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1978 Tropical Storm BESS:BONNIE (1978217N16129)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1978217N16129
Start Aug 4 12Z
Landfall Aug 11 21Z
Max Intensity 45 kt (Aug 11 00Z), 985 mb (Aug 10 12Z)
End Aug 13 12Z
ATCF IDs ,WP101978
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

Map of storm track

Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts kts mb kts mb kts mb kts kts
WP 1978-08-04 12:00:00 TS 16.00 129.00 23 1006
WP 15:00:00 TS 16.10 128.75 23 1006
WP 18:00:00 TS 16.20 128.50 23 1006
WP 21:00:00 TS 16.30 128.25 23 1005
WP 1978-08-05 00:00:00 TS 16.40 128.00 23 1004
WP 03:00:00 TS 16.50 127.75 23 1004
WP 06:00:00 TS 16.60 127.50 23 1004
WP 09:00:00 TS 16.70 127.25 23 1004
WP 12:00:00 TS 16.80 127.00 23 1004
WP 15:00:00 TS 16.90 126.75 23 1004
WP 18:00:00 TS 17.00 126.50 23 1004
WP 21:00:00 TS 17.08 126.25 26 1004
WP 1978-08-06 00:00:00 TS 17.20 126.00 29 1004
WP 03:00:00 TS 17.38 125.75 29 1003
WP 06:00:00 TS 17.60 125.50 29 1002
WP 09:00:00 TS 17.81 125.24 29 1002
WP 12:00:00 TS 18.00 125.00 29 1002
WP 15:00:00 TS 18.14 124.79 29 1002
WP 18:00:00 TS 18.30 124.60 29 1002
WP 21:00:00 TS 18.53 124.41 29 1002
WP 1978-08-07 00:00:00 TS 18.80 124.20 29 1002
WP 03:00:00 TS 19.06 123.95 29 1002
WP 06:00:00 TS 19.30 123.70 29 1002
WP 09:00:00 TS 19.49 123.48 29 1002
WP 12:00:00 TS 19.70 123.30 29 1002
WP 15:00:00 TS 19.98 123.16 29 1002
WP 18:00:00 TS 20.30 123.00 29 1002
WP 21:00:00 TS 20.65 122.84 29 1002
WP 1978-08-08 00:00:00 TS 21.64 122.29 15 29 1002 15 15
WP 03:00:00 TS 21.91 121.49 15 29 1002 15 16
WP 06:00:00 TS 21.98 120.64 15 29 1002 15 17
WP 09:00:00 TS 21.93 119.88 17 29 1002 17 18
WP 12:00:00 TS 21.82 119.28 20 29 1002 20 20
WP 15:00:00 TS 21.65 118.85 20 20 21
WP 18:00:00 TS 21.51 118.46 20 20 22
WP 21:00:00 TS 21.36 118.03 22 22 23
WP 1978-08-09 00:00:00 TS 21.11 117.32 998 25 998 25 25
WP 03:00:00 TS 20.79 116.79 25 997 25 25
WP 06:00:00 TS 20.30 116.21 996 25 996 30 990 25 25
WP 09:00:00 TS 19.86 115.70 25 995 30 990 25 25
WP 12:00:00 TS 19.54 115.29 994 25 994 30 990 25 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 19.26 114.96 25 994 30 990 25 26
WP 18:00:00 TS 19.07 114.71 994 25 994 30 990 25 27
WP 21:00:00 TS 18.88 114.48 27 994 30 990 27 28
WP 1978-08-10 00:00:00 TS 18.72 114.18 994 30 994 30 990 30 30
WP 03:00:00 TS 18.59 113.72 30 992 32 990 30 30
WP 06:00:00 TS 18.48 113.17 990 30 990 35 990 30 30
WP 09:00:00 TS 18.37 112.59 30 990 37 987 30 30
WP 12:00:00 TS 18.30 112.01 40 990 30 40 990 40 985 30 30
WP 15:00:00 TS 18.25 111.46 30 40 990 40 985 30 31
WP 18:00:00 TS 18.21 110.93 40 990 30 40 990 40 985 30 32
WP 21:00:00 TS 18.15 110.41 32 40 990 42 985 32 33
WP 1978-08-11 00:00:00 TS 18.08 109.88 40 990 35 40 990 45 985 35 35
WP 03:00:00 TS 18.03 109.31 35 40 990 42 985 35 36
WP 06:00:00 TS 17.99 108.73 40 990 35 40 990 40 985 35 37
WP 09:00:00 TS 17.94 108.17 37 40 990 40 985 37 38
WP 12:00:00 TS 17.90 107.62 40 990 40 40 990 40 985 40 40
WP 15:00:00 TS 17.87 107.08 37 40 987 40 985 37 36
WP 18:00:00 TS 17.87 106.60 40 985 35 40 985 40 985 35 32
WP 21:00:00 TS 17.87 106.16 30 37 985 37 987 30 28
WP 1978-08-12 00:00:00 TS 17.89 105.74 35 985 25 35 985 35 990 25 25
WP 03:00:00 TS 17.93 105.39 987 32 992
WP 06:00:00 TS 17.90 104.83 990 990 30 995
WP 09:00:00 TS 17.91 104.34 991
