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1979 Severe Tropical Storm IVAN (1979075S13092)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1979075S13092
Start Mar 16 00Z
Max Intensity 60 kt (Mar 19 12Z), 988 mb (Mar 18 09Z)
End Mar 21 06Z
ATCF IDs ,SH201979
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 BOM WIND BOM PRES DS824 WIND DS824 PRES TD9636 WIND NEUMANN WIND NEUMANN PRES
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts kts mb kts mb kts kts mb
SI 1979-03-16 00:00:00 TS -12.96 91.96 30 998 30 30 998 35 998 30
SI 03:00:00 TS -13.14 91.82 30 30 997 35 997
SI 06:00:00 TS -13.30 91.71 30 997 30 30 997 35 997 30 1000
SI 09:00:00 TS -13.46 91.63 32 30 996 35 996 30 999
SI 12:00:00 TS -13.64 91.58 30 996 35 30 996 35 996 30 999
SI 15:00:00 TS -13.85 91.53 35 32 995 37 995 32 998
SI 18:00:00 TS -14.08 91.47 35 995 35 35 995 40 995 35 998
SI 21:00:00 TS -14.30 91.42 37 37 994 40 994 37 996
SI 1979-03-17 00:00:00 TS -14.57 91.30 40 994 40 40 994 40 994 40 40 995
SI 03:00:00 TS -14.89 91.08 42 40 993 40 993 42 40 994
SI 06:00:00 TS -15.26 90.78 40 993 45 40 993 40 993 45 40 993
SI 09:00:00 TS -15.65 90.42 47 40 992 42 992 47 42 992
SI 12:00:00 TS -16.02 90.05 40 992 50 40 992 45 992 50 45 992
SI 15:00:00 TS -16.27 89.78 47 42 991 45 991 47 45 991
SI 18:00:00 TS -16.47 89.52 45 991 45 45 991 45 991 45 45 991
SI 21:00:00 TS -16.66 89.24 42 45 990 45 990 42 45 990
SI 1979-03-18 00:00:00 TS -16.87 88.90 45 990 40 45 990 45 990 40 45 990
SI 03:00:00 TS -17.09 88.47 40 47 989 47 989 45 990
SI 06:00:00 TS -17.36 88.01 50 989 40 50 989 50 989 45 990
SI 09:00:00 TS -17.66 87.55 40 50 988 50 988 45 990
SI 12:00:00 TS -18.02 87.20 50 988 40 50 988 50 988 45 990
SI 15:00:00 TS -18.44 87.10 40 50 988 50 988 45 990
SI 18:00:00 TS -18.90 87.07 50 988 40 50 988 50 988 45 990
SI 21:00:00 TS -19.34 86.91 40 50 988 50 988 45 990
SI 1979-03-19 00:00:00 TS -19.73 86.70 50 989 40 50 989 50 989 40 45 990
SI 03:00:00 TS -20.03 86.50 45 47 989 47 989 45 45 990
SI 06:00:00 TS -20.27 86.30 45 990 50 45 990 45 990 50 45 990
SI 09:00:00 TS -20.51 86.07 55 45 990 45 990 55 45 990
SI 12:00:00 TS -20.73 85.82 45 991 60 45 991 45 991 60 45 990
SI 15:00:00 TS -20.95 85.57 57 45 991 45 991 57 45 990
SI 18:00:00 TS -21.17 85.29 45 991 55 45 991 45 991 55 45 991
SI 21:00:00 TS -21.40 84.95 52 42 991 45 991 52 45 991
SI 1979-03-20 00:00:00 TS -21.62 84.53 40 992 50 40 992 45 992 50 45 991
SI 03:00:00 TS -21.79 84.04 47 40 992 42 992 46 45 991
SI 06:00:00 TS -22.03 83.43 40 993 45 40 993 40 993 42 45 992
SI 09:00:00 TS -22.31 82.81 40 40 993 40 993 38 42 992
SI 12:00:00 TS -22.67 82.27 40 994 35 40 994 40 994 35 40 993
SI 15:00:00 TS -23.19 81.93 37 994 40 994 40 993
SI 18:00:00 TS -23.42 81.60 35 995 35 995 40 995 40 994
SI 21:00:00 TS -23.66 81.27 32 995 37 995 40 994
SI 1979-03-21 00:00:00 TS -23.92 80.94 30 996 30 996 35 996 40 995
SI 03:00:00 TS -24.09 80.74 37 995
SI 06:00:00 TS -24.40 80.40 35 996

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh201979.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM IDCKMSTM0S.csv:Line=11690:IVAN
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 aus_area.dat:584:IVAN
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-005:Line=11660
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=554:IVAN:BSH2079:BM499
