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1979 Moderate Tropical Storm HELIOS (1979082S10054)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1979082S10054
Start Mar 23 06Z
Max Intensity 40 kt (Mar 27 00Z), 997 mb (Mar 26 18Z)
End Mar 31 06Z
ATCF IDs SH211979
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 REUNION WIND REUNION PRES DS824 WIND NEUMANN WIND NEUMANN PRES
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts mb kts kts mb
SI 1979-03-23 06:00:00 TS -10.10 54.00 25
SI 09:00:00 TS -10.29 54.00 25
SI 12:00:00 TS -10.49 54.00 25
SI 15:00:00 TS -10.68 54.00 25
SI 18:00:00 TS -10.90 54.00 25
SI 21:00:00 TS -11.19 54.00 25
SI 1979-03-24 00:00:00 TS -11.49 54.00 25
SI 03:00:00 TS -11.77 53.99 25
SI 06:00:00 TS -12.00 54.00 25
SI 09:00:00 TS -12.13 54.04 25
SI 12:00:00 TS -12.23 54.09 25
SI 15:00:00 TS -12.37 54.15 25
SI 18:00:00 TS -12.50 54.20 25
SI 21:00:00 TS -12.60 54.24 25
SI 1979-03-25 00:00:00 TS -12.70 54.29 25
SI 03:00:00 TS -12.83 54.33 25
SI 06:00:00 TS -13.00 54.40 25
SI 09:00:00 TS -13.23 54.53 25
SI 12:00:00 TS -13.49 54.69 25
SI 15:00:00 TS -13.75 54.88 25
SI 18:00:00 TS -14.00 55.10 25
SI 21:00:00 TS -14.21 55.38 25
SI 1979-03-26 00:00:00 TS -14.41 55.68 25
SI 03:00:00 TS -14.61 55.95 30
SI 06:00:00 TS -14.80 56.20 35
SI 09:00:00 TS -14.96 56.41 35
SI 12:00:00 TS -14.96 56.38 20 1003 20 1003 35 25 1003
SI 15:00:00 TS -15.11 56.72 24 1000 35 30 1000
SI 18:00:00 TS -15.33 57.17 28 997 28 997 35 35 997
SI 21:00:00 TS -15.55 57.44 30 37
SI 1979-03-27 00:00:00 TS -15.80 57.56 25 40
SI 03:00:00 TS -16.10 57.73 25 37
SI 06:00:00 TS -16.44 57.94 25 35
SI 09:00:00 TS -16.78 58.22 25 30
SI 12:00:00 TS -17.14 58.56 20 1003 20 1003 25 25 1003
SI 15:00:00 TS -17.50 58.94 25 27
SI 18:00:00 TS -17.86 59.30 25 30
SI 21:00:00 TS -18.23 59.53 25 27
SI 1979-03-28 00:00:00 TS -18.60 59.77 25 25
SI 03:00:00 TS -18.99 60.08 25 22
SI 06:00:00 TS -19.33 60.45 25 20
SI 09:00:00 TS -19.56 60.80 25
SI 12:00:00 TS -19.80 61.08 25
SI 15:00:00 TS -20.02 61.32 25
SI 18:00:00 TS -20.30 61.50 25
SI 21:00:00 TS -20.73 61.66 25
SI 1979-03-29 00:00:00 TS -21.20 61.78 25
SI 03:00:00 TS -21.65 61.86 25
SI 06:00:00 TS -22.00 61.90 25
SI 09:00:00 TS -22.16 61.96 25
SI 12:00:00 TS -22.25 61.99 25
SI 15:00:00 TS -22.37 62.00 25
SI 18:00:00 TS -22.50 62.00 25
SI 21:00:00 TS -22.60 62.00 25
SI 1979-03-30 00:00:00 TS -22.70 62.00 25
SI 03:00:00 TS -22.83 62.00 25
SI 06:00:00 TS -23.00 62.00 25
SI 09:00:00 TS -23.23 62.00 25
SI 12:00:00 TS -23.49 62.00 25
SI 15:00:00 TS -23.74 62.00 25
SI 18:00:00 TS -24.00 62.00 25
SI 21:00:00 TS -24.25 62.00 25
SI 1979-03-31 00:00:00 TS -24.50 62.00 25
SI 03:00:00 TS -24.75 62.00 25
SI 06:00:00 TS -25.00 62.00 25

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh211979.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION WMO-Best-Tracks.txt:Line=11359:helios
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 s_hem.dat:1399:21S
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-005:Line=11670
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=556:HELIOS:BSH2179:Reunion
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 SSHS REUNION LAT REUNION LON REUNION TYPE REUNION WIND REUNION PRES REUNION TNUM REUNION CI DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE 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 1 degrees north degrees east kts mb 1 1 degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east kts mb kts degrees
1979 SI MM 1979-03-23 06:00:00 TS -10.10 54.00 552 539 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -10.10 54.00 -5 -10.10 54.00 TC 25 -10.10 54.00 1 4 0
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -10.29 54.00 539 527 P________PP___ SH211979 -10.31 54.00 -5 -10.31 54.00 TC 25 -10.27 54.00 1 4 177