WP 12:00:00 TS 17.90 103.75 992 992
WP 15:00:00 TS 17.82 103.13 994
WP 18:00:00 TS 17.79 102.43 996 996
WP 21:00:00 TS 17.80 101.66 996
WP 1978-08-13 00:00:00 TS 17.90 100.80 996 996
NI 03:00:00 TS 18.16 99.75 996
NI 06:00:00 TS 18.40 99.20 996
NI 09:00:00 TS 18.69 98.99 997
NI 12:00:00 TS 19.00 99.00 998

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp101978.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=27168:BONNIE:7810
CMA CH1978BST.txt:Storm=12:(nameless)
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=12093:BONNIE
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 w_npac.dat:918:BONNIE
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=26038
TD9635
NEUMANN
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 TOKYO LAT TOKYO LON TOKYO GRADE TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES TOKYO R50_DIR TOKYO R30_DIR TOKYO R30_LONG TOKYO R30_SHORT TOKYO LAND CMA LAT CMA LON CMA CAT CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO LAT HKO LON HKO CAT HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb nmile nmile 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts kts degrees
1978 WP MM 1978-08-04 12:00:00 TS 16.00 129.00 547 533 __O___________ -5 16.00 129.00 1 23 1006 5 293
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 16.10 128.75 533 510 __P___________ -5 16.10 128.75 1 23 1006 5 293
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 16.20 128.50 510 497 __O___________ -5 16.20 128.50 1 23 1006 5 293
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 16.30 128.25 497 477 __P___________ -5 16.30 128.25 1 23 1005 5 293
1978 WP MM 1978-08-05 00:00:00 TS 16.40 128.00 477 466 __O___________ -5 16.40 128.00 1 23 1004 5 293
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 16.50 127.75 458 449 __P___________ -5 16.50 127.75 1 23 1004 5 293
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 16.60 127.50 449 441 __O___________ -5 16.60 127.50 1 23 1004 5 293
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 16.70 127.25 433 426 __P___________ -5 16.70 127.25 1 23 1004 5 293
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 16.80 127.00 426 419 __O___________ -5 16.80 127.00 1 23 1004 5 293
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 16.90 126.75 420 407 __P___________ -5 16.90 126.75 1 23 1004 5 293
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 17.00 126.50 410 404 __O___________ -5 17.00 126.50 1 23 1004 5 291
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 17.08 126.25 393 372 __P___________ -5 17.08 126.25 1 26 1004 5 293
1978 WP MM 1978-08-06 00:00:00 TS 17.20 126.00 372 352 __O___________ -5 17.20 126.00 1 29 1004 6 302
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 17.38 125.75 353 325 __P___________ -5 17.38 125.75 1 29 1003 6 310
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 17.60 125.50 325 307 __O___________ -5 17.60 125.50 1 29 1002 6 311
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 17.81 125.24 300 286 __P___________ -5 17.81 125.24 1 29 1002 6 310
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 18.00 125.00 286 265 __O___________ -5 18.00 125.00 1 29 1002 5 308
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 18.14 124.79 265 242 __P___________ -5 18.14 124.79 1 29 1002 5 308
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 18.30 124.60 242 221 __O___________ -5 18.30 124.60 1 29 1002 5 317