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 BOM LAT BOM LON BOM TYPE BOM WIND BOM PRES BOM CI DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND DS824 PRES TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND NEUMANN PRES 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 1 degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts mb kts degrees
1979 SI WA 1979-03-16 00:00:00 TS -12.96 91.96 30 998 bom 1476 1476 O_____O__OO___ jtwc_sh SH201979 -13.20 92.00 30 -1 -12.60 91.90 20 30 998 2.50 -12.60 91.90 TC 35 998 -13.20 92.00 1 30 5 217
1979 SI WA 03:00:00 TS -13.14 91.82 1497 1497 P_____P__PP___ SH201979 -13.24 91.95 30 -1 -12.97 91.62 20 30 997 -12.97 91.62 TC 35 997 -13.26 91.94 1 4 216
1979 SI WA 06:00:00 TS -13.30 91.71 30 997 bom 1522 1522 O_____O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -13.30 91.90 30 -1 -13.30 91.40 20 30 997 2.50 -13.30 91.40 TC 35 997 -13.33 91.88 1 -13.20 91.90 TC 30 1000 4 209
1979 SI WA 09:00:00 TS -13.46 91.63 1547 1547 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -13.38 91.85 32 -1 -13.56 91.27 20 30 996 -13.56 91.27 TC 35 996 -13.41 91.83 1 -13.51 91.80 TC 30 999 4 200
1979 SI WA 12:00:00 TS -13.64 91.58 30 996 bom 1556 1556 O_____O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -13.50 91.80 35 0 -13.80 91.20 20 30 996 2.50 -13.80 91.20 TC 35 996 -13.50 91.80 1 -13.80 91.70 TC 30 999 4 194
1979 SI WA 15:00:00 TS -13.85 91.53 1590 1590 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -13.63 91.76 35 0 -14.09 91.14 20 32 995 -14.09 91.14 TC 37 995 -13.61 91.78 1 -14.06 91.60 TC 32 998 4 193
1979 SI WA 18:00:00 TS -14.08 91.47 35 995 bom 1610 1610 O_____O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -13.80 91.70 35 0 -14.40 91.10 30 35 995 3.00 -14.40 91.10 TC 40 995 -13.76 91.75 1 -14.30 91.50 TC 35 998 5 194
1979 SI WA 21:00:00 TS -14.30 91.42 1634 1634 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -13.97 91.64 37 0 -14.69 91.06 30 37 994 -14.69 91.06 TC 40 994 -13.95 91.66 1 -14.54 91.43 TC 37 996 5 199
1979 SI WA 1979-03-17 00:00:00 TS -14.57 91.30 40 994 bom 1669 1669 O_____O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -14.20 91.50 40 0 -15.00 91.00 30 40 994 3.00 -15.00 91.00 TC 40 994 -14.20 91.50 2 40 -14.80 91.30 TC 40 995 7 209
1979 SI WA 03:00:00 TS -14.89 91.08 1709 1709 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -14.52 91.20 42 0 -15.33 90.94 30 40 993 -15.33 90.94 TC 40 993 -14.55 91.19 2 42 -15.09 91.04 TC 40 994 9 216
1979 SI WA 06:00:00 TS -15.26 90.78 40 993 bom 1763 1763 O_____O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -14.90 90.80 45 0 -15.70 90.80 30 40 993 3.00 -15.70 90.80 TC 40 993 -14.94 90.80 2 45 -15.40 90.70 TC 40 993 10 220
1979 SI WA 09:00:00 TS -15.65 90.42 1824 1824 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -15.32 90.39 47 0 -16.12 90.52 30 40 992 -16.12 90.52 TC 42 992 -15.34 90.39 2 47 -15.71 90.31 TC 42 992 10 223
1979 SI WA 12:00:00 TS -16.02 90.05 40 992 bom 1869 1869 O_____O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -15.70 90.00 50 0 -16.50 90.20 30 40 992 3.00 -16.50 90.20 TC 45 992 -15.70 90.00 2 50 -16.00 89.90 TC 45 992 9 225
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -16.27 89.78 1915 1915 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -15.93 89.73 47 0 -16.79 89.96 30 42 991 -16.79 89.96 TC 45 991 -15.93 89.75 2 47 -16.25 89.55 TC 45 991 7 228