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -10.49 54.00 527 515 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -10.50 54.00 -5 -10.50 54.00 TC 25 -10.46 54.00 1 4 177
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -10.68 54.00 515 504 P________PP___ SH211979 -10.69 54.00 -5 -10.69 54.00 TC 25 -10.66 54.00 1 4 0
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -10.90 54.00 504 489 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -10.90 54.00 -5 -10.90 54.00 TC 25 -10.90 54.00 1 5 183
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -11.19 54.00 489 476 P________PP___ SH211979 -11.19 54.00 -5 -11.19 54.00 TC 25 -11.18 53.99 1 6 0
1979 SI MM 1979-03-24 00:00:00 TS -11.49 54.00 476 465 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -11.50 54.00 -5 -11.50 54.00 TC 25 -11.47 53.99 1 6 0
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -11.77 53.99 465 459 P________PP___ SH211979 -11.78 53.99 -5 -11.78 53.99 TC 25 -11.76 53.99 1 5 177
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -12.00 54.00 459 456 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -12.00 54.00 -5 -12.00 54.00 TC 25 -12.00 54.00 1 4 171
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -12.13 54.04 456 454 P________PP___ SH211979 -12.11 54.04 -5 -12.11 54.04 TC 25 -12.17 54.04 1 3 158
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -12.23 54.09 464 458 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -12.20 54.10 -5 -12.20 54.10 TC 25 -12.29 54.08 1 3 156
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -12.37 54.15 458 458 P________PP___ SH211979 -12.35 54.15 -5 -12.35 54.15 TC 25 -12.40 54.14 1 3 159
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -12.50 54.20 466 463 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -12.50 54.20 -5 -12.50 54.20 TC 25 -12.50 54.20 1 3 158
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -12.60 54.24 463 463 P________PP___ SH211979 -12.60 54.25 -5 -12.60 54.25 TC 25 -12.60 54.23 1 2 156
1979 SI MM 1979-03-25 00:00:00 TS -12.70 54.29 471 468 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -12.70 54.30 -5 -12.70 54.30 TC 25 -12.71 54.26 1 2 160
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -12.83 54.33 468 465 P________PP___ SH211979 -12.83 54.34 -5 -12.83 54.34 TC 25 -12.84 54.31 1 3 159
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -13.00 54.40 473 471 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -13.00 54.40 -5 -13.00 54.40 TC 25 -13.00 54.40 1 4 154
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -13.23 54.53 480 479 P________PP___ SH211979 -13.23 54.53 -5 -13.23 54.53 TC 25 -13.22 54.52 1 6 150
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -13.49 54.69 491 486 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -13.50 54.70 -5 -13.50 54.70 TC 25 -13.48 54.68 1 6 147
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -13.75 54.88 499 499 P________PP___ SH211979 -13.76 54.88 -5 -13.76 54.88 TC 25 -13.74 54.88 1 6 142
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -14.00 55.10 513 513 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -14.00 55.10 -5 -14.00 55.10 TC 25 -14.00 55.10 1 7 133
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -14.21 55.38 539 536 P________PP___ SH211979 -14.21 55.39 -5 -14.21 55.39 TC 25 -14.22 55.36 1 7 126
1979 SI MM 1979-03-26 00:00:00 TS -14.41 55.68 566 564 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -14.40 55.70 -5 -14.40 55.70 TC 25 -14.42 55.64 1 7 126
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -14.61 55.95 595 593 P________PP___ SH211979 -14.61 55.97 -5 -14.61 55.97 TC 30 -14.62 55.93 1 6 128
