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1978 Hurricane GRETA:OLIVIA (1978257N11298)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1978257N11298
Start Sep 13 18Z
Landfall Sep 18 06Z, Sep 19 00Z, Sep 22 21Z
Max Intensity 115 kt (Sep 18 06Z), 947 mb (Sep 18 06Z)
End Sep 23 00Z
ATCF IDs AL161978,EP151978
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 DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts mb kts kts
NA 1978-09-13 18:00:00 TS 11.00 -62.50 25 25
NA 21:00:00 TS 11.30 -63.50 25
NA 1978-09-14 00:00:00 TS 11.50 -64.50 25 25
NA 03:00:00 TS 11.70 -65.30 28
NA 06:00:00 TS 12.00 -66.00 30 30
NA 09:00:00 TS 12.20 -66.80 33
NA 12:00:00 TS 12.50 -67.50 35 35
NA 15:00:00 TS 12.80 -68.30 35
NA 18:00:00 TS 13.00 -69.00 35 1004 35 1004
NA 21:00:00 TS 13.20 -69.70 38
NA 1978-09-15 00:00:00 TS 13.30 -70.40 40 40
NA 03:00:00 TS 13.40 -71.10 40
NA 06:00:00 TS 13.40 -71.70 40 40
NA 09:00:00 TS 13.40 -72.40 43
NA 12:00:00 TS 13.50 -73.10 45 45
NA 15:00:00 TS 13.60 -73.70 48
NA 18:00:00 TS 13.70 -74.20 50 1000 50 1000
NA 21:00:00 TS 13.80 -74.70 53 998
NA 1978-09-16 00:00:00 TS 13.80 -75.30 55 995 55 995
NA 03:00:00 TS 13.80 -76.00 58 994
NA 06:00:00 TS 13.80 -76.70 60 60 992
NA 09:00:00 TS 13.90 -77.20 65 991
NA 12:00:00 TS 14.00 -77.70 70 989 70 989
NA 15:00:00 TS 14.10 -78.20 73 987
NA 18:00:00 TS 14.30 -78.70 75 75 986
NA 21:00:00 TS 14.40 -79.20 78 984
NA 1978-09-17 00:00:00 TS 14.60 -79.60 80 982 80 982
NA 03:00:00 TS 14.70 -80.00 83 980
NA 06:00:00 TS 14.90 -80.50 85 85 978
NA 09:00:00 TS 15.10 -81.00 88 976
NA 12:00:00 TS 15.20 -81.60 90 974 90 974
NA 15:00:00 TS 15.40 -82.10 93 971
NA 18:00:00 TS 15.50 -82.60 95 968 95 968
NA 21:00:00 TS 15.60 -83.00 103 960
NA 1978-09-18 00:00:00 TS 15.60 -83.40 110 952 110 952
NA 03:00:00 TS 15.70 -83.80 113 950
NA 06:00:00 TS 15.80 -84.30 115 947 115 947
NA 09:00:00 TS 16.10 -84.90 110 952
NA 12:00:00 TS 16.40 -85.60 105 957 105 957
NA 15:00:00 TS 16.50 -86.30 103 961
NA 18:00:00 TS 16.60 -86.90 100 964 100 964
NA 21:00:00 TS 16.80 -87.60 98 964
NA 1978-09-19 00:00:00 TS 17.00 -88.20 95 964 95 964
NA 03:00:00 TS 17.10 -88.80 73
NA 06:00:00 TS 17.00 -89.40 50 50
NA 09:00:00 TS 16.90 -90.00 40
NA 12:00:00 TS 16.70 -90.70 30 30
NA 15:00:00 TS 16.30 -91.40 30
NA 18:00:00 TS 16.00 -92.00 30 30
NA 21:00:00 TS 15.80 -92.50 30
NA 1978-09-20 00:00:00 TS 15.90 -93.00 30 30 30 30
EP 03:00:00 TS 15.40 -93.50 33 33 31
EP 06:00:00 TS 15.00 -94.00 35 35 35 33
EP 09:00:00 TS 14.70 -94.60 35 35 34
EP 12:00:00 TS 14.60 -95.00 35 35 35 35
EP 15:00:00 TS 14.70 -95.20 45 45 40
EP 18:00:00 TS 14.90 -95.20 55 55 55 45
EP 21:00:00 TS 14.90 -95.20 55 55 50
EP 1978-09-21 00:00:00 TS 14.90 -95.10 55 55 55 55
EP 03:00:00 TS 14.80 -95.10 55 55 55
EP 06:00:00 TS 14.70 -95.10 55 55 55 55
EP 09:00:00 TS 14.50 -95.10 55 55 55
EP 12:00:00 TS 14.30 -95.10 55 55 55 55
EP 15:00:00 TS 14.10 -95.10 58 58 58
EP 18:00:00 TS 13.90 -95.00 60 60 60 60
EP 21:00:00 TS 13.90 -94.90 63 63 63
EP 1978-09-22 00:00:00 TS 14.00 -94.80 65 65 65 65
EP 03:00:00 TS 14.00 -94.90 65 65 65
EP 06:00:00 TS 14.10 -95.00 65 65 65 65
EP 09:00:00 TS 14.60 -94.90 65 65 65
EP 12:00:00 TS 15.20 -94.80 65 65 65 65
EP 15:00:00 TS 15.60 -94.60 58 58 56
EP 18:00:00 TS 15.90 -94.30 50 50 50 48
EP 21:00:00 TS 16.20 -94.10 40 40 39
EP 1978-09-23 00:00:00 TS 16.50 -94.00 30 30 30 30

Source Information

Agency Information
USA hurdat2-atl-1851-2023-042624b.txt:Line=34787:GRETA::hurdat2-nepac-1949-2023-042624.txt:Line=7683:OLIVIA
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
KMA
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 e_npac.dat:345:OLIVIA
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-002:Line=3979
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 DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east kts mb 1 degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts kts degrees