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 18.53 124.41 221 203 __P___________ -5 18.53 124.41 1 29 1002 6 323
1978 WP MM 1978-08-07 00:00:00 TS 18.80 124.20 205 191 __O___________ -5 18.80 124.20 1 29 1002 7 320
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 19.06 123.95 195 178 __P___________ -5 19.06 123.95 1 29 1002 7 317
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 19.30 123.70 178 168 __O___________ -5 19.30 123.70 1 29 1002 6 315
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 19.49 123.48 176 168 __P___________ -5 19.49 123.48 1 29 1002 6 317
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 19.70 123.30 179 179 __O___________ -5 19.70 123.30 1 29 1002 6 328
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 19.98 123.16 202 197 __P___________ -5 19.98 123.16 1 29 1002 7 335
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 20.30 123.00 224 224 __O___________ -5 20.30 123.00 1 29 1002 7 336
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 20.65 122.84 244 148 __P___________ -5 20.65 122.84 1 29 1002 15 334
1978 WP MM 1978-08-08 00:00:00 TS 21.64 122.29 148 61 O_O______OO___ jtwc_wp WP101978 22.50 122.00 15 -1 21.00 122.50 1 29 1002 22.50 122.00 TC 15 22.50 122.00 1 15 18 315
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 21.91 121.49 61 0 P_P______PP___ WP101978 22.29 121.23 15 -1 21.32 121.86 1 29 1002 22.29 121.23 TC 15 22.32 121.26 1 16 16 283
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 21.98 120.64 10 10 O_O______OP___ jtwc_wp WP101978 22.10 120.50 15 -1 21.60 121.00 1 29 1002 22.10 120.50 TC 15 22.13 120.55 1 17 15 271
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 21.93 119.88 78 78 P_P______PP___ WP101978 21.94 119.85 17 -1 21.82 120.03 1 29 1002 21.94 119.85 TC 17 21.96 119.89 1 18 13 262
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 21.82 119.28 129 129 O_O______OO___ jtwc_wp WP101978 21.80 119.30 20 -1 22.00 119.00 1 29 1002 21.80 119.30 TC 20 21.80 119.30 1 20 10 254
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 21.65 118.85 169 169 P________PP___ WP101978 21.65 118.88 20 -1 1 21.65 118.88 TC 20 21.66 118.80 1 21 8 248
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 21.51 118.46 216 216 O________OP___ jtwc_wp WP101978 21.50 118.50 20 -1 21.50 118.50 TC 20 21.52 118.38 1 22 8 249
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 21.36 118.03 227 211 P________PP___ WP101978 21.36 118.05 22 -1 21.36 118.05 TC 22 21.37 117.99 1 23 11 249
1978 WP MM 1978-08-09 00:00:00 TS 21.11 117.32 998 tokyo 217 213 OO_______OO___ jtwc_wp WP101978 21.20 117.60 25 -1 20.00 114.00 2 998 0 0 0 21.20 117.60 TC 25 21.20 117.60 1 25 13 244
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 20.79 116.79 234 234 PP_______PP___ WP101978 21.02 117.20 25 -1 19.46 114.43 2 997 0 0 21.02 117.20 TC 25 20.99 117.16 1 25 13 232
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 20.30 116.21 996 tokyo 271 271 OO_O_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP101978 20.80 116.80 25 -1 19.00 114.70 2 996 0 0 0 18.40 114.00 TD 30 990 20.80 116.80 TC 25 20.75 116.73 1 25 14 228
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 19.86 115.70 302 302 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 20.52 116.34 25 -1 18.67 114.72 2 995 0 0 18.34 113.90 TD 30 990 20.52 116.34 TC 25 20.49 116.30 1 25 12 229
