63 TC 37 -13.64 -144.65 2 -13.66 -144.63 TC 37 8 114
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -13.84 -144.31 3012 3012 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -13.80 -144.30 35 0 -14.00 -144.29 35 993 -13.80 215.70 TC 35 -13.78 -144.34 2 -13.80 -144.30 TC 35 8 114
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -14.00 -143.92 3054 3054 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -13.94 -143.99 35 0 -14.27 -143.63 32 995 -13.94 -143.99 TC 35 -13.93 -144.01 2 -13.93 -143.99 TC 35 9 113
1978 SP MM 1977-12-09 00:00:00 TS -14.18 -143.48 30 997 wellington 3096 3096 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -14.10 -143.60 35 0 -14.50 -143.00 30 997 -14.10 216.40 TC 35 -14.10 -143.60 2 35 -14.10 -143.60 TC 35 10 111
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -14.38 -142.92 3160 3160 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -14.28 -143.05 32 -1 -14.68 -142.43 30 997 -14.28 -143.05 TC 32 -14.30 -143.05 2 33 -14.34 -143.00 TC 32 12 109
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -14.57 -142.31 3223 3223 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -14.50 -142.40 30 -1 -14.81 -141.92 30 997 -14.50 217.60 TC 30 -14.52 -142.42 2 32 -14.60 -142.30 TC 30 13 108
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -14.78 -141.68 3287 3287 P_______PPP_P_ SH051978 -14.74 -141.72 30 -1 -14.91 -141.45 30 997 -14.74 -141.72 TC 30 -14.76 -141.73 2 31 -14.80 -141.66 TC 30 13 109
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -15.00 -141.00 30 997 wellington 3361 3361 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -15.00 -141.00 30 -1 -15.00 -141.00 30 997 -15.00 219.00 TC 30 -15.00 -141.00 1 30 -15.00 -141.00 TC 30 14 109
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -15.24 -140.27 3436 3436 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -15.25 -140.26 30 -1 -15.25 -140.26 TC 30 -15.21 -140.30 1 30 -15.24 -140.26 TC 30 15 109
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -15.48 -139.52 3521 3521 O________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -15.50 -139.50 30 -1 -15.50 220.50 TC 30 -15.44 -139.57 1 30 -15.50 -139.50 TC 30 15 109
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -15.72 -138.78 3595 3595 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -15.73 -138.76 30 -1 -15.73 -138.76 TC 30 -15.69 -138.81 1 30 -15.73 -138.77 TC 30 16 109
1978 SP MM 1977-12-10 00:00:00 TS -16.00 -138.00 3680 3680 O________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -16.00 -138.00 30 -1 -16.00 222.00 TC 30 -16.00 -138.00 1 30 -16.00 -138.00 TC 30 17 112
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -16.34 -137.16 3765 3765 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -16.31 -137.18 30 -1 -16.31 -137.18 TC 30 -16.36 -137.18 1 -16.37 -137.12 TC 30 18 114
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -16.74 -136.28 3861 3861 O________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -16.70 -136.30 30 -1 -16.70 223.70 TC 30 -16.77 -136.31 1 -16.80 -136.20 TC 30 19 117
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -17.20 -135.37 3957 3957 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -17.18 -135.38 30 -1 -17.18 -135.38 TC 30 -17.22 -135.39 1 -17.23 -135.33 TC 30 20 118
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -17.70 -134.40 4063 4063 O________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -17.70 -134.40 30 -1 -17.70 225.60 TC 30 -17.70 -134.40 1 -17.70 -134.40 TC 30 22 118
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -18.21 -133.36 4170 4170 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -18.19 -133.39 30 -1 -18.19 -133.39 TC 30 -18.21 -133.34 1 -18.24 -133.34 TC 30 23 117
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -18.73 -132.26 4287 4287 O________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -18.70 -132.30 30 -1 -18.70 227.70 TC 30 -18.73 -132.23 1 -18.80 -132.20 TC 30 24 116
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -19.27 -131.10 4414 4414 P________PP_P_ SH051978 -19.24 -131.13 30 -1 -19.24 -131.13 TC 30 -19.27 -131.08 1 -19.32 -131.05 TC 30 25 116
1978 SP MM 1977-12-11 00:00:00 TS -19.80 -129.90 4542 O________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -19.80 -129.90 30 -1 -19.80 230.10 TC 30 -19.80 -129.90 6 -19.80 -129.90 TC 30 25 115