1978 NA CS 1978-09-13 18:00:00 TS 11.00 -62.50 25 hurdat_atl 33 33 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 11.00 -62.50 TD 25 -1 21 285
1978 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 11.30 -63.50 78 78 P______________ AL161978 11.30 -63.50 TD 25 -1 20 285
1978 NA CS 1978-09-14 00:00:00 TS 11.50 -64.50 25 hurdat_atl 105 105 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 11.50 -64.50 TD 25 -1 18 285
1978 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 11.70 -65.30 144 141 P______________ AL161978 11.70 -65.30 TD 28 -1 16 290
1978 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 12.00 -66.00 30 hurdat_atl 156 156 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 12.00 -66.00 TD 30 -1 15 290
1978 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 12.20 -66.80 179 175 P______________ AL161978 12.20 -66.80 TD 33 -1 16 290
1978 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 12.50 -67.50 35 hurdat_atl 175 159 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 12.50 -67.50 TS 35 0 16 290
1978 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 12.80 -68.30 165 140 P______________ AL161978 12.80 -68.30 TS 35 0 15 290
1978 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 13.00 -69.00 35 1004 hurdat_atl 140 116 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 13.00 -69.00 TS 35 1004 0 15 285
1978 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 13.20 -69.70 125 123 P______________ AL161978 13.20 -69.70 TS 38 0 14 280
1978 NA CS 1978-09-15 00:00:00 TS 13.30 -70.40 40 hurdat_atl 136 124 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 13.30 -70.40 TS 40 0 13 280
1978 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 13.40 -71.10 120 111 P______________ AL161978 13.40 -71.10 TS 40 0 13 275
1978 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 13.40 -71.70 40 hurdat_atl 111 111 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 13.40 -71.70 TS 40 0 13 275
1978 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 13.40 -72.40 130 130 P______________ AL161978 13.40 -72.40 TS 43 0 14 275
1978 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 13.50 -73.10 45 hurdat_atl 175 175 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 13.50 -73.10 TS 45 0 12 275
1978 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 13.60 -73.70 225 225 P______________ AL161978 13.60 -73.70 TS 48 0 11 280
1978 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 13.70 -74.20 50 1000 hurdat_atl 270 270 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 13.70 -74.20 TS 50 1000 0 10 280
1978 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 13.80 -74.70 296 296 P______________ AL161978 13.80 -74.70 TS 53 998 0 11 275
1978 NA CS 1978-09-16 00:00:00 TS 13.80 -75.30 55 995 hurdat_atl 314 314 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 13.80 -75.30 TS 55 995 0 12 270
1978 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 13.80 -76.00 335 335 P______________ AL161978 13.80 -76.00 TS 58 994 0 14 270
1978 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 13.80 -76.70 60 hurdat_atl 368 368 I______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 13.80 -76.70 TS 60 992 0 12 275
1978 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 13.90 -77.20 403 403 P______________ AL161978 13.90 -77.20 TS 65 991 1 10 280
1978 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 14.00 -77.70 70 989 hurdat_atl 417 409 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 14.00 -77.70 HU 70 989 1 10 285
1978 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 14.10 -78.20 416 406 P______________ AL161978 14.10 -78.20 HU 73 987 1 10 285
1978 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 14.30 -78.70 75 hurdat_atl 412 411 I______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 14.30 -78.70 HU 75 986 1 10 290