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 19.54 115.29 994 tokyo 329 326 OO_O_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP101978 20.20 115.90 25 -1 18.50 114.60 2 994 0 0 0 18.30 113.80 TD 30 990 20.20 115.90 TC 25 20.20 115.90 1 25 9 230
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 19.26 114.96 343 341 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 19.85 115.54 25 -1 18.46 114.47 2 994 0 0 18.28 113.70 TD 30 990 19.85 115.54 TC 25 19.87 115.56 1 26 7 229
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 19.07 114.71 994 tokyo 359 359 OO_O_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP101978 19.50 115.20 25 -1 18.50 114.30 2 994 0 0 0 18.30 113.60 TD 30 990 19.50 115.20 TC 25 19.53 115.24 1 27 6 230
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 18.88 114.48 370 350 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 19.18 114.88 27 -1 18.51 114.19 2 994 0 0 18.34 113.56 TD 30 990 19.18 114.88 TC 27 19.19 114.90 1 28 6 235
1978 WP MM 1978-08-10 00:00:00 TS 18.72 114.18 994 tokyo 350 304 OO_O_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP101978 18.90 114.50 30 -1 18.50 114.00 2 994 0 0 0 18.40 113.40 TD 30 990 18.90 114.50 TC 30 18.90 114.50 1 30 8 248
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 18.59 113.72 304 261 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 18.68 113.98 30 -1 18.45 113.67 2 992 0 0 18.46 112.96 TD 32 990 18.68 113.98 TC 30 18.67 114.01 1 30 10 256
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 18.48 113.17 990 tokyo 261 215 OO_O_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP101978 18.50 113.40 30 -1 18.40 113.20 2 990 0 0 0 18.50 112.40 TS 35 990 18.50 113.40 TC 30 18.48 113.47 1 30 11 259
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 18.37 112.59 215 167 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 18.33 112.85 30 -1 18.39 112.63 2 990 0 0 18.51 111.90 TS 37 987 18.33 112.85 TC 30 18.33 112.89 1 30 11 261
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 18.30 112.01 40 990 tokyo 167 119 OO_O_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP101978 18.20 112.30 30 -1 18.40 112.00 3 40 990 0 9 150 150 0 18.50 111.40 TS 40 985 18.20 112.30 TC 30 18.20 112.30 1 30 11 263
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 18.25 111.46 125 84 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 18.09 111.76 30 -1 18.40 111.40 3 40 990 0 9 150 150 18.51 110.89 TS 40 985 18.09 111.76 TC 30 18.07 111.74 1 31 10 265
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 18.21 110.93 40 990 tokyo 76 46 OO_O_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP101978 18.00 111.20 30 -1 18.40 110.80 3 40 990 0 9 150 150 0 18.50 110.40 TS 40 985 18.00 111.20 TC 30 17.95 111.18 1 32 10 264
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 18.15 110.41 53 23 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 17.88 110.61 32 -1 18.41 110.17 3 40 990 0 9 125 125 18.47 109.94 TS 42 985 17.88 110.61 TC 32 17.87 110.60 1 33 10 263
1978 WP MM 1978-08-11 00:00:00 TS 18.08 109.88 40 990 tokyo 23 11 OO_O_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP101978 17.80 110.00 35 0 18.40 109.60 3 40 990 0 9 100 100 0 18.40 109.50 TS 45 985 17.80 110.00 TC 35 17.80 110.00 2 35 11 264
