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1977 Tropical Cyclone (Gale) TESSA (1977339S11204)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1977339S11204
Start Dec 5 00Z
Max Intensity 40 kt (Dec 7 12Z), 990 mb (Dec 7 12Z)
End Dec 11 00Z
ATCF IDs SH051978
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 WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND NEUMANN WIND
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts nmile mb degrees north degrees north degrees east
SP 1977-12-05 00:00:00 TS -11.00 -156.00 25 25 25 25
SP 03:00:00 TS -11.00 -155.60 25 25 25
SP 06:00:00 TS -11.10 -155.30 25 25 25
SP 09:00:00 TS -11.20 -154.90 25 25 25
SP 12:00:00 TS -11.30 -154.50 25 25 25
SP 15:00:00 TS -11.40 -154.10 28 28 28
SP 18:00:00 TS -11.60 -153.60 30 30 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -11.70 -153.10 30 30 30
SP 1977-12-06 00:00:00 TS -11.80 -152.80 30 997 30 30 997 30 30 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -11.70 -152.50 33 30 997 33 31 33
SP 06:00:00 TS -11.70 -152.10 35 30 997 35 33 35
SP 09:00:00 TS -11.70 -151.80 35 30 997 35 34 35
SP 12:00:00 TS -11.70 -151.40 30 997 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 15:00:00 TS -11.80 -151.00 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 18:00:00 TS -11.80 -150.60 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 21:00:00 TS -11.80 -150.30 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 1977-12-07 00:00:00 TS -11.80 -149.90 30 997 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 03:00:00 TS -11.90 -149.50 35 33 995 35 35
SP 06:00:00 TS -12.00 -149.00 35 35 994 35 35
SP 09:00:00 TS -12.10 -148.60 38 38 992 38 38
SP 12:00:00 TS -12.30 -148.20 40 990 40 40 990 40 40
SP 15:00:00 TS -12.40 -147.90 40 40 990 40 40
SP 18:00:00 TS -12.50 -147.60 40 40 990 40 40
SP 21:00:00 TS -12.70 -147.30 40 40 990 40 40
SP 1977-12-08 00:00:00 TS -12.80 -147.00 40 990 40 40 990 40 40 40
SP 03:00:00 TS -13.00 -146.60 40 40 990 40 40
SP 06:00:00 TS -13.10 -146.10 40 40 990 40 40
SP 09:00:00 TS -13.30 -145.60 40 40 990 40 40
SP 12:00:00 TS -13.50 -145.10 40 990 40 40 990 40 40
SP 15:00:00 TS -13.70 -144.70 38 38 992 38 38
SP 18:00:00 TS -13.80 -144.30 35 35 994 35 35
SP 21:00:00 TS -14.00 -143.90 35 33 995 35 35
SP 1977-12-09 00:00:00 TS -14.20 -143.50 30 997 35 30 997 35 35 35
SP 03:00:00 TS -14.40 -142.90 33 30 997 33 34 33
SP 06:00:00 TS -14.60 -142.30 30 30 997 30 33 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -14.80 -141.70 30 30 997 30 31 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -15.00 -141.00 30 997 30 30 997 30 30 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -15.20 -140.30 30 30 30 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -15.50 -139.50 30 30 30 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -15.70 -138.80 30 30 30 30
SP 1977-12-10 00:00:00 TS -16.00 -138.00 30 30 30 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -16.30 -137.20 30 30 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -16.70 -136.30 30 30 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -17.20 -135.40 30 30 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -17.70 -134.40 30 30 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -18.20 -133.40 30 30 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -18.70 -132.30 30 30 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -19.30 -131.10 30 30 30
SP 1977-12-11 00:00:00 MX -19.80 -129.90 30 30 30

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh051978.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1083:TESSA
DS824 s_hem.dat:1351:05P
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-006:Line=10456
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=509:TESSA:BSH0578:JTWC
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 WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north mb nmile nmile nmile mb nmile degrees north 1 kts mb degrees north kts mb degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east
1978 SP MM 1977-12-05 00:00:00 TS -11.00 -156.00 1786 1786 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.00 -156.00 25 -1 -11.00 204.00 TC 25 -11.00 -156.00 1 25 -11.00 -156.00 TC 25 7 95
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -11.00 -155.60 1828 1826 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -11.00 -155.70 25 -1 -11.00 -155.70 TC 25 -11.10 -155.60 1 -11.00 -155.60 TC 25 7 100
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -11.10 -155.30 1859 1859 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.10 -155.30 25 -1 -11.10 204.70 TC 25 -11.10 -155.30 1 -11.10 -155.20 TC 25 7 100
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -11.20 -154.90 1899 1899 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -11.20 -154.90 25 -1 -11.20 -154.90 TC 25 -11.20 -154.90 1 -11.20 -154.90 TC 25 8 105
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -11.30 -154.50 1940 1940 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.30 -154.50 25 -1 -11.30 205.50 TC 25 -11.30 -154.50 1 -11.30 -154.50 TC 25 9 105
