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1978 Tropical Storm BESS (1978221N19114)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1978221N19114
Start Aug 9 00Z
Max Intensity 38 kt (Aug 9 18Z), 987 mb (Aug 10 06Z)
End Aug 10 06Z
ATCF IDs
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 CMA WIND CMA PRES
degrees north degrees east kts mb
WP 1978-08-09 00:00:00 TS 19.00 114.00 29 996
WP 03:00:00 TS 18.74 113.80 29 995
WP 06:00:00 TS 18.50 113.80 29 994
WP 09:00:00 TS 18.29 114.07 29 994
WP 12:00:00 TS 18.20 114.30 29 994
WP 15:00:00 TS 18.33 114.15 33 993
WP 18:00:00 TS 18.50 113.80 38 992
WP 21:00:00 TS 18.54 113.42 38 991
WP 1978-08-10 00:00:00 TS 18.50 113.00 38 990
WP 03:00:00 TS 18.40 112.59 38 988
WP 06:00:00 TS 18.30 112.20 38 987

Source Information

Agency Information
USA
TOKYO
CMA CH1978BST.txt:Storm=13:Bess
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA SSHS CMA LAT CMA LON CMA CAT CMA WIND CMA PRES STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east km km 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb kts degrees
1978 WP MM 1978-08-09 00:00:00 TS 19.00 114.00 321 307 __O___________ -5 19.00 114.00 1 29 996 6 216
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 18.74 113.80 310 310 __P___________ -5 18.74 113.80 1 29 995 5 201
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 18.50 113.80 318 318 __O___________ -5 18.50 113.80 1 29 994 5 151
1978 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 18.29 114.07 356 356 __P___________ -5 18.29 114.07 1 29 994 6 122
1978 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 18.20 114.30 380 366 __O___________ -5 18.20 114.30 1 29 994 1 62
1978 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 18.33 114.15 356 318 __P___________ -5 18.33 114.15 1 33 993 6 302
1978 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 18.50 113.80 318 280 __O___________ -5 18.50 113.80 2 38 992 7 287
1978 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 18.54 113.42 280 243 __P___________ -5 18.54 113.42 2 38 991 8 270
1978 WP MM 1978-08-10 00:00:00 TS 18.50 113.00 243 215 __O___________ -5 18.50 113.00 2 38 990 8 260
1978 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 18.40 112.59 215 185 __P___________ -5 18.41 112.59 2 38 988 8 255
1978 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 18.30 112.20 185 __O___________ -5 18.30 112.20 2 38 987 8 255