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1979 Tropical Cyclone (Storm) OFA (1979344S12170)

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Summary Information

Storm ID 1979344S12170 Start Dec 9 12Z Max Intensity 55 kt (Dec 12 00Z), 980 mb (Dec 12 00Z) End Dec 15 00Z ATCF IDs Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Intensity plots

Radial wind information No radial wind information for this storm

Position and Intensity Table

BASIN	ISO_TIME_________	NATURE	LAT	LON	WMO WIND	WMO PRES	WELLINGTON WIND	WELLINGTON PRES	NEUMANN WIND
			degrees north	degrees east	kts	mb	kts	mb	kts
SP	1979-12-09 12:00:00	TS	-12.00	170.00	30	997	30	997	20
SP	15:00:00	TS	-12.11	170.72			30	997	20
SP	18:00:00	TS	-12.24	171.53			30	997	20
SP	21:00:00	TS	-12.37	172.50			30	997	22
SP	1979-12-10 00:00:00	TS	-12.50	173.50	30	997	30	997	25
SP	03:00:00	TS	-12.62	174.40			30	997	25
SP	06:00:00	TS	-12.74	175.26			30	997	25
SP	09:00:00	TS	-12.85	176.11			30	997	27
SP	12:00:00	TS	-13.00	177.00	30	997	30	997	30
SP	15:00:00	TS	-13.22	177.96			31	996	30
SP	18:00:00	TS	-13.52	178.96			32	996	30
SP	21:00:00	TS	-13.88	179.95			33	995	30
SP	1979-12-11 00:00:00	TS	-14.30	181.00	35	995	35	995	30
SP	03:00:00	TS	-14.71	182.15			37	993	32
SP	06:00:00	TS	-15.16	183.35			40	991	35
SP	09:00:00	TS	-15.63	184.53			42	989	35
SP	12:00:00	TS	-16.20	185.70	45	987	45	987	35
SP	15:00:00	TS	-16.92	186.86			47	985	37
SP	18:00:00	TS	-17.73	188.02			50	983	40
SP	21:00:00	TS	-18.56	189.18			52	981	42
SP	1979-12-12 00:00:00	TS	-19.30	190.30	55	980	55	980	45
SP	03:00:00	TS	-19.86	191.33			52	981	42
SP	06:00:00	TS	-20.30	192.33			50	983	40
SP	09:00:00	TS	-20.68	193.33			47	985	37
SP	12:00:00	TS	-21.00	194.40	45	987	45	987	35
SP	15:00:00	TS	-21.30	195.67			43	987	35
SP	18:00:00	TS	-21.55	196.99			42	988	35
SP	21:00:00	TS	-21.80	198.31			41	989	32
SP	1979-12-13 00:00:00	TS	-22.00	199.45	40	990	40	990	30
SP	03:00:00	TS	-22.15	200.23			37	991	30
SP	06:00:00	TS	-22.25	200.84			35	993	30
SP	09:00:00	TS	-22.35	201.47			32	995	27
SP	12:00:00	TS	-22.40	202.00	30	997	30	997	25
SP	15:00:00	TS	-22.37	202.36			30	997	25
SP	18:00:00	TS	-22.28	202.60			30	997	25
SP	21:00:00	TS	-22.15	202.82			30	997	25
SP	1979-12-14 00:00:00	TS	-22.00	203.00	30	997	30	997	25
SP	03:00:00	TS	-21.86	203.12			30	997	22
SP	06:00:00	TS	-21.73	203.21			30	997	20
SP	09:00:00	TS	-21.61	203.28			30	997	20
SP	12:00:00	TS	-21.50	203.45	30	997	30	997	20
SP	15:00:00	TS	-21.36	203.87			30	997	20
SP	18:00:00	TS	-21.22	204.28			30	997	20
SP	21:00:00	TS	-21.11	204.45			30	997	20
SP	1979-12-15 00:00:00	TS	-21.00	204.45	30	997	30	997	20

