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1978 Tropical Cyclone GWEN (1978056S11136)


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Summary Information

Storm ID 1978056S11136
Start Feb 25 00Z
Landfall Feb 27 00Z
Max Intensity 55 kt (Feb 27 00Z), 987 mb (Feb 26 17Z)
End Mar 4 12Z
ATCF IDs ,SH231978
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

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Radial wind information

No radial wind information for this storm


Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES BOM WIND BOM PRES WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 WIND DS824 PRES NEUMANN WIND NEUMANN PRES
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts mb kts mb kts mb kts mb
SP 1978-02-25 00:00:00 TS -11.20 136.40 25 1004 25 1004 20 1004
SP 03:00:00 TS -11.10 136.90 25 1004 21 1004
SP 05:00:00 TS -11.10 137.00 25 25 1004 22 1004
SP 06:00:00 TS -11.10 137.10 25 1004 23 1004 30 1000
SP 09:00:00 TS -11.10 136.90 25 1003 24 1003 30 1000
SP 12:00:00 TS -11.20 136.60 25 1003 25 1003 25 1003 30 999
SP 15:00:00 TS -11.30 136.70 25 1002 28 1002 33 999
SP 18:00:00 TS -11.40 137.00 25 1000 25 1000 30 1000 35 998
SP 21:00:00 TS -11.60 137.50 28 999 33 999 35 997
SP 1978-02-26 00:00:00 TS -11.90 137.90 30 998 30 998 35 998 35 996
SP 03:00:00 TS -12.30 138.30 35 996 38 996 38 995
SP 06:00:00 TS -12.70 138.70 40 994 40 994 40 994 40 994
SP 08:00:00 TS -13.00 139.00 40 994 40 994 42 993 42 993
SP 09:00:00 TS -13.10 139.10 40 993 43 993 43 993
SP 11:00:00 TS -13.40 139.40 40 992 40 992 44 992 44 992
SP 12:00:00 TS -13.50 139.50 42 991 45 992 45 992
SP 15:00:00 TS -14.00 140.00 47 989 48 990 48 990
SP 17:00:00 TS -14.20 140.40 50 987 50 987 49 988 49 988
SP 18:00:00 TS -14.40 140.60 50 987 50 987 50 987
SP 21:00:00 TS -14.80 141.20 50 987 50 987 53 987
SP 23:00:00 TS -15.10 141.60 50 987 50 987 50 987 54 987
SP 1978-02-27 00:00:00 TS -15.30 141.80 47 989 50 987 55 987
SP 03:00:00 TS -15.70 142.40 37 994 43 993 45 993
SP 05:00:00 TS -16.00 142.80 30 998 30 998 37 996 38 996
SP 06:00:00 TS -16.20 142.90 28 999 35 998 35 998
SP 09:00:00 TS -16.60 143.50 23 1001 33 1000
SP 11:00:00 TS -17.00 143.90 20 1002 20 1002 31 1001
SP 12:00:00 TS -17.20 144.10 30 1002
SP 15:00:00 TS -17.70 144.70 28
SP 18:00:00 TS -18.30 145.40 25
SP 21:00:00 TS -18.70 146.10 28
SP 1978-02-28 00:00:00 TS -19.00 146.90 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -19.20 147.70 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -19.30 148.40 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -19.40 149.20 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -19.50 150.00 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -19.60 150.60 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -19.60 151.20 30 997 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -19.80 151.80 33 995 30
SP 1978-03-01 00:00:00 TS -20.10 152.60 35 994 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -20.50 153.60 38 992 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -21.10 154.60 40 990 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -21.80 155.70 40 990 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -22.40 156.60 40 990 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -23.00 157.50 40 990 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -23.50 158.40 40 990 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -24.00 159.20 38 992 30
SP 1978-03-02 00:00:00 TS -24.40 160.00 35 994 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -24.70 160.60 33 995 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -24.90 161.10 30 997 30 997 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -25.00 161.60 30 997 28