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -11.40 -154.10 1982 1982 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -11.40 -154.10 28 -1 -11.40 -154.10 TC 28 -11.40 -154.10 1 -11.40 -154.10 TC 28 9 110
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -11.60 -153.60 2032 2032 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.60 -153.60 30 -1 -11.60 206.40 TC 30 -11.60 -153.60 1 -11.60 -153.60 TC 30 9 105
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -11.70 -153.10 2084 2084 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -11.70 -153.10 30 -1 -11.70 -153.10 TC 30 -11.70 -153.10 1 -11.70 -153.10 TC 30 8 100
1978 SP MM 1977-12-06 00:00:00 TS -11.80 -152.80 30 997 wellington 2115 2115 O________OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -152.70 30 -1 -11.00 -155.00 30 997 -11.80 207.30 TC 30 -11.80 -152.70 1 30 -11.80 -152.70 TC 30 6 90
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -11.70 -152.50 2149 2149 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.80 -152.30 33 -1 -11.10 -154.20 30 997 -11.80 -152.30 TC 33 -11.80 -152.30 1 31 -11.80 -152.30 TC 33 7 85
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -11.70 -152.10 2192 2192 O________POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -151.90 35 0 -11.30 -153.50 30 997 -11.80 208.10 TC 35 -11.80 -151.90 1 33 -11.80 -151.90 TC 35 7 90
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -11.70 -151.80 2224 2224 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.80 -151.50 35 0 -11.40 -152.70 30 997 -11.80 -151.50 TC 35 -11.80 -151.50 1 34 -11.80 -151.50 TC 35 8 90
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -11.70 -151.40 30 997 wellington 2268 2268 O________OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -151.20 35 0 -11.50 -152.00 30 997 -11.80 208.80 TC 35 -11.80 -151.20 2 35 -11.80 -151.20 TC 35 8 95
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -11.80 -151.00 2309 2309 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.80 -150.90 35 0 -11.60 -151.30 30 997 -11.80 -150.90 TC 35 -11.80 -150.90 2 35 -11.80 -150.90 TC 35 7 95
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -11.80 -150.60 2352 2352 O________POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -150.60 35 0 -11.70 -150.60 30 997 -11.80 209.40 TC 35 -11.80 -150.60 2 35 -11.80 -150.60 TC 35 7 95
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -11.80 -150.30 2385 2385 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.80 -150.30 35 0 -11.90 -150.00 30 997 -11.80 -150.30 TC 35 -11.80 -150.30 2 35 -11.80 -150.30 TC 35 7 95
1978 SP MM 1977-12-07 00:00:00 TS -11.80 -149.90 30 997 wellington 2428 2428 O________OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.80 -150.00 35 0 -12.00 -149.50 30 997 -11.80 210.00 TC 35 -11.80 -150.00 2 35 -11.80 -150.00 TC 35 8 95
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -11.90 -149.50 2470 2470 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -11.80 -149.60 35 0 -12.10 -149.00 33 995 -11.80 -149.60 TC 35 -11.90 -149.60 2 -11.80 -149.60 TC 35 9 100
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -12.00 -149.00 2522 2522 O________POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -11.90 -149.10 35 0 -12.20 -148.60 35 994 -11.90 210.90 TC 35 -12.00 -149.10 2 -11.90 -149.10 TC 35 9 105
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -12.10 -148.60 2564 2564 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -12.00 -148.60 38 0 -12.40 -148.30 38 992 -12.00 -148.60 TC 38 -12.10 -148.60 2 -12.00 -148.60 TC 38 9 110
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -12.30 -148.20 40 990 wellington 2605 2605 O________OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -12.20 -148.20 40 0 -12.50 -148.00 40 990 -12.20 211.80 TC 40 -12.20 -148.20 2 -12.20 -148.20 TC 40 8 115
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -12.40 -147.90 2636 2636 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -12.30 -147.90 40 0 -12.60 -147.70 40 990 -12.30 -147.90 TC 40 -12.30 -147.90 2 -12.30 -147.90 TC 40 6 115
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -12.50 -147.60 2668 2666 O________POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -12.50 -147.60 40 0 -12.70 -147.50 40 990 -12.50 212.40 TC 40 -12.50 -147.60 2 -12.50 -147.60 TC 40 6 120
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -12.70 -147.30 2698 2698 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -12.60 -147.30 40 0 -12.90 -147.30 40 990 -12.60 -147.30 TC 40 -12.60 -147.30 2 -12.60 -147.30 TC 40 6 115
1978 SP MM 1977-12-08 00:00:00 TS -12.80 -147.00 40 990 wellington 2729 2728 O________OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -12.80 -147.00 40 0 -13.00 -147.00 40 990 -12.80 213.00 TC 40 -12.80 -147.00 2 40 -12.80 -147.00 TC 40 8 110
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -13.00 -146.60 2770 2770 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -12.90 -146.50 40 0 -13.10 -146.70 40 990 -12.90 -146.50 TC 40 -13.00 -146.50 2 -12.90 -146.50 TC 40 9 110
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -13.10 -146.10 2823 2823 O________POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -13.10 -146.00 40 0 -13.20 -146.40 40 990 -13.10 214.00 TC 40 -13.20 -146.00 2 -13.10 -146.00 TC 40 10 110