Source Information

Agency	Information
USA
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON	TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1330:OFA
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN	tracks.sh:Storm=564:OFA:BSH9980:NZeal801
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON	BASIN	SUBBASIN	ISO_TIME_________	NATURE	LAT	LON	WMO WIND	WMO PRES	WMO AGENCY	DIST2LAND	LANDFALL	IFLAG	USA SSHS	WELLINGTON LAT	WELLINGTON LON	WELLINGTON WIND	WELLINGTON PRES	NEUMANN LAT	NEUMANN LON	NEUMANN CLASS	NEUMANN WIND	STORM SPEED	STORM DIR
Year					degrees north	degrees east	kts	mb		km	km		1	degrees north	degrees east	kts	mb	degrees north	degrees east		kts	kts	degrees
1980	SP	MM	1979-12-09 12:00:00	TS	-12.00	170.00	30	997	wellington	459	459	________O___O_	-5	-12.00	170.00	30	997	-12.00	170.00	TC	20	14	99
1980	SP	MM	15:00:00	TS	-12.11	170.72				506	506	________P___P_	-5	-12.14	170.88	30	997	-12.09	170.55	TC	20	15	99
1980	SP	MM	18:00:00	TS	-12.24	171.53				569	569	________P___O_	-5	-12.27	171.76	30	997	-12.20	171.30	TC	20	18	98
1980	SP	MM	21:00:00	TS	-12.37	172.50				652	652	________P___P_	-5	-12.39	172.63	30	997	-12.34	172.36	TC	22	19	98
1980	SP	MM	1979-12-10 00:00:00	TS	-12.50	173.50	30	997	wellington	705	644	________O___O_	-5	-12.50	173.50	30	997	-12.50	173.50	TC	25	19	98
1980	SP	MM	03:00:00	TS	-12.62	174.40				636	571	________P___P_	-5	-12.59	174.36	30	997	-12.66	174.44	TC	25	17	98
1980	SP	MM	06:00:00	TS	-12.74	175.26				564	507	________P___O_	-5	-12.69	175.21	30	997	-12.80	175.30	TC	25	17	98
1980	SP	MM	09:00:00	TS	-12.85	176.11				497	448	________P___P_	-5	-12.82	176.09	30	997	-12.88	176.14	TC	27	17	99
1980	SP	MM	12:00:00	TS	-13.00	177.00	30	997	wellington	444	387	________O___O_	-5	-13.00	177.00	30	997	-13.00	177.00	TC	30	18	102
1980	SP	MM	15:00:00	TS	-13.22	177.96				382	317	________P___P_	-5	-13.24	177.94	31	996	-13.20	177.98	TC	30	20	105
1980	SP	MM	18:00:00	TS	-13.52	178.96				314	257	________P___O_	-5	-13.54	178.91	32	996	-13.50	179.00	TC	30	21	109
1980	SP	MM	21:00:00	TS	-13.88	179.95				257	236	________P___P_	-5	-13.90	179.93	33	995	-13.87	179.97	TC	30	21	111
1980	SP	MM	1979-12-11 00:00:00	TS	-14.30	181.00	35	995	wellington	243	243	________O___O_	-5	-14.30	-179.00	35	995	-14.30	-179.00	TC	30	23	111
1980	SP	MM	03:00:00	TS	-14.71	182.15				298	298	________P___P_	-5	-14.68	-177.87	37	993	-14.73	-177.82	TC	32	24	111
1980	SP	MM	06:00:00	TS	-15.16	183.35				391	371	________P___O_	-5	-15.11	-176.69	40	991	-15.20	-176.60	TC	35	25	112
1980	SP	MM	09:00:00	TS	-15.63	184.53				371	322	________P___P_	-5	-15.61	-175.49	42	989	-15.65	-175.44	TC	35	25	115
1980	SP	MM	12:00:00	TS	-16.20	185.70	45	987	wellington	324	317	________O___O_	-5	-16.20	-174.30	45	987	-16.20	-174.30	TC	35	26	120
1980	SP	MM	15:00:00	TS	-16.92	186.86				351	351	________P___P_	-5	-16.94	-173.13	47	985	-16.90	-173.15	TC	37	27	125
1980	SP	MM	18:00:00	TS	-17.73	188.02				437	437	________P___O_	-5	-17.76	-171.96	50	983	-17.70	-172.00	TC	40	28	126
1980	SP	MM	21:00:00	TS	-18.56	189.18				557	557	________P___P_	-5	-18.58	-170.81	52	981	-18.54	-170.83	TC	42	27	126