SP 12:00:00 TS -25.10 162.10 30 997 25
SP 15:00:00 TS -25.30 162.70 30 997 25
SP 18:00:00 TS -25.50 163.40 30 997 30 997 25
SP 21:00:00 TS -25.80 164.10 30 997 25
SP 1978-03-03 00:00:00 TS -26.10 165.00 30 997 25
SP 03:00:00 TS -26.40 166.10 30 997 25
SP 06:00:00 TS -26.70 167.20 30 997 30 997 25
SP 09:00:00 TS -26.90 168.30 25
SP 12:00:00 TS -27.20 169.50 25
SP 15:00:00 TS -27.50 170.70 25
SP 18:00:00 TS -27.70 172.00 25
SP 21:00:00 TS -27.90 173.30 25
SP 1978-03-04 00:00:00 TS -28.20 174.50 25
SP 03:00:00 TS -28.50 175.50 25
SP 06:00:00 TS -28.90 176.40 25
SP 09:00:00 TS -29.30 177.20 25
SP 12:00:00 MX -29.70 178.00 25

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh231978.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
KMA
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM IDCKMSTM0S.csv:Line=11154:GWEN
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1191:GWEN
DS824 aus_area.dat:573:GWEN
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-006:Line=10625
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=526:GWEN:BSH2378:BM488
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 BOM LAT BOM LON BOM TYPE BOM WIND BOM PRES BOM CI WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND DS824 PRES TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND NEUMANN PRES BOM GUST BOM GUST_PER 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 degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east kts mb kts second kts degrees
1978 SP EA 1978-02-25 00:00:00 TS -11.20 136.40 25 1004 bom 90 89 _______O__O____ -5 -11.20 136.40 20 25 1004 1.50 -11.20 136.40 TC 20 1004 45 45 10 80
1978 SP EA 03:00:00 TS -11.10 136.90 109 109 _______P__P____ -5 -11.10 136.90 20 25 1004 -11.10 136.80 TC 21 1004 8 80
1978 SP EA 05:00:00 TS -11.10 137.00 25 bom 114 120 _______I__P____ -5 -11.10 137.10 20 25 1004 1.50 -11.10 137.00 TC 22 1004 45 45 4 80
1978 SP EA 06:00:00 TS -11.10 137.10 120 109 _______P__I__O_ -5 -11.10 137.10 20 25 1004 -11.10 137.00 TC 23 1004 -11.10 137.30 TC 30 1000 2 255
1978 SP EA 09:00:00 TS -11.10 136.90 109 90 _______P__P__P_ -5 -11.10 136.80 20 25 1003 -11.10 136.80 TC 24 1003 -11.10 137.50 TC 30 1000 5 260
1978 SP EA 12:00:00 TS -11.20 136.60 25 1003 bom 90 81 O______O__O__O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -11.20 135.20 -5 -11.20 136.50 20 25 1003 2.00 -11.20 136.50 TC 25 1003 -11.20 137.70 TC 30 999 45 45 2 235
1978 SP EA 15:00:00 TS -11.30 136.70 81 80 P______P__P__P_ SH231978 -11.40 135.80 -5 -11.20 136.60 20 25 1002 -11.20 136.60 TC 28 1002 -11.30 137.90 TC 33 999 5 115
1978 SP EA 18:00:00 TS -11.40 137.00 25 1000 bom 86 84 O______O__O__O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -11.60 136.40 -5 -11.30 137.00 20 25 1000 2.00 -11.30 137.00 TC 30 1000 -11.40 138.00 TC 35 998 45 45 8 115
1978 SP EA 21:00:00 TS -11.60 137.50 95 86 P______P__P__P_ SH231978 -11.80 137.00 -5 -11.50 137.60 20 28 999 -11.50 137.60 TC 33 999 -11.50 138.20 TC 35 997 10 115
1978 SP EA 1978-02-26 00:00:00 TS -11.90 137.90 30 998 bom 107 107 O______O__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -12.00 137.50 -5 -11.80 138.20 20 30 998 2.50 -11.80 138.20 TC 35 998 -12.00 137.50 2 -11.80 138.40 TC 35 996 45 45 11 125
1978 SP EA 03:00:00 TS -12.30 138.30 141 141 P______P__PP_P_ SH231978 -12.20 138.00 -5 -12.30 138.60 20 35 996 -12.30 138.60 TC 38 996 -12.30 138.00 2 -12.30 138.70 TC 38 995 11 135