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -16.47 89.52 45 991 bom 1951 1951 O_____O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -16.10 89.50 45 0 -17.00 89.70 30 45 991 3.00 -17.00 89.70 TC 45 991 -16.11 89.54 2 45 -16.50 89.20 TC 45 991 7 233
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -16.66 89.24 1987 1987 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -16.28 89.29 42 0 -17.16 89.38 30 45 990 -17.16 89.38 TC 45 990 -16.29 89.30 2 42 -16.79 88.79 TC 45 990 7 236
1979 SI MM 1979-03-18 00:00:00 TS -16.87 88.90 45 990 bom 2024 2024 O_____O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -16.50 89.00 40 0 -17.30 89.00 30 45 990 3.00 -17.30 89.00 TC 45 990 -16.50 89.00 2 40 -17.10 88.40 TC 45 990 9 240
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -17.09 88.47 2066 2066 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -16.78 88.54 40 0 -17.43 88.56 30 47 989 -17.43 88.56 TC 47 989 -16.76 88.50 2 -17.40 88.11 TC 45 990 10 240
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -17.36 88.01 50 989 bom 2124 2124 O_____O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -17.10 88.00 40 0 -17.60 88.10 30 50 989 3.50 -17.60 88.10 TC 50 989 -17.05 87.94 2 -17.70 87.90 TC 45 990 10 237
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -17.66 87.55 2182 2182 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -17.41 87.43 40 0 -17.88 87.63 30 50 988 -17.88 87.63 TC 50 988 -17.40 87.41 2 -18.00 87.74 TC 45 990 10 229
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -18.02 87.20 50 988 bom 2228 2228 O_____O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -17.80 87.00 40 0 -18.20 87.30 30 50 988 3.50 -18.20 87.30 TC 50 988 -17.80 87.00 2 -18.30 87.60 TC 45 990 9 208
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -18.44 87.10 2270 2270 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -18.38 86.88 40 0 -18.48 87.30 30 50 988 -18.48 87.30 TC 50 988 -18.33 86.84 2 -18.60 87.41 TC 45 990 9 188
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -18.90 87.07 50 988 bom 2316 2316 O_____O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -19.00 86.90 40 0 -18.80 87.30 30 50 988 3.50 -18.80 87.30 TC 50 988 -18.90 86.81 2 -18.90 87.20 TC 45 990 9 192
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -19.34 86.91 2364 2364 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -19.52 86.87 40 0 -19.19 86.93 30 50 988 -19.19 86.93 TC 50 988 -19.45 86.82 2 -19.20 87.01 TC 45 990 9 203
1979 SI MM 1979-03-19 00:00:00 TS -19.73 86.70 50 989 bom 2413 2413 O_____O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -19.90 86.80 40 0 -19.60 86.50 30 50 989 3.50 -19.60 86.50 TC 50 989 -19.90 86.80 2 40 -19.50 86.80 TC 45 990 8 209
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -20.03 86.50 2453 2453 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -20.10 86.62 45 0 -20.01 86.28 30 47 989 -20.01 86.28 TC 47 989 -20.16 86.66 2 45 -19.80 86.56 TC 45 990 7 215
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -20.27 86.30 45 990 bom 2492 2492 O_____O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -20.20 86.40 50 0 -20.40 86.10 30 45 990 3.00 -20.40 86.10 TC 45 990 -20.31 86.47 2 50 -20.10 86.30 TC 45 990 6 221