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -14.80 56.20 608 582 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -14.80 56.20 -5 -14.80 56.20 TC 35 -14.80 56.20 2 6 128
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -14.96 56.41 582 582 P________PP___ SH211979 -14.95 56.41 -5 -14.95 56.41 TC 35 -14.98 56.42 2 2 134
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -14.96 56.38 20 1003 reunion 582 565 O____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH211979 -15.10 56.60 -5 -14.00 55.00 2 20 1003 1.50 1.50 -15.10 56.60 TC 35 -15.16 56.62 2 -14.00 55.00 TC 25 1003 3 117
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -15.11 56.72 565 538 P____P___PP_P_ SH211979 -15.30 56.80 -5 -14.53 56.47 2 24 1000 -15.30 56.80 TC 35 -15.33 56.81 2 -14.53 56.47 TC 30 1000 9 116
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -15.33 57.17 28 997 reunion 538 514 O____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH211979 -15.50 57.00 -5 -15.00 57.50 2 28 997 2.50 2.50 -15.50 57.00 TC 35 -15.50 57.00 2 -15.00 57.50 TC 35 997 8 122
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -15.55 57.44 514 481 P____P___PP_P_ SH211979 -15.65 57.19 -5 -15.40 57.82 2 -15.65 57.19 TC 30 -15.64 57.18 2 -15.40 57.82 TC 37 6 141
1979 SI MM 1979-03-27 00:00:00 TS -15.80 57.56 reunion 481 447 O____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH211979 -15.80 57.40 -5 -15.80 57.80 99 9.90 -15.80 57.40 TC 25 -15.79 57.38 2 -15.80 57.80 TC 40 6 153
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -16.10 57.73 447 414 P____P___PP_P_ SH211979 -15.97 57.61 -5 -16.31 57.91 99 -15.97 57.61 TC 25 -15.97 57.61 2 -16.31 57.91 TC 37 7 150
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -16.44 57.94 reunion 414 372 O____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH211979 -16.20 57.90 -5 -16.80 58.00 99 9.90 -16.20 57.90 TC 25 -16.20 57.90 1 -16.80 58.00 TC 35 8 145
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -16.78 58.22 372 346 P____P___PP_P_ SH211979 -16.52 58.32 -5 -17.18 58.08 99 -16.52 58.32 TC 25 -16.52 58.32 1 -17.18 58.08 TC 30 9 140
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -17.14 58.56 20 1003 reunion 348 317 O____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH211979 -16.90 58.80 -5 -17.50 58.20 2 20 1003 1.50 1.50 -16.90 58.80 TC 25 -16.89 58.79 1 -17.50 58.20 TC 25 1003 10 136
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -17.50 58.94 317 301 P____P___PP_P_ SH211979 -17.30 59.28 -5 -17.79 58.44 2 -17.30 59.28 TC 25 -17.29 59.27 1 -17.79 58.44 TC 27 10 136
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -17.86 59.30 reunion 298 284 O____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH211979 -17.70 59.70 -5 -18.10 58.70 99 9.90 -17.70 59.70 TC 25 -17.70 59.70 1 -18.10 58.70 TC 30 9 143
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -18.23 59.53 284 268 P____P___PP_P_ SH211979 -18.05 59.98 -5 -18.48 58.84 99 -18.05 59.98 TC 25 -18.09 60.02 1 -18.48 58.84 TC 27 9 149
1979 SI MM 1979-03-28 00:00:00 TS -18.60 59.77 reunion 276 270 O____O___OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH211979 -18.40 60.20 -5 -18.90 59.00 99 9.90 -18.40 60.20 TC 25 -18.48 60.28 1 -18.90 59.00 TC 25 9 145
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -18.99 60.08 279 275 P____P___PP_P_ SH211979 -18.81 60.46 -5 -19.34 59.30 99 -18.81 60.46 TC 25 -18.85 60.50 1 -19.31 59.30 TC 22 10 139
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -19.33 60.45 reunion 303 299 O____O___OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH211979 -19.20 60.70 -5 -19.70 59.70 99 9.90 -19.20 60.70 TC 25 -19.20 60.70 1 -19.70 59.70 TC 20 9 130
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -19.56 60.80 323 323 P____P___PP___ SH211979 -19.52 60.91 -5 -19.90 60.14 99 -19.52 60.91 TC 25 -19.48 60.93 1 TC 8 129