1978 SP EA 06:00:00 TS -12.70 138.70 40 994 bom 190 190 O______O__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -12.50 138.50 -5 -12.90 138.90 30 40 994 3.00 -12.90 138.90 TC 40 994 -12.50 138.50 2 -12.80 139.00 TC 40 994 55 55 11 140
1978 SP EA 08:00:00 TS -13.00 139.00 40 994 bom 230 230 P______O__PP_P_ SH231978 -12.70 138.80 -5 -13.30 139.10 30 40 994 3.00 -13.30 139.10 TC 42 993 -12.70 138.80 2 -13.10 139.20 TC 42 993 55 55 11 140
1978 SP EA 09:00:00 TS -13.10 139.10 244 233 P______P__PP_P_ SH231978 -12.80 139.00 -5 -13.50 139.20 30 40 993 -13.40 139.20 TC 43 993 -12.80 139.00 2 -13.30 139.30 TC 43 993 12 135
1978 SP EA 11:00:00 TS -13.40 139.40 40 992 bom 233 220 P______O__PP_P_ SH231978 -13.10 139.30 -5 -13.80 139.40 30 40 992 3.00 -13.70 139.50 TC 44 992 -13.10 139.30 2 -13.60 139.50 TC 44 992 55 55 12 135
1978 SP EA 12:00:00 TS -13.50 139.50 220 161 O______P__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -13.20 139.50 -5 -13.90 139.50 30 42 991 -13.90 139.60 TC 45 992 -13.20 139.50 2 -13.80 139.60 TC 45 992 13 130
1978 SP EA 15:00:00 TS -14.00 140.00 162 123 P______P__PP_P_ SH231978 -13.60 140.00 -5 -14.30 140.00 30 47 989 -14.30 140.10 TC 48 990 -13.60 140.10 2 -14.20 140.10 TC 48 990 13 130
1978 SP EA 17:00:00 TS -14.20 140.40 50 987 bom 123 97 P______O__PP_P_ SH231978 -13.90 140.40 -5 -14.60 140.40 30 50 987 3.50 -14.60 140.40 TC 49 988 -13.90 140.40 2 -14.50 140.40 TC 49 988 69 69 14 130
1978 SP EA 18:00:00 TS -14.40 140.60 97 44 O______P__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -14.10 140.60 -5 -14.70 140.60 30 50 987 -14.70 140.60 TC 50 987 -14.10 140.60 2 -14.60 140.60 TC 50 987 14 130
1978 SP EA 21:00:00 TS -14.80 141.20 44 10 P______P__PP_P_ SH231978 -14.60 141.20 -5 -15.10 141.20 30 50 987 -15.10 141.20 TC 50 987 -14.60 141.20 2 -14.90 141.10 TC 53 987 14 130
1978 SP EA 23:00:00 TS -15.10 141.60 50 987 bom 10 0 P______O__PP_P_ SH231978 -14.90 141.60 -5 -15.40 141.60 30 50 987 3.50 -15.40 141.60 TC 50 987 -14.90 141.60 2 -15.20 141.50 TC 54 987 69 69 15 130
1978 SP EA 1978-02-27 00:00:00 TS -15.30 141.80 0 0 O______P__OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -15.10 141.80 -5 -15.50 141.80 30 47 989 -15.50 141.80 TC 50 987 -15.10 141.80 2 -15.30 141.70 TC 55 987 15 130
1978 SP EA 03:00:00 TS -15.70 142.40 0 0 P______P__PP_P_ SH231978 -15.60 142.40 -5 -15.90 142.40 30 37 994 -15.90 142.40 TC 43 993 -15.60 142.40 2 -15.70 142.30 TC 45 993 14 130
1978 SP EA 05:00:00 TS -16.00 142.80 30 998 bom 0 0 P______O__PP_P_ SH231978 -15.90 142.70 -5 -16.20 142.80 20 30 998 -16.20 142.80 TC 37 996 -16.00 142.70 2 -16.10 142.80 TC 38 996 45 45 14 130
1978 SP EA 06:00:00 TS -16.20 142.90 0 0 O______P__OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -16.10 142.90 -5 -16.30 143.00 20 28 999 -16.30 143.00 TC 35 998 -16.20 142.90 2 -16.20 143.00 TC 35 998 15 130
1978 SP EA 09:00:00 TS -16.60 143.50 0 0 P______P___P_P_ SH231978 -16.60 143.50 -5 -16.70 143.60 20 23 1001 TC -16.70 143.50 2 -16.60 143.60 TC 33 1000 15 130
1978 SP EA 11:00:00 TS -17.00 143.90 20 1002 bom 0 0 P______O___P_P_ SH231978 -17.00 143.90 -5 -17.00 144.00 20 20 1002 TC -17.00 143.90 2 -16.80 144.00 TC 31 1001 45 45 15 130
1978 SP EA 12:00:00 TS -17.20 144.10 0 0 O__________O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -17.20 144.10 -5 20 -17.20 144.10 2 -17.00 144.20 TC 30 1002 16 135
1978 SP EA 15:00:00 TS -17.70 144.70 0 0 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -17.80 144.70 -5 20 -17.70 144.80 2 -17.70 144.80 TC 28 17 135
1978 SP EA 18:00:00 TS -18.30 145.40 0 0 O__________P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -18.30 145.40 -5 -18.20 145.40 2 -18.30 145.40 TC 25 16 125