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -13.30 -145.60 2876 2876 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -13.30 -145.50 40 0 -13.30 -146.00 40 990 -13.30 -145.50 TC 40 -13.30 -145.50 2 -13.30 -145.50 TC 40 10 110
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -13.50 -145.10 40 990 wellington 2928 2928 O________OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -13.50 -145.00 40 0 -13.50 -145.50 40 990 -13.50 215.00 TC 40 -13.50 -145.00 2 -13.50 -145.00 TC 40 9 115
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -13.70 -144.70 2970 2970 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -13.70 -144.60 38 0 -13.70 -144.90 38 992 -13.70 -144.60 TC 38 -13.60 -144.70 2 -13.70 -144.60 TC 38 8 115
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -13.80 -144.30 3012 3012 O________POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -13.80 -144.30 35 0 -14.00 -144.30 35 994 -13.80 215.70 TC 35 -13.80 -144.30 2 -13.80 -144.30 TC 35 8 115
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -14.00 -143.90 3054 3054 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -13.90 -144.00 35 0 -14.30 -143.60 33 995 -13.90 -144.00 TC 35 -13.90 -144.00 2 -13.90 -144.00 TC 35 9 115
1978 SP MM 1977-12-09 00:00:00 TS -14.20 -143.50 30 997 wellington 3096 3096 O________OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -14.10 -143.60 35 0 -14.50 -143.00 30 997 -14.10 216.40 TC 35 -14.10 -143.60 2 35 -14.10 -143.60 TC 35 10 110
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -14.40 -142.90 3160 3160 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -14.30 -143.10 33 -1 -14.70 -142.40 30 997 -14.30 -143.10 TC 33 -14.30 -143.10 2 34 -14.30 -143.00 TC 33 12 110
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -14.60 -142.30 3223 3223 O________POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -14.50 -142.40 30 -1 -14.80 -141.90 30 997 -14.50 217.60 TC 30 -14.50 -142.40 2 33 -14.60 -142.30 TC 30 13 110
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -14.80 -141.70 3287 3287 P________PPP_P_ SH051978 -14.70 -141.70 30 -1 -14.90 -141.50 30 997 -14.70 -141.70 TC 30 -14.80 -141.70 2 31 -14.80 -141.70 TC 30 13 110
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -15.00 -141.00 30 997 wellington 3361 3361 O________OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -15.00 -141.00 30 -1 -15.00 -141.00 30 997 -15.00 219.00 TC 30 -15.00 -141.00 1 30 -15.00 -141.00 TC 30 14 110
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -15.20 -140.30 3436 3436 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -15.20 -140.30 30 -1 -15.20 -140.30 TC 30 -15.20 -140.30 1 30 -15.20 -140.30 TC 30 15 110
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -15.50 -139.50 3521 3521 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -15.50 -139.50 30 -1 -15.50 220.50 TC 30 -15.40 -139.60 1 30 -15.50 -139.50 TC 30 15 110
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -15.70 -138.80 3595 3595 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -15.70 -138.80 30 -1 -15.70 -138.80 TC 30 -15.70 -138.80 1 30 -15.70 -138.80 TC 30 16 110
1978 SP MM 1977-12-10 00:00:00 TS -16.00 -138.00 3680 3680 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -16.00 -138.00 30 -1 -16.00 222.00 TC 30 -16.00 -138.00 1 30 -16.00 -138.00 TC 30 17 110
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -16.30 -137.20 3765 3765 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -16.30 -137.20 30 -1 -16.30 -137.20 TC 30 -16.40 -137.20 1 -16.40 -137.10 TC 30 18 115
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -16.70 -136.30 3861 3861 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -16.70 -136.30 30 -1 -16.70 223.70 TC 30 -16.80 -136.30 1 -16.80 -136.20 TC 30 19 115
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -17.20 -135.40 3957 3957 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -17.20 -135.40 30 -1 -17.20 -135.40 TC 30 -17.20 -135.40 1 -17.20 -135.30 TC 30 20 120
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -17.70 -134.40 4063 4063 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -17.70 -134.40 30 -1 -17.70 225.60 TC 30 -17.70 -134.40 1 -17.70 -134.40 TC 30 22 120
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -18.20 -133.40 4170 4170 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -18.20 -133.40 30 -1 -18.20 -133.40 TC 30 -18.20 -133.30 1 -18.20 -133.30 TC 30 23 115
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -18.70 -132.30 4287 4287 O_________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -18.70 -132.30 30 -1 -18.70 227.70 TC 30 -18.70 -132.20 1 -18.80 -132.20 TC 30 24 115
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -19.30 -131.10 4414 4414 P_________PP_P_ SH051978 -19.20 -131.10 30 -1 -19.20 -131.10 TC 30 -19.30 -131.10 1 -19.30 -131.10 TC 30 25 115
1978 SP MM 1977-12-11 00:00:00 MX -19.80 -129.90 4542 O_________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH051978 -19.80 -129.90 30 -1 -19.80 230.10 TC 30 -19.80 -129.90 6 -19.80 -129.90 TC 30 25 115