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 18.03 109.31 30 30 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 17.79 109.36 35 0 18.35 109.18 3 40 990 0 9 100 100 18.25 109.10 TS 42 985 17.79 109.36 TC 35 17.75 109.36 2 36 11 265
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 17.99 108.73 40 990 tokyo 54 54 OO_O_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP101978 17.80 108.70 35 0 18.30 108.80 3 40 990 0 9 100 100 0 18.10 108.70 TS 40 985 17.80 108.70 TC 35 17.73 108.71 2 37 11 265
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 17.94 108.17 85 85 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 17.75 108.04 37 0 18.30 108.31 3 40 990 0 9 100 100 18.03 108.27 TS 40 985 17.75 108.04 TC 37 17.71 108.05 2 38 11 265
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 17.90 107.62 40 990 tokyo 104 63 OO_O_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP101978 17.70 107.40 40 0 18.30 107.80 3 40 990 0 9 100 100 0 18.00 107.80 TS 40 985 17.70 107.40 TC 40 17.70 107.40 2 40 10 266
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 17.87 107.08 63 10 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 17.70 106.79 37 0 18.25 107.34 3 40 987 0 9 100 100 17.99 107.31 TS 40 985 17.70 106.79 TC 37 17.68 106.78 2 36 10 268
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 17.87 106.60 40 985 tokyo 10 0 OO_O_____OP___ jtwc_wp WP101978 17.70 106.20 35 0 18.20 106.90 3 40 985 0 9 100 100 0 18.00 106.80 TS 40 985 17.70 106.20 TC 35 17.66 106.17 2 32 9 270
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 17.87 106.16 0 0 PP_P_____PP___ WP101978 17.66 105.60 30 -1 18.19 106.47 3 37 985 0 9 100 100 18.01 106.34 TS 37 987 17.66 105.60 TC 30 17.63 105.58 2 28 8 271
1978 WP MM 1978-08-12 00:00:00 TS 17.89 105.74 35 985 tokyo 0 0 OO_O_____OO___ jtwc_wp WP101978 17.60 105.00 25 -1 18.20 106.00 3 35 985 0 9 100 100 0 18.00 105.80 TS 35 990 17.60 105.00 TC 25 17.60 105.00 1 25 7 275
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 17.93 105.39 0 0 _P_P__________ WP101978 -5 18.20 105.43 3 987 0 9 17.96 105.10 TS 32 992 TC 1 9 271
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 17.90 104.83 990 tokyo 0 0 _O_O__________ -5 18.20 104.80 2 990 0 0 0 17.90 104.30 TD 30 995 1 10 269
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 17.91 104.34 0 0 _P____________ -5 18.21 104.17 2 991 0 0 TD 1 10 270
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 17.90 103.75 992 tokyo 0 0 _O____________ -5 18.20 103.50 2 992 0 0 0 11 266
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 17.82 103.13 0 0 _P____________ -5 18.10 102.76 2 994 0 0 13 265
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 17.79 102.43 996 tokyo 0 0 _O____________ -5 18.00 102.00 2 996 0 0 0 14 269
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 17.80 101.66 0 0 _P____________ -5 17.95 101.23 2 996 0 0 16 274
1978 WP MM 1978-08-13 00:00:00 TS 17.90 100.80 996 tokyo 0 0 _O____________ -5 18.00 100.50 2 996 0 0 0 18 281
1978 NI BB 03:00:00 TS 18.16 99.75 0 0 _P____________ -5 18.16 99.75 2 996 0 0 16 288
1978 NI BB 06:00:00 TS 18.40 99.20 0 0 _O____________ -5 18.40 99.20 2 996 0 0 0 9 307
1978 NI BB 09:00:00 TS 18.69 98.99 0 0 _P____________ -5 18.69 98.99 2 997 0 0 6 342
1978 NI BB 12:00:00 TS 19.00 99.00 0 _O____________ -5 19.00 99.00 2 998 0 0 0 6 0