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1978 Tropical Storm HOPE (1978255N30280)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1978255N30280
Start Sep 12 00Z
Max Intensity 55 kt (Sep 18 18Z), 987 mb (Sep 19 12Z)
End Sep 21 12Z
ATCF IDs AL151978
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 USA PRES
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts kts
NA 1978-09-12 00:00:00 SS 29.80 -80.00 25 1012 25 1012
NA 03:00:00 SS 30.00 -79.60 25 1012
NA 06:00:00 SS 30.30 -79.30 25 25 1011
NA 09:00:00 SS 30.60 -79.00 25 1011
NA 12:00:00 SS 30.90 -78.60 25 1010 25 1010
NA 15:00:00 SS 31.10 -78.20 25 1010
NA 18:00:00 SS 31.20 -77.70 25 25 1010
NA 21:00:00 SS 31.20 -77.10 25 1010
NA 1978-09-13 00:00:00 SS 31.10 -76.50 25 1010 25 1010
NA 03:00:00 SS 31.10 -75.80 25 1010
NA 06:00:00 SS 31.20 -75.20 25 25 1010
NA 09:00:00 SS 31.50 -74.70 25 1009
NA 12:00:00 SS 31.80 -74.20 25 1009 25 1009
NA 15:00:00 SS 32.10 -73.60 25 1009
NA 18:00:00 SS 32.30 -73.10 25 25 1009
NA 21:00:00 SS 32.60 -72.60 25 1008
NA 1978-09-14 00:00:00 SS 32.80 -72.10 25 1008 25 1008
NA 03:00:00 SS 32.90 -71.50 25 1008
NA 06:00:00 SS 33.00 -70.80 25 25 1009
NA 09:00:00 SS 33.10 -69.80 28 1009
NA 12:00:00 SS 33.20 -68.70 30 1009 30 1009
NA 15:00:00 SS 33.30 -67.40 30 1009
NA 18:00:00 SS 33.30 -66.20 30 30 1009
NA 21:00:00 SS 33.20 -65.50 33 1008
NA 1978-09-15 00:00:00 SS 32.90 -64.80 35 1008 35 1008
NA 03:00:00 SS 32.50 -63.70 35 1007
NA 06:00:00 SS 32.00 -62.80 35 35 1007
NA 09:00:00 SS 31.80 -62.40 35 1006
NA 12:00:00 SS 31.60 -62.10 35 1005 35 1005
NA 15:00:00 SS 31.30 -61.70 35 1004
NA 18:00:00 SS 31.10 -61.30 35 35 1004
NA 21:00:00 SS 31.00 -60.80 35 1003
NA 1978-09-16 00:00:00 SS 31.00 -60.30 35 1002 35 1002
NA 03:00:00 SS 31.00 -59.80 35
NA 06:00:00 SS 31.00 -59.20 35 35
NA 09:00:00 SS 31.10 -58.60 35
NA 12:00:00 SS 31.20 -58.10 35 35
NA 15:00:00 SS 31.40 -57.70 35
NA 18:00:00 SS 31.70 -57.20 35 35
NA 21:00:00 SS 32.00 -56.60 35
NA 1978-09-17 00:00:00 SS 32.40 -56.00 35 35
NA 03:00:00 SS 32.70 -55.40 38
NA 06:00:00 TS 33.00 -54.80 40 1000 40 1000
NA 09:00:00 TS 33.40 -54.10 40 1000
NA 12:00:00 TS 33.80 -53.40 40 40 999
NA 15:00:00 TS 34.40 -52.60 43 999
NA 18:00:00 TS 35.00 -51.80 45 998 45 998
NA 21:00:00 TS 35.50 -50.90 48 997
NA 1978-09-18 00:00:00 TS 36.00 -49.90 50 50 997
NA 03:00:00 TS 36.50 -48.90 50 996
NA 06:00:00 TS 37.00 -47.80 50 995 50 995
NA 09:00:00 TS 37.50 -46.50 50 994
NA 12:00:00 TS 38.00 -45.20 50 50 993
NA 15:00:00 TS 38.50 -44.10 53 991
NA 18:00:00 TS 39.10 -43.00 55 990 55 990
NA 21:00:00 TS 39.60 -41.70 55
NA 1978-09-19 00:00:00 TS 40.10 -40.50 55 55
NA 03:00:00 TS 40.60 -39.50 55
NA 06:00:00 TS 41.20 -38.50 55 55
NA 09:00:00 TS 41.80 -37.50 55
NA 12:00:00 TS 42.50 -36.50 55 987 55 987
NA 15:00:00 TS 43.20 -35.70 55 988
NA 18:00:00 TS 44.00 -35.00 55 55 989
NA 21:00:00 TS 44.70 -34.10 55 989
NA 1978-09-20 00:00:00 TS 45.50 -33.00 55 990 55 990
NA 03:00:00 TS 46.70 -31.40 53
NA 06:00:00 TS 48.20 -30.00 50 50
NA 09:00:00 TS 49.90 -29.50 50
NA 12:00:00 TS 51.50 -29.50 50 50
NA 15:00:00 TS 52.80 -29.40 50
NA 18:00:00 TS 54.00 -29.50 50 50
NA 21:00:00 TS 55.50 -29.90 50
NA 1978-09-21 00:00:00 TS 57.00 -30.00 50 995 50 995
NA 03:00:00 TS 58.40 -29.40 48
NA 06:00:00 TS 59.50 -28.00 45 45
NA 09:00:00 TS 60.40 -25.80 45
NA 12:00:00 ET 61.00 -23.00 45 45

Source Information

Agency Information
USA hurdat2-atl-1851-2023-042624b.txt:Line=34747:HOPE
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN
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 STATUS USA WIND USA PRES USA SSHS STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north kts mb degrees north degrees east
1978 NA NA 1978-09-12 00:00:00 SS 29.80 -80.00 25 1012 hurdat_atl 115 115 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 29.80 -80.00 SD 25 1012 -2 8 55
