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1978 Major Hurricane HECTOR (1978203N13260)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1978203N13260
Start Jul 22 00Z
Max Intensity 120 kt (Jul 25 06Z)
End Jul 29 18Z
ATCF IDs EP081978
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 USA WIND DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees north
EP 1978-07-22 00:00:00 TS 13.40 -100.20 30 30 30 30
EP 03:00:00 TS 13.50 -100.40 33 33 33
EP 06:00:00 TS 13.70 -100.70 35 35 35 35
EP 09:00:00 TS 14.00 -100.90 38 38 38
EP 12:00:00 TS 14.20 -101.20 40 40 40 40
EP 15:00:00 TS 14.40 -101.50 45 45 45
EP 18:00:00 TS 14.60 -101.80 50 50 50 50
EP 21:00:00 TS 14.80 -102.10 55 55 55
EP 1978-07-23 00:00:00 TS 14.90 -102.50 60 60 60 60
EP 03:00:00 TS 15.00 -102.90 60 60 61
EP 06:00:00 TS 15.10 -103.30 60 60 60 63
EP 09:00:00 TS 15.20 -103.70 63 63 64
EP 12:00:00 TS 15.30 -104.10 65 65 65 65
EP 15:00:00 TS 15.40 -104.50 68 68 66
EP 18:00:00 TS 15.50 -104.80 70 70 70 68
EP 21:00:00 TS 15.40 -105.20 70 70 69
EP 1978-07-24 00:00:00 TS 15.40 -105.60 70 70 70 70
EP 03:00:00 TS 15.40 -106.00 70 70 70
EP 06:00:00 TS 15.50 -106.50 70 70 70 70
EP 09:00:00 TS 15.50 -107.00 70 70 70
EP 12:00:00 TS 15.60 -107.50 70 70 70 70
EP 15:00:00 TS 15.70 -108.10 75 75 79
EP 18:00:00 TS 15.90 -108.70 80 80 80 88
EP 21:00:00 TS 15.90 -109.30 93 93 96
EP 1978-07-25 00:00:00 TS 16.00 -109.90 105 105 105 105
EP 03:00:00 TS 16.10 -110.50 113 113 109
EP 06:00:00 TS 16.20 -111.10 120 120 120 113
EP 09:00:00 TS 16.30 -111.70 120 120 116
EP 12:00:00 TS 16.50 -112.20 120 120 120 120
EP 15:00:00 TS 16.80 -112.70 120 120 118
EP 18:00:00 TS 17.20 -113.20 120 120 120 115
EP 21:00:00 TS 17.60 -113.60 115 115 113
EP 1978-07-26 00:00:00 TS 18.00 -114.00 110 110 110 110
EP 03:00:00 TS 18.30 -114.50 105 105 106
EP 06:00:00 TS 18.50 -115.10 100 100 100 103
EP 09:00:00 TS 18.70 -115.70 98 98 99
EP 12:00:00 TS 19.00 -116.20 95 95 95 95
EP 15:00:00 TS 19.40 -116.60 93 93 90
EP 18:00:00 TS 19.70 -116.90 90 90 90 85
EP 21:00:00 TS 19.90 -117.50 83 83 80
EP 1978-07-27 00:00:00 TS 20.00 -118.00 75 75 75 75
EP 03:00:00 TS 20.10 -118.40 73 73 75
EP 06:00:00 TS 20.20 -118.80 70 70 70 75
EP 09:00:00 TS 20.30 -119.20 73 73 75
EP 12:00:00 TS 20.40 -119.60 75 75 75 75
EP 15:00:00 TS 20.60 -120.00 68 68 70
EP 18:00:00 TS 20.90 -120.40 60 60 60 65
EP 21:00:00 TS 21.20 -120.90 58 58 60
EP 1978-07-28 00:00:00 TS 21.50 -121.50 55 55 55 55
EP 03:00:00 TS 21.70 -122.10 53 53 54
EP 06:00:00 TS 21.80 -122.50 50 50 50 53
EP 09:00:00 TS 21.90 -122.60 50 50 51
EP 12:00:00 TS 22.00 -122.80 50 50 50 50
EP 15:00:00 TS 22.10 -123.70 48 48 45
EP 18:00:00 TS 22.10 -124.80 45 45 45 40
EP 21:00:00 TS 22.30 -125.50 38 38 35
EP 1978-07-29 00:00:00 TS 22.40 -126.10 30 30 30 30
EP 03:00:00 TS 22.50 -126.80 30 30 30
EP 06:00:00 TS 22.60 -127.40 30 30 30 30
EP 09:00:00 TS 22.80 -128.10 30 30 30
EP 12:00:00 TS 23.00 -128.80 30 30 30 30
EP 15:00:00 TS 23.20 -129.40 28 28
EP 18:00:00 TS 23.50 -130.00 25 25 25

Source Information

Agency Information
USA hurdat2-nepac-1949-2023-042624.txt:Line=7450:HECTOR
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 e_npac.dat:338:HECTOR
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-002:Line=3852
TD9635
NEUMANN
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA AGENCY USA ATCF_ID USA LAT USA LON USA STATUS USA WIND USA SSHS DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east mb km km degrees north mb nmile degrees north 1 kts mb degrees north degrees north degrees east
1978 EP MM 1978-07-22 00:00:00 TS 13.40 -100.20 30 hurdat_epa 367 362 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 13.40 -100.20 TD 30 -1 13.40 -100.20 TC 30 13.40 -100.20 1 30 6 300
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 13.50 -100.40 366 349 P_________PP___ EP081978 13.50 -100.50 TD 33 -1 13.50 -100.50 TC 33 13.60 -100.40 1 33 6 305