1978 SP EA 21:00:00 TS -18.70 146.10 0 0 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -18.70 146.10 -5 -18.70 146.20 2 -18.70 146.10 TC 28 16 115
1978 SP EA 1978-02-28 00:00:00 TS -19.00 146.90 24 22 O__________O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -19.00 146.90 -5 -19.00 146.90 1 -19.00 146.90 TC 30 15 110
1978 SP EA 03:00:00 TS -19.20 147.70 38 38 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -19.20 147.60 -5 -19.20 147.70 1 -19.20 147.60 TC 30 15 100
1978 SP EA 06:00:00 TS -19.30 148.40 78 78 O__________P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -19.30 148.40 -5 -19.30 148.50 1 -19.30 148.40 TC 30 15 100
1978 SP EA 09:00:00 TS -19.40 149.20 109 109 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -19.40 149.20 -5 -19.40 149.30 1 -19.40 149.20 TC 30 15 95
1978 SP EA 12:00:00 TS -19.50 150.00 154 154 O__________O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -19.50 150.00 -5 -19.50 150.00 1 -19.50 150.00 TC 30 13 95
1978 SP EA 15:00:00 TS -19.60 150.60 203 203 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -19.60 150.60 -5 -19.60 150.60 1 -19.60 150.70 TC 30 11 95
1978 SP EA 18:00:00 TS -19.60 151.20 260 260 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -19.70 151.20 -5 -18.50 150.50 30 997 -19.70 151.20 1 -19.70 151.30 TC 30 11 100
1978 SP EA 21:00:00 TS -19.80 151.80 307 307 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -19.80 151.80 -5 -19.20 151.90 33 995 -19.80 151.80 1 -19.80 151.80 TC 30 14 110
1978 SP EA 1978-03-01 00:00:00 TS -20.10 152.60 323 323 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -20.10 152.50 -5 -19.80 153.20 35 994 -20.10 152.50 1 -20.10 152.50 TC 30 19 115
1978 SP EA 03:00:00 TS -20.50 153.60 365 365 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -20.50 153.40 -5 -20.40 154.40 38 992 -20.60 153.40 1 -20.60 153.40 TC 30 22 120
1978 SP EA 06:00:00 TS -21.10 154.60 422 411 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -21.10 154.40 -5 -21.00 155.50 40 990 -21.20 154.40 1 -21.30 154.50 TC 30 23 125
1978 SP EA 09:00:00 TS -21.80 155.70 415 410 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -21.80 155.40 -5 -21.50 156.40 40 990 -21.90 155.50 1 -21.90 155.50 TC 30 22 125
1978 SP EA 12:00:00 TS -22.40 156.60 429 429 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -22.50 156.50 -5 -22.00 157.10 40 990 -22.50 156.50 1 -22.50 156.50 TC 30 21 125
1978 SP EA 15:00:00 TS -23.00 157.50 471 471 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -23.10 157.50 -5 -22.50 157.80 40 990 -23.10 157.50 1 -23.10 157.40 TC 30 19 125
1978 SP EA 18:00:00 TS -23.50 158.40 533 533 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -23.60 158.40 -5 -23.00 158.40 40 990 -23.60 158.40 1 -23.60 158.20 TC 30 19 125
1978 SP EA 21:00:00 TS -24.00 159.20 596 596 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -24.10 159.30 -5 -23.60 159.10 38 992 -24.10 159.20 1 -24.10 159.10 TC 30 17 125
1978 SP EA 1978-03-02 00:00:00 TS -24.40 160.00 603 573 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -24.50 160.00 -5 -24.10 159.80 35 994 -24.50 160.00 1 -24.50 160.00 TC 30 15 120
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -24.70 160.60 573 551 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -24.70 160.60 -5 -24.60 160.40 33 995 -24.80 160.60 1 -24.70 160.60 TC 30 12 115
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -24.90 161.10 30 997 wellington 551 524 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -24.90 161.20 -5 -25.00 161.00 30 997 -24.90 161.20 1 -24.90 161.10 TC 30 10 110