1980	SP	MM	1979-12-12 00:00:00	TS	-19.30	190.30	55	980	wellington	670	670	________O___O_	-5	-19.30	-169.70	55	980	-19.30	-169.70	TC	45	24	123
1980	SP	MM	03:00:00	TS	-19.86	191.33				777	777	________P___P_	-5	-19.85	-168.66	52	981	-19.87	-168.68	TC	42	22	118
1980	SP	MM	06:00:00	TS	-20.30	192.33				870	870	________P___O_	-5	-20.30	-167.65	50	983	-20.30	-167.70	TC	40	20	114
1980	SP	MM	09:00:00	TS	-20.68	193.33				967	967	________P___P_	-5	-20.68	-166.64	47	985	-20.69	-166.71	TC	37	21	110
1980	SP	MM	12:00:00	TS	-21.00	194.40	45	987	wellington	1067	1067	________O___O_	-5	-21.00	-165.60	45	987	-21.00	-165.60	TC	35	23	106
1980	SP	MM	15:00:00	TS	-21.30	195.67				1185	1185	________P___P_	-5	-21.33	-164.42	43	987	-21.27	-164.24	TC	35	25	103
1980	SP	MM	18:00:00	TS	-21.55	196.99				1307	1307	________P___O_	-5	-21.60	-163.22	42	988	-21.50	-162.80	TC	35	25	102
1980	SP	MM	21:00:00	TS	-21.80	198.31				1426	1426	________P___P_	-5	-21.82	-162.06	41	989	-21.77	-161.32	TC	32	23	101
1980	SP	MM	1979-12-13 00:00:00	TS	-22.00	199.45	40	990	wellington	1531	1531	________O___O_	-5	-22.00	-161.00	40	990	-22.00	-160.10	TC	30	18	101
1980	SP	MM	03:00:00	TS	-22.15	200.23				1605	1605	________P___P_	-5	-22.17	-160.05	37	991	-22.12	-159.48	TC	30	13	101
1980	SP	MM	06:00:00	TS	-22.25	200.84				1669	1669	________P___O_	-5	-22.30	-159.23	35	993	-22.20	-159.10	TC	30	12	100
1980	SP	MM	09:00:00	TS	-22.35	201.47				1736	1736	________P___P_	-5	-22.38	-158.54	32	995	-22.32	-158.51	TC	27	11	98
1980	SP	MM	12:00:00	TS	-22.40	202.00	30	997	wellington	1781	1781	________O___O_	-5	-22.40	-158.00	30	997	-22.40	-158.00	TC	25	8	92
1980	SP	MM	15:00:00	TS	-22.37	202.36				1816	1816	________P___P_	-5	-22.36	-157.58	30	997	-22.39	-157.70	TC	25	6	78
1980	SP	MM	18:00:00	TS	-22.28	202.60				1829	1829	________P___O_	-5	-22.27	-157.30	30	997	-22.30	-157.50	TC	25	5	63
1980	SP	MM	21:00:00	TS	-22.15	202.82				1841	1836	________P___P_	-5	-22.14	-157.13	30	997	-22.17	-157.23	TC	25	5	53
1980	SP	MM	1979-12-14 00:00:00	TS	-22.00	203.00	30	997	wellington	1849	1849	________O___O_	-5	-22.00	-157.00	30	997	-22.00	-157.00	TC	25	4	44
1980	SP	MM	03:00:00	TS	-21.86	203.12				1854	1849	________P___P_	-5	-21.88	-156.87	30	997	-21.84	-156.89	TC	22	3	36
1980	SP	MM	06:00:00	TS	-21.73	203.21				1853	1853	________P___O_	-5	-21.76	-156.77	30	997	-21.70	-156.80	TC	20	3	31
1980	SP	MM	09:00:00	TS	-21.61	203.28				1857	1857	________P___P_	-5	-21.63	-156.69	30	997	-21.60	-156.74	TC	20	3	44
1980	SP	MM	12:00:00	TS	-21.50	203.45	30	997	wellington	1862	1862	________O___O_	-5	-21.50	-156.60	30	997	-21.50	-156.50	TC	20	6	65
1980	SP	MM	15:00:00	TS	-21.36	203.87				1904	1900	________P___P_	-5	-21.37	-156.48	30	997	-21.35	-155.78	TC	20	8	70
1980	SP	MM	18:00:00	TS	-21.22	204.28				1934	1934	________P___O_	-5	-21.25	-156.33	30	997	-21.20	-155.10	TC	20	6	64
1980	SP	MM	21:00:00	TS	-21.11	204.45				1939	1939	________P___P_	-5	-21.12	-156.17	30	997	-21.09	-154.93	TC	20	3	35
1980	SP	MM	1979-12-15 00:00:00	TS	-21.00	204.45	30	997	wellington	1935		________O___O_	-5	-21.00	-156.00	30	997	-21.00	-155.10	TC	20	2	0