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 13.70 -100.70 35 hurdat_epa 352 334 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 13.70 -100.70 TS 35 0 13.70 -100.70 TC 35 13.80 -100.70 1 35 6 310
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 14.00 -100.90 328 322 P_________PP___ EP081978 13.90 -100.90 TS 38 0 13.90 -100.90 TC 38 14.00 -100.90 1 38 7 315
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 14.20 -101.20 40 hurdat_epa 322 315 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 14.20 -101.20 TS 40 0 14.20 -101.20 TC 40 14.20 -101.20 2 40 7 310
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 14.40 -101.50 320 306 P_________PP___ EP081978 14.40 -101.50 TS 45 0 14.40 -101.50 TC 45 14.40 -101.50 2 45 7 305
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 14.60 -101.80 50 hurdat_epa 310 299 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 14.60 -101.80 TS 50 0 14.60 -101.80 TC 50 14.60 -101.80 2 50 7 300
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 14.80 -102.10 299 299 P_________PP___ EP081978 14.80 -102.10 TS 55 0 14.80 -102.10 TC 55 14.80 -102.10 2 55 7 295
1978 EP MM 1978-07-23 00:00:00 TS 14.90 -102.50 60 hurdat_epa 307 307 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 14.90 -102.50 TS 60 0 14.90 -102.50 TC 60 14.90 -102.50 2 60 8 290
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 15.00 -102.90 321 319 P_________PP___ EP081978 15.00 -102.90 TS 60 0 15.00 -102.90 TC 60 15.00 -102.90 2 61 8 285
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 15.10 -103.30 60 hurdat_epa 331 327 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 15.10 -103.30 TS 60 0 15.10 -103.30 TC 60 15.10 -103.30 2 63 8 285
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 15.20 -103.70 334 330 P_________PP___ EP081978 15.20 -103.70 TS 63 0 15.20 -103.70 TC 63 15.20 -103.70 2 64 8 285
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 15.30 -104.10 65 hurdat_epa 338 334 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 15.30 -104.10 HU 65 1 15.30 -104.10 TC 65 15.30 -104.10 4 65 7 285
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 15.40 -104.50 341 334 P_________PP___ EP081978 15.40 -104.40 HU 68 1 15.40 -104.40 TC 68 15.30 -104.50 4 66 7 285
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 15.50 -104.80 70 hurdat_epa 342 342 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 15.50 -104.80 HU 70 1 15.50 -104.80 TC 70 15.40 -104.80 4 68 7 275
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 15.40 -105.20 371 371 P_________PP___ EP081978 15.50 -105.20 HU 70 1 15.50 -105.20 TC 70 15.40 -105.20 4 69 8 265
1978 EP MM 1978-07-24 00:00:00 TS 15.40 -105.60 70 hurdat_epa 394 394 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 15.40 -105.60 HU 70 1 15.40 -105.60 TC 70 15.40 -105.60 4 70 8 270
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 15.40 -106.00 419 419 P_________PP___ EP081978 15.40 -106.00 HU 70 1 15.40 -106.00 TC 70 15.40 -106.00 4 70 9 275
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 15.50 -106.50 70 hurdat_epa 447 447 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 15.50 -106.50 HU 70 1 15.50 -106.50 TC 70 15.50 -106.50 4 70 9 275
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 15.50 -107.00 475 470 P_________PP___ EP081978 15.50 -107.00 HU 70 1 15.50 -107.00 TC 70 15.50 -107.00 4 70 10 275
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 15.60 -107.50 70 hurdat_epa 494 494 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 15.60 -107.50 HU 70 1 15.60 -107.50 TC 70 15.60 -107.50 4 70 11 280
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 15.70 -108.10 525 516 P_________PP___ EP081978 15.70 -108.10 HU 75 1 15.70 -108.10 TC 75 15.70 -108.10 4 79 12 285