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -25.00 161.60 524 502 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -25.00 161.70 -5 -25.00 161.40 30 997 -25.10 161.70 1 -25.00 161.60 TC 28 9 105
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -25.10 162.10 502 490 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -25.20 162.20 -5 -24.90 161.80 30 997 -25.20 162.20 1 -25.20 162.20 TC 25 10 105
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -25.30 162.70 490 472 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -25.40 162.80 -5 -24.90 162.30 30 997 -25.40 162.80 1 -25.40 162.90 TC 25 12 110
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -25.50 163.40 30 997 wellington 468 451 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -25.60 163.40 -5 -25.00 163.00 30 997 -25.60 163.40 1 -25.70 163.60 TC 25 14 110
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -25.80 164.10 455 441 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -25.80 164.10 -5 -25.50 164.00 30 997 -25.80 164.20 1 -25.90 164.20 TC 25 16 110
1978 SP MM 1978-03-03 00:00:00 TS -26.10 165.00 447 444 O________P_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -26.10 165.00 -5 -26.20 165.20 30 997 -26.10 165.00 1 -26.10 165.00 TC 25 19 110
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -26.40 166.10 451 451 P________P_P_P_ SH231978 -26.30 166.00 -5 -27.00 166.50 30 997 -26.40 166.00 1 -26.40 166.00 TC 25 20 105
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -26.70 167.20 30 997 wellington 481 481 O________O_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -26.60 167.10 -5 -28.00 168.00 30 997 -26.60 167.10 1 -26.70 167.20 TC 25 20 105
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -26.90 168.30 522 522 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -26.90 168.30 -5 -26.90 168.30 1 -27.00 168.30 TC 25 21 105
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -27.20 169.50 596 596 O__________O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -27.20 169.50 -5 -27.20 169.50 1 -27.20 169.50 TC 25 23 105
1978 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -27.50 170.70 686 686 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -27.50 170.70 -5 -27.40 170.80 1 -27.40 170.70 TC 25 23 100
1978 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -27.70 172.00 760 736 O__________P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -27.70 172.00 -5 -27.70 172.10 1 -27.70 172.00 TC 25 23 100
1978 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -27.90 173.30 736 713 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -27.90 173.30 -5 -27.90 173.30 1 -27.90 173.30 TC 25 22 105
1978 SP MM 1978-03-04 00:00:00 TS -28.20 174.50 717 706 O__________O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -28.20 174.50 -5 -28.20 174.50 1 -28.20 174.50 TC 25 20 105
1978 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -28.50 175.50 709 702 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -28.50 175.60 -5 -28.50 175.50 1 -28.50 175.50 TC 25 18 110
1978 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -28.90 176.40 702 700 O__________P_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -28.90 176.50 -5 -28.90 176.40 1 -28.80 176.30 TC 25 17 115
1978 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -29.30 177.20 702 702 P__________P_P_ SH231978 -29.30 177.30 -5 -29.30 177.20 1 -29.20 177.10 TC 25 16 120
1978 SP MM 12:00:00 MX -29.70 178.00 709 O__________O_O_ jtwc_sh SH231978 -29.70 178.00 -5 -29.70 178.00 6 -29.70 178.00 TC 25 16 120