1978 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 14.40 -79.20 423 379 P______________ AL161978 14.40 -79.20 HU 78 984 1 9 290
1978 NA CS 1978-09-17 00:00:00 TS 14.60 -79.60 80 982 hurdat_atl 379 335 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 14.60 -79.60 HU 80 982 1 9 290
1978 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 14.70 -80.00 335 279 P______________ AL161978 14.70 -80.00 HU 83 980 2 9 290
1978 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 14.90 -80.50 85 hurdat_atl 279 225 I______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 14.90 -80.50 HU 85 978 2 10 285
1978 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 15.10 -81.00 225 162 P______________ AL161978 15.10 -81.00 HU 88 976 2 11 285
1978 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 15.20 -81.60 90 974 hurdat_atl 162 112 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 15.20 -81.60 HU 90 974 2 11 285
1978 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 15.40 -82.10 116 77 P______________ AL161978 15.40 -82.10 HU 93 971 2 10 285
1978 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 15.50 -82.60 95 968 hurdat_atl 77 54 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 15.50 -82.60 HU 95 968 2 9 285
1978 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 15.60 -83.00 54 33 P______________ AL161978 15.60 -83.00 HU 103 960 3 8 275
1978 NA CS 1978-09-18 00:00:00 TS 15.60 -83.40 110 952 hurdat_atl 33 22 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 15.60 -83.40 HU 110 952 3 8 280
1978 NA CS 03:00:00 TS 15.70 -83.80 24 0 P______________ AL161978 15.70 -83.80 HU 113 950 4 9 285
1978 NA CS 06:00:00 TS 15.80 -84.30 115 947 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 15.80 -84.30 HU 115 947 4 12 290
1978 NA CS 09:00:00 TS 16.10 -84.90 22 22 P______________ AL161978 16.10 -84.90 HU 110 952 3 14 295
1978 NA CS 12:00:00 TS 16.40 -85.60 105 957 hurdat_atl 55 55 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 16.40 -85.60 HU 105 957 3 13 290
1978 NA CS 15:00:00 TS 16.50 -86.30 78 78 P______________ AL161978 16.50 -86.30 HU 103 961 3 13 280
1978 NA CS 18:00:00 TS 16.60 -86.90 100 964 hurdat_atl 89 77 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 16.60 -86.90 HU 100 964 3 13 285
1978 NA CS 21:00:00 TS 16.80 -87.60 67 0 P______________ AL161978 16.80 -87.60 HU 98 964 3 13 290
1978 NA CS 1978-09-19 00:00:00 TS 17.00 -88.20 95 964 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 17.00 -88.20 HU 95 964 2 12 280
1978 NA NA 03:00:00 TS 17.10 -88.80 0 0 P______________ AL161978 17.10 -88.80 HU 73 1 11 270
1978 NA NA 06:00:00 TS 17.00 -89.40 50 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 17.00 -89.40 TS 50 0 12 265
1978 NA NA 09:00:00 TS 16.90 -90.00 0 0 P______________ AL161978 16.90 -90.00 TS 40 0 13 255
1978 NA NA 12:00:00 TS 16.70 -90.70 30 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 16.70 -90.70 TD 30 -1 14 245
1978 NA NA 15:00:00 TS 16.30 -91.40 0 0 P______________ AL161978 16.30 -91.40 TD 30 -1 14 240
1978 NA NA 18:00:00 TS 16.00 -92.00 30 hurdat_atl 0 0 O______________ hurdat_atl AL161978 16.00 -92.00 TD 30 -1 12 245
1978 NA NA 21:00:00 TS 15.80 -92.50 0 0 P______________ AL161978 15.80 -92.50 TD 30 -1 10 265
1978 NA NA 1978-09-20 00:00:00 TS 15.90 -93.00 30 hurdat_atl 0 0 O_________OO___ hurdat_atl AL161978 15.70 -93.00 TD 30 -1 16.00 -93.00 TC 30 16.00 -93.00 1 30 10 250
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 15.40 -93.50 30 30 P_________PP___ AL161978 15.40 -93.50 TD 33 -1 15.50 -93.50 TC 33 15.50 -93.60 1 31 13 230
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 15.00 -94.00 35 hurdat_epa 100 100 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP151978 15.00 -94.00 TS 35 0 15.00 -94.00 TC 35 15.10 -94.20 1 33 13 235