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -19.80 61.08 reunion 349 347 O____O___OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -19.80 61.10 -5 -20.00 60.60 6 9.90 -19.80 61.10 TC 25 -19.73 61.15 1 7 133
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -20.02 61.32 366 366 P________PP___ SH211979 -20.03 61.31 -5 6 -20.03 61.31 TC 25 -20.00 61.34 1 6 142
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -20.30 61.50 385 385 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -20.30 61.50 -5 -20.30 61.50 TC 25 -20.30 61.50 1 8 155
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -20.73 61.66 408 408 P________PP___ SH211979 -20.73 61.67 -5 -20.73 61.67 TC 25 -20.73 61.64 1 9 164
1979 SI MM 1979-03-29 00:00:00 TS -21.20 61.78 427 427 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -21.20 61.80 -5 -21.20 61.80 TC 25 -21.19 61.75 1 9 169
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -21.65 61.86 449 449 P________PP___ SH211979 -21.65 61.87 -5 -21.65 61.87 TC 25 -21.64 61.84 1 8 172
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -22.00 61.90 465 465 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -22.00 61.90 -5 -22.00 61.90 TC 25 -22.00 61.90 1 5 171
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -22.16 61.96 484 484 P________PP___ SH211979 -22.14 61.96 -5 -22.14 61.96 TC 25 -22.21 61.95 1 3 160
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -22.25 61.99 484 484 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -22.20 62.00 -5 -22.20 62.00 TC 25 -22.34 61.98 1 2 169
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -22.37 62.00 492 492 P________PP___ SH211979 -22.35 62.01 -5 -22.35 62.01 TC 25 -22.42 61.99 1 3 0
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -22.50 62.00 497 497 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -22.50 62.00 -5 -22.50 62.00 TC 25 -22.50 62.00 1 2 183
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -22.60 62.00 502 502 P________PP___ SH211979 -22.60 62.00 -5 -22.60 62.00 TC 25 -22.60 62.01 1 2 173
1979 SI MM 1979-03-30 00:00:00 TS -22.70 62.00 507 507 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -22.70 62.00 -5 -22.70 62.00 TC 25 -22.71 62.01 1 2 185
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -22.83 62.00 513 513 P________PP___ SH211979 -22.83 62.00 -5 -22.83 62.00 TC 25 -22.84 62.00 1 3 182
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -23.00 62.00 524 524 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -23.00 62.00 -5 -23.00 62.00 TC 25 -23.00 62.00 1 4 184
1979 SI MM 09:00:00 TS -23.23 62.00 536 536 P________PP___ SH211979 -23.24 62.00 -5 -23.24 62.00 TC 25 -23.21 62.00 1 5 178
1979 SI MM 12:00:00 TS -23.49 62.00 555 555 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -23.50 62.00 -5 -23.50 62.00 TC 25 -23.46 62.00 1 5 177
1979 SI MM 15:00:00 TS -23.74 62.00 569 569 P________PP___ SH211979 -23.75 62.00 -5 -23.75 62.00 TC 25 -23.73 62.00 1 5 178
1979 SI MM 18:00:00 TS -24.00 62.00 590 590 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -24.00 62.00 -5 -24.00 62.00 TC 25 -24.00 62.00 1 5 0
1979 SI MM 21:00:00 TS -24.25 62.00 612 612 P________PP___ SH211979 -24.25 62.00 -5 -24.25 62.00 TC 25 -24.26 62.00 1 5 0
1979 SI MM 1979-03-31 00:00:00 TS -24.50 62.00 628 628 O________OP___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -24.50 62.00 -5 -24.50 62.00 TC 25 -24.51 62.00 1 5 0
1979 SI MM 03:00:00 TS -24.75 62.00 652 652 P________PP___ SH211979 -24.75 62.00 -5 -24.75 62.00 TC 25 -24.76 62.00 1 5 0
1979 SI MM 06:00:00 TS -25.00 62.00 668 O________OO___ jtwc_sh SH211979 -25.00 62.00 -5 -25.00 62.00 TC 25 -25.00 62.00 1 5 0