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 SS 30.00 -79.60 159 159 P______________ AL151978 30.00 -79.60 SD 25 1012 -2 8 50
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 SS 30.30 -79.30 25 hurdat_atl 198 198 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 30.30 -79.30 SD 25 1011 -2 8 45
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 SS 30.60 -79.00 229 225 P______________ AL151978 30.60 -79.00 SD 25 1011 -2 9 45
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 SS 30.90 -78.60 25 1010 hurdat_atl 231 227 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 30.90 -78.60 SD 25 1010 -2 8 55
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 SS 31.10 -78.20 238 238 P______________ AL151978 31.10 -78.20 SD 25 1010 -2 8 70
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 SS 31.20 -77.70 25 hurdat_atl 256 256 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.20 -77.70 SD 25 1010 -2 9 85
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 SS 31.20 -77.10 295 295 P______________ AL151978 31.20 -77.10 SD 25 1010 -2 10 95
1978 NA NA 1978-09-13 00:00:00 SS 31.10 -76.50 25 1010 hurdat_atl 342 342 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.10 -76.50 SD 25 1010 -2 11 95
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 SS 31.10 -75.80 374 374 P______________ AL151978 31.10 -75.80 SD 25 1010 -2 11 85
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 SS 31.20 -75.20 25 hurdat_atl 399 394 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.20 -75.20 SD 25 1010 -2 11 70
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 SS 31.50 -74.70 394 382 P______________ AL151978 31.50 -74.70 SD 25 1009 -2 10 55
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 SS 31.80 -74.20 25 1009 hurdat_atl 387 383 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.80 -74.20 SD 25 1009 -2 11 55
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 SS 32.10 -73.60 395 395 P______________ AL151978 32.10 -73.60 SD 25 1009 -2 11 60
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 SS 32.30 -73.10 25 hurdat_atl 412 412 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 32.30 -73.10 SD 25 1009 -2 10 60
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 SS 32.60 -72.60 426 426 P______________ AL151978 32.60 -72.60 SD 25 1008 -2 10 60
1978 NA NA 1978-09-14 00:00:00 SS 32.80 -72.10 25 1008 hurdat_atl 452 452 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 32.80 -72.10 SD 25 1008 -2 10 70
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 SS 32.90 -71.50 488 488 P______________ AL151978 32.90 -71.50 SD 25 1008 -2 11 80
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 SS 33.00 -70.80 25 hurdat_atl 531 531 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 33.00 -70.80 SD 25 1009 -2 14 85
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 SS 33.10 -69.80 601 601 P______________ AL151978 33.10 -69.80 SD 28 1009 -2 18 85
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 SS 33.20 -68.70 30 1009 hurdat_atl 685 685 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 33.20 -68.70 SD 30 1009 -2 20 85
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 SS 33.30 -67.40 790 790 P______________ AL151978 33.30 -67.40 SD 30 1009 -2 21 85
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 SS 33.30 -66.20 30 hurdat_atl 893 893 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 33.30 -66.20 SD 30 1009 -2 16 95
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 SS 33.20 -65.50 958 958 P______________ AL151978 33.20 -65.50 SD 33 1008 -2 12 110
1978 NA NA 1978-09-15 00:00:00 SS 32.90 -64.80 35 1008 hurdat_atl 1031 1031 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 32.90 -64.80 SS 35 1008 -2 16 115
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 SS 32.50 -63.70 1143 1143 P______________ AL151978 32.50 -63.70 SS 35 1007 -2 19 120