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 14.70 -94.60 159 159 P_________PP___ EP151978 14.70 -94.60 TS 35 0 14.70 -94.60 TC 35 14.80 -94.70 1 34 10 245
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 14.60 -95.00 35 hurdat_epa 162 144 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP151978 14.60 -95.00 TS 35 0 14.60 -95.00 TC 35 14.60 -95.00 2 35 6 265
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 14.70 -95.20 144 124 P_________PP___ EP151978 14.70 -95.20 TS 45 0 14.70 -95.20 TC 45 14.60 -95.20 2 40 3 325
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 14.90 -95.20 55 hurdat_epa 124 124 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP151978 14.90 -95.20 TS 55 0 14.90 -95.20 TC 55 14.70 -95.20 2 45 2 0
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 14.90 -95.20 124 124 P_________PP___ EP151978 14.90 -95.20 TS 55 0 14.90 -95.20 TC 55 14.80 -95.20 2 50 1 65
1978 EP MM 1978-09-21 00:00:00 TS 14.90 -95.10 55 hurdat_epa 127 127 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP151978 14.90 -95.10 TS 55 0 14.90 -95.10 TC 55 14.90 -95.10 2 55 1 145
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 14.80 -95.10 138 138 P_________PP___ EP151978 14.80 -95.10 TS 55 0 14.80 -95.10 TC 55 14.80 -95.10 2 55 2 0
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 14.70 -95.10 55 hurdat_epa 148 148 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP151978 14.70 -95.10 TS 55 0 14.70 -95.10 TC 55 14.60 -95.10 2 55 3 0
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 14.50 -95.10 169 169 P_________PP___ EP151978 14.50 -95.10 TS 55 0 14.50 -95.10 TC 55 14.50 -95.10 2 55 4 175
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 14.30 -95.10 55 hurdat_epa 190 190 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP151978 14.30 -95.10 TS 55 0 14.30 -95.10 TC 55 14.30 -95.10 2 55 4 175
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 14.10 -95.10 211 211 P_________PP___ EP151978 14.10 -95.10 TS 58 0 14.10 -95.10 TC 58 14.10 -95.00 2 58 4 165
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 13.90 -95.00 60 hurdat_epa 236 236 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP151978 13.90 -95.00 TS 60 0 13.90 -95.00 TC 60 14.00 -94.90 2 60 2 130
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 13.90 -94.90 239 232 P_________PP___ EP151978 13.90 -94.90 TS 63 0 13.90 -94.90 TC 63 14.00 -94.90 2 63 2 70
1978 EP MM 1978-09-22 00:00:00 TS 14.00 -94.80 65 hurdat_epa 232 229 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP151978 14.00 -94.80 HU 65 1 14.00 -94.80 TC 65 14.00 -94.80 4 65 0 0
1978 EP MM 03:00:00 TS 14.00 -94.90 229 215 P_________PP___ EP151978 13.90 -94.90 HU 65 1 13.90 -94.90 TC 65 14.20 -94.80 4 65 2 300
1978 EP MM 06:00:00 TS 14.10 -95.00 65 hurdat_epa 215 165 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP151978 14.00 -95.00 HU 65 1 14.00 -95.00 TC 65 14.50 -94.80 4 65 6 355
1978 EP MM 09:00:00 TS 14.60 -94.90 165 110 P_________PP___ EP151978 14.50 -95.00 HU 65 1 14.50 -95.00 TC 65 14.80 -94.80 4 65 11 10
1978 EP MM 12:00:00 TS 15.20 -94.80 65 hurdat_epa 110 64 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP151978 15.20 -94.80 HU 65 1 15.20 -94.80 TC 65 15.20 -94.80 4 65 10 20
1978 EP MM 15:00:00 TS 15.60 -94.60 64 24 P_________PP___ EP151978 15.60 -94.60 TS 58 0 15.60 -94.60 TC 58 15.50 -94.70 4 56 8 35
1978 EP MM 18:00:00 TS 15.90 -94.30 50 hurdat_epa 22 0 O_________OP___ hurdat_epa EP151978 15.90 -94.30 TS 50 0 15.90 -94.30 TC 50 15.90 -94.50 4 48 7 35
1978 EP MM 21:00:00 TS 16.20 -94.10 0 0 P_________PP___ EP151978 16.20 -94.10 TS 40 0 16.20 -94.10 TC 40 16.20 -94.30 4 39 7 30
1978 EP MM 1978-09-23 00:00:00 TS 16.50 -94.00 30 hurdat_epa 0 O_________OO___ hurdat_epa EP151978 16.50 -94.00 TD 30 -1 16.50 -94.00 TC 30 16.50 -94.00 1 30 7 25