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -20.51 86.07 2522 2522 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -20.35 86.21 55 0 -20.77 85.86 30 45 990 -20.77 85.86 TC 45 990 -20.41 86.25 2 55 -20.39 86.01 TC 45 990 6 224
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -20.73 85.82 45 991 bom 2559 2559 O_____O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -20.50 86.00 60 0 -21.10 85.60 30 45 991 3.00 -21.10 85.60 TC 45 991 -20.50 86.00 2 60 -20.70 85.70 TC 45 990 6 226
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -20.95 85.57 2598 2598 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -20.65 85.77 57 0 -21.36 85.38 30 45 991 -21.36 85.38 TC 45 991 -20.66 85.79 2 57 -21.05 85.35 TC 45 990 7 228
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -21.17 85.29 45 991 bom 2634 2634 O_____O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -20.80 85.50 55 0 -21.60 85.10 30 45 991 3.00 -21.60 85.10 TC 45 991 -20.81 85.55 2 55 -21.40 85.00 TC 45 991 7 232
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -21.40 84.95 2671 2671 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -20.96 85.19 52 0 -21.91 84.70 30 42 991 -21.91 84.70 TC 45 991 -20.96 85.23 2 52 -21.71 84.71 TC 45 991 8 238
1979 SI MM 1979-03-20 00:00:00 TS -21.62 84.53 40 992 bom 2719 2719 O_____O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -21.10 84.80 50 0 -22.20 84.20 30 40 992 3.00 -22.20 84.20 TC 45 992 -21.10 84.80 2 50 -22.00 84.40 TC 45 991 9 246
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -21.79 84.04 2720 2668 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -21.21 84.32 47 0 -22.42 83.66 30 40 992 -22.42 83.66 TC 42 992 -21.22 84.23 2 46 -22.27 84.01 TC 45 991 11 248
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -22.03 83.43 40 993 bom 2658 2596 O_____O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -21.30 83.70 45 0 -22.60 83.10 30 40 993 3.00 -22.60 83.10 TC 40 993 -21.32 83.55 2 42 -22.50 83.60 TC 45 992 13 245
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -22.31 82.81 2596 2545 P_____P__PP_P_ SH201979 -21.40 82.90 40 0 -22.79 82.57 30 40 993 -22.79 82.57 TC 40 993 -21.42 82.79 2 38 -22.71 83.21 TC 42 992 13 239
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -22.67 82.27 40 994 bom 2545 2515 O_____O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH201979 -21.50 82.00 35 0 -23.00 82.10 30 40 994 3.00 -23.00 82.10 TC 40 994 -21.50 82.00 2 35 -22.90 82.80 TC 40 993 12 223
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -23.19 81.93 2506 2477 ______P__P__P_ SH201979 -5 -23.23 81.73 30 37 994 -23.23 81.73 TC 40 994 2 -23.09 82.35 TC 40 993 10 219
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -23.42 81.60 35 995 bom 2477 2447 ______O__O__O_ -5 -23.50 81.40 30 35 995 3.00 -23.50 81.40 TC 40 995 2 -23.30 81.90 TC 40 994 8 232
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -23.66 81.27 2448 2419 ______P__P__P_ -5 -23.79 81.06 30 32 995 -23.79 81.06 TC 37 995 2 -23.53 81.48 TC 40 994 8 230
1979 SI MM 1979-03-21 00:00:00 TS -23.92 80.94 30 996 bom 2410 2400 ______O__O__O_ -5 -24.10 80.70 20 30 996 2.50 -24.10 80.70 TC 35 996 -23.80 81.10 TC 40 995 6 228
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -24.09 80.74 2391 2365 ____________P_ -5 20 TC -24.09 80.74 TC 37 995 7 226
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -24.40 80.40 2365 ____________O_ -5 -24.40 80.40 TC 35 996 9 225