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 15.90 -108.70 80 hurdat_epa 554 554 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 15.90 -108.70 HU 80 1 15.90 -108.70 TC 80 15.80 -108.70 4 88 12 280
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 15.90 -109.30 600 599 P_________PP___ EP081978 16.00 -109.30 HU 93 2 16.00 -109.30 TC 93 15.90 -109.30 4 96 12 275
1978 EP MM 1978-07-25 00:00:00 TS 16.00 -109.90 105 hurdat_epa 639 639 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 16.00 -109.90 HU 105 3 16.00 -109.90 TC 105 16.00 -109.90 4 105 12 275
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 16.10 -110.50 681 681 P_________PP___ EP081978 16.10 -110.50 HU 113 4 16.10 -110.50 TC 113 16.10 -110.50 4 109 12 280
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 16.20 -111.10 120 hurdat_epa 727 727 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 16.20 -111.10 HU 120 4 16.20 -111.10 TC 120 16.20 -111.10 4 113 11 280
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 16.30 -111.70 759 748 P_________PP___ EP081978 16.30 -111.70 HU 120 4 16.30 -111.70 TC 120 16.30 -111.70 4 116 11 285
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 16.50 -112.20 120 hurdat_epa 751 734 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 16.50 -112.20 HU 120 4 16.50 -112.20 TC 120 16.50 -112.20 4 120 11 295
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 16.80 -112.70 738 714 P_________PP___ EP081978 16.80 -112.70 HU 120 4 16.80 -112.70 TC 120 16.80 -112.70 4 118 12 305
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 17.20 -113.20 120 hurdat_epa 719 696 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 17.20 -113.20 HU 120 4 17.20 -113.20 TC 120 17.20 -113.10 4 115 12 315
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 17.60 -113.60 701 682 P_________PP___ EP081978 17.60 -113.60 HU 115 4 17.60 -113.60 TC 115 17.60 -113.50 4 113 11 315
1978 EP MM 1978-07-26 00:00:00 TS 18.00 -114.00 110 hurdat_epa 688 685 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 18.00 -114.00 HU 110 3 18.00 -114.00 TC 110 18.00 -114.00 4 110 11 305
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 18.30 -114.50 695 695 P_________PP___ EP081978 18.30 -114.50 HU 105 3 18.30 -114.50 TC 105 18.30 -114.50 4 106 12 295
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 18.50 -115.10 100 hurdat_epa 723 723 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 18.50 -115.10 HU 100 3 18.50 -115.10 TC 100 18.50 -115.10 4 103 12 295
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 18.70 -115.70 755 748 P_________PP___ EP081978 18.70 -115.70 HU 98 3 18.70 -115.70 TC 98 18.80 -115.70 4 99 12 295
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 19.00 -116.20 95 hurdat_epa 764 752 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 19.00 -116.20 HU 95 2 19.00 -116.20 TC 95 19.00 -116.20 4 95 11 310
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 19.40 -116.60 752 739 P_________PP___ EP081978 19.40 -116.60 HU 93 2 19.40 -116.60 TC 93 19.30 -116.70 4 90 10 315
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 19.70 -116.90 90 hurdat_epa 745 744 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 19.80 -116.90 HU 90 2 19.80 -116.90 TC 90 19.50 -117.10 4 85 10 300
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 19.90 -117.50 772 772 P_________PP___ EP081978 19.90 -117.40 HU 83 2 19.90 -117.40 TC 83 19.80 -117.60 4 80 10 285
1978 EP MM 1978-07-27 00:00:00 TS 20.00 -118.00 75 hurdat_epa 801 801 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 20.00 -118.00 HU 75 1 20.00 -118.00 TC 75 20.00 -118.00 4 75 9 280
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 20.10 -118.40 825 825 P_________PP___ EP081978 20.10 -118.40 HU 73 1 20.10 -118.40 TC 73 20.10 -118.40 4 75 8 285
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 20.20 -118.80 70 hurdat_epa 850 850 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 20.20 -118.80 HU 70 1 20.20 -118.80 TC 70 20.20 -118.80 4 75 8 285