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 SS 32.00 -62.80 35 hurdat_atl 1242 1242 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 32.00 -62.80 SS 35 1007 -2 14 120
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 SS 31.80 -62.40 1286 1286 P______________ AL151978 31.80 -62.40 SS 35 1006 -2 7 125
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 SS 31.60 -62.10 35 1005 hurdat_atl 1321 1321 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.60 -62.10 SS 35 1005 -2 7 130
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 SS 31.30 -61.70 1369 1369 P______________ AL151978 31.30 -61.70 SS 35 1004 -2 8 125
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 SS 31.10 -61.30 35 hurdat_atl 1411 1411 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.10 -61.30 SS 35 1004 -2 8 110
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 SS 31.00 -60.80 1445 1445 P______________ AL151978 31.00 -60.80 SS 35 1003 -2 9 95
1978 NA NA 1978-09-16 00:00:00 SS 31.00 -60.30 35 1002 hurdat_atl 1459 1459 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.00 -60.30 SS 35 1002 -2 9 90
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 SS 31.00 -59.80 1473 1473 P______________ AL151978 31.00 -59.80 SS 35 -2 9 90
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 SS 31.00 -59.20 35 hurdat_atl 1491 1491 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.00 -59.20 SS 35 -2 10 85
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 SS 31.10 -58.60 1500 1500 P______________ AL151978 31.10 -58.60 SS 35 -2 10 80
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 SS 31.20 -58.10 35 hurdat_atl 1508 1499 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.20 -58.10 SS 35 -2 9 65
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 SS 31.40 -57.70 1502 1488 P______________ AL151978 31.40 -57.70 SS 35 -2 9 55
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 SS 31.70 -57.20 35 hurdat_atl 1492 1479 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 31.70 -57.20 SS 35 -2 11 55
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 SS 32.00 -56.60 1488 1472 P______________ AL151978 32.00 -56.60 SS 35 -2 12 55
1978 NA NA 1978-09-17 00:00:00 SS 32.40 -56.00 35 hurdat_atl 1477 1471 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 32.40 -56.00 SS 35 -2 12 60
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 SS 32.70 -55.40 1474 1457 P______________ AL151978 32.70 -55.40 SS 38 -2 12 60
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 33.00 -54.80 40 1000 hurdat_atl 1461 1446 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 33.00 -54.80 TS 40 1000 0 13 60
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 33.40 -54.10 1442 1424 P______________ AL151978 33.40 -54.10 TS 40 1000 0 14 55
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 33.80 -53.40 40 hurdat_atl 1424 1369 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 33.80 -53.40 TS 40 999 0 16 50
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 34.40 -52.60 1358 1295 P______________ AL151978 34.40 -52.60 TS 43 999 0 18 50
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 35.00 -51.80 45 998 hurdat_atl 1295 1248 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 35.00 -51.80 TS 45 998 0 18 50
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 35.50 -50.90 1249 1208 P______________ AL151978 35.50 -50.90 TS 48 997 0 18 55
1978 NA NA 1978-09-18 00:00:00 TS 36.00 -49.90 50 hurdat_atl 1210 1175 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 36.00 -49.90 TS 50 997 0 19 60
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 36.50 -48.90 1178 1153 P______________ AL151978 36.50 -48.90 TS 50 996 0 20 60
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 37.00 -47.80 50 995 hurdat_atl 1156 1146 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 37.00 -47.80 TS 50 995 0 22 65