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 20.30 -119.20 876 876 P_________PP___ EP081978 20.30 -119.20 HU 73 1 20.30 -119.20 TC 73 20.30 -119.20 4 75 8 285
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 20.40 -119.60 75 hurdat_epa 904 904 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 20.40 -119.60 HU 75 1 20.40 -119.60 TC 75 20.40 -119.60 4 75 8 295
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 20.60 -120.00 927 919 P_________PP___ EP081978 20.60 -119.90 HU 68 1 20.60 -119.90 TC 68 20.60 -120.10 4 70 9 305
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 20.90 -120.40 60 hurdat_epa 930 921 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 20.90 -120.30 TS 60 0 20.90 -120.30 TC 60 20.90 -120.60 4 65 11 305
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 21.20 -120.90 939 937 P_________PP___ EP081978 21.20 -120.90 TS 58 0 21.20 -120.90 TC 58 21.20 -121.10 4 60 12 300
1978 EP MM 1978-07-28 00:00:00 TS 21.50 -121.50 55 hurdat_epa 954 954 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 21.50 -121.50 TS 55 0 21.50 -121.50 TC 55 21.50 -121.50 2 55 12 295
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 21.70 -122.10 981 981 P_________PP___ EP081978 21.70 -122.10 TS 53 0 21.70 -122.10 TC 53 21.70 -121.80 2 54 10 290
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 21.80 -122.50 50 hurdat_epa 1003 995 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 21.80 -122.60 TS 50 0 21.80 -122.60 TC 50 21.80 -122.00 2 53 5 295
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 21.90 -122.60 1003 995 P_________PP___ EP081978 21.90 -122.60 TS 50 0 21.90 -122.60 TC 50 21.90 -122.40 2 51 4 305
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 22.00 -122.80 50 hurdat_epa 1011 1011 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 22.00 -122.80 TS 50 0 22.00 -122.80 TC 50 22.00 -122.80 2 50 11 280
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 22.10 -123.70 1076 1076 P_________PP___ EP081978 22.00 -123.80 TS 48 0 22.00 -123.80 TC 48 22.10 -123.50 2 45 18 275
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 22.10 -124.80 45 hurdat_epa 1168 1168 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 22.10 -124.90 TS 45 0 22.10 -124.90 TC 45 22.20 -124.30 2 40 17 275
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 22.30 -125.50 1216 1216 P_________PP___ EP081978 22.20 -125.60 TS 38 0 22.20 -125.60 TC 38 22.30 -125.20 2 35 12 285
1978 EP MM 1978-07-29 00:00:00 TS 22.40 -126.10 30 hurdat_epa 1263 1263 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 22.40 -126.10 TD 30 -1 22.40 -126.10 TC 30 22.40 -126.10 1 30 12 280
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 22.50 -126.80 1320 1320 P_________PP___ EP081978 22.50 -126.70 TD 30 -1 22.50 -126.70 TC 30 22.50 -126.90 1 30 12 280
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 22.60 -127.40 30 hurdat_epa 1370 1370 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP081978 22.60 -127.40 TD 30 -1 22.60 -127.40 TC 30 22.70 -127.60 1 30 13 285
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 22.80 -128.10 1424 1424 P_________PP___ EP081978 22.80 -128.10 TD 30 -1 22.80 -128.10 TC 30 22.80 -128.20 1 30 13 285
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 23.00 -128.80 30 hurdat_epa 1480 1480 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP081978 23.00 -128.80 TD 30 -1 23.00 -128.80 TC 30 23.00 -128.80 1 30 13 290
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 23.20 -129.40 1519 1515 P_________P____ EP081978 23.20 -129.40 TD 28 -1 23.20 -129.40 TC 28 1 12 295
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 23.50 -130.00 25 hurdat_epa 1525 O_________O____ hurdat_epa EP081978 23.50 -130.00 TD 25 -1 23.50 -130.00 TC 25 1 12 295