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 37.50 -46.50 1151 1147 P______________ AL151978 37.50 -46.50 TS 50 994 0 23 65
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 38.00 -45.20 50 hurdat_atl 1158 1153 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 38.00 -45.20 TS 50 993 0 22 60
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 38.50 -44.10 1165 1158 P______________ AL151978 38.50 -44.10 TS 53 991 0 20 55
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 39.10 -43.00 55 990 hurdat_atl 1173 1171 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 39.10 -43.00 TS 55 990 0 21 60
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 39.60 -41.70 1210 1209 P______________ AL151978 39.60 -41.70 TS 55 0 22 65
1978 NA NA 1978-09-19 00:00:00 TS 40.10 -40.50 55 hurdat_atl 1248 1248 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 40.10 -40.50 TS 55 0 20 60
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 40.60 -39.50 1279 1279 P______________ AL151978 40.60 -39.50 TS 55 0 19 55
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 41.20 -38.50 55 hurdat_atl 1309 1309 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 41.20 -38.50 TS 55 0 19 50
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 41.80 -37.50 1344 1344 P______________ AL151978 41.80 -37.50 TS 55 0 20 50
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 42.50 -36.50 55 987 hurdat_atl 1374 1374 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 42.50 -36.50 TS 55 987 0 19 40
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 43.20 -35.70 1395 1391 P______________ AL151978 43.20 -35.70 TS 55 988 0 19 35
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 44.00 -35.00 55 hurdat_atl 1411 1411 I______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 44.00 -35.00 TS 55 989 0 19 40
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 44.70 -34.10 1450 1450 P______________ AL151978 44.70 -34.10 TS 55 989 0 21 45
1978 NA NA 1978-09-20 00:00:00 TS 45.50 -33.00 55 990 hurdat_atl 1506 1506 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 45.50 -33.00 TS 55 990 0 28 45
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 46.70 -31.40 1595 1455 P______________ AL151978 46.70 -31.40 TS 53 0 34 35
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 48.20 -30.00 50 hurdat_atl 1443 1344 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 48.20 -30.00 TS 50 0 34 20
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 49.90 -29.50 1341 1277 P______________ AL151978 49.90 -29.50 TS 50 0 33 5
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 51.50 -29.50 50 hurdat_atl 1268 1168 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 51.50 -29.50 TS 50 0 29 0
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 52.80 -29.40 1159 1065 P______________ AL151978 52.80 -29.40 TS 50 0 25 0
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 54.00 -29.50 50 hurdat_atl 1057 933 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 54.00 -29.50 TS 50 0 27 355
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 55.50 -29.90 926 833 P______________ AL151978 55.50 -29.90 TS 50 0 30 355
1978 NA NA 1978-09-21 00:00:00 TS 57.00 -30.00 50 995 hurdat_atl 827 707 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 57.00 -30.00 TS 50 995 0 29 5
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 58.40 -29.40 695 562 P______________ AL151978 58.40 -29.40 TS 48 0 27 25
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 59.50 -28.00 45 hurdat_atl 550 420 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 59.50 -28.00 TS 45 0 27 45
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 60.40 -25.80 408 310 P______________ AL151978 60.40 -25.80 TS 45 0 29 60
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 ET 61.00 -23.00 45 hurdat_atl 310 O______________ hurdat_atl AL151978 61.00 -23.00 EX 45 -4 30 65