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1979 Severe Tropical Storm GORDON (1979206N19132)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1979206N19132
Start Jul 25 06Z
Landfall Jul 29 06Z
Max Intensity 60 kt (Jul 28 00Z), 975 mb (Jul 28 12Z)
End Jul 31 06Z
ATCF IDs ,WP101979
Track status Best track data.

Storm track plot

Map of storm track

Intensity plots

Map of storm track

Radial wind information

Map of storm track

Position and Intensity Table

BASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES USA WIND TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 WIND
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts 1 kts 1 kts kts degrees north
WP 1979-07-25 06:00:00 DS 19.20 131.50 17 1004
WP 09:00:00 DS 19.00 131.20 20 1004
WP 12:00:00 TS 18.70 131.60 1002 15 1002 23 1004 15
WP 15:00:00 TS 18.70 131.30 18 1002 26 1004 18
WP 18:00:00 TS 18.90 131.10 1002 20 1002 29 1004 20
WP 21:00:00 TS 19.10 130.90 23 1002 29 1004 23
WP 1979-07-26 00:00:00 TS 19.30 130.60 1002 25 1002 29 1004 25
WP 03:00:00 TS 19.50 130.30 28 1001 29 1003 28
WP 06:00:00 TS 19.70 130.00 1000 30 1000 29 1002 25 1000 30
WP 09:00:00 TS 19.90 129.50 33 1000 29 1001 28 1000 33
WP 12:00:00 TS 20.10 128.90 1000 35 1000 29 1000 30 999 35
WP 15:00:00 TS 20.20 128.30 38 999 29 999 30 999 38
WP 18:00:00 TS 20.30 127.60 998 40 998 29 998 30 998 40
WP 21:00:00 TS 20.40 126.90 40 996 34 997 30 996 40
WP 1979-07-27 00:00:00 TS 20.50 126.20 35 994 40 35 994 38 996 30 993 40
WP 03:00:00 TS 20.50 125.70 43 35 993 38 995 33 991 43
WP 06:00:00 TS 20.60 125.30 35 992 45 35 992 38 994 35 989 45
WP 09:00:00 TS 20.70 124.70 48 38 991 43 992 35 989 48
WP 12:00:00 TS 20.80 124.20 40 990 50 40 990 48 990 35 989 50
WP 15:00:00 TS 20.90 123.50 53 43 988 48 990 38 987 53
WP 18:00:00 TS 20.90 122.90 45 985 55 45 985 48 990 40 984 55
WP 21:00:00 TS 20.90 122.30 58 48 983 48 988 43 983 58
WP 1979-07-28 00:00:00 TS 20.90 121.80 50 980 60 50 980 48 985 45 981 60
WP 03:00:00 TS 21.10 121.30 60 50 980 53 983 48 980 60
WP 06:00:00 TS 21.30 120.90 50 980 60 50 980 58 980 50 978 60
WP 09:00:00 TS 21.70 120.50 58 53 978 58 978 55 977 58
WP 12:00:00 TS 22.00 120.10 55 975 55 55 975 58 975 60 975 55
WP 15:00:00 TS 22.30 119.50 53 55 975 58 978 58 977 53
WP 18:00:00 TS 22.50 118.70 55 975 50 55 975 58 980 55 979 50
WP 21:00:00 TS 22.60 118.10 50 55 978 58 980 55 981 50
WP 1979-07-29 00:00:00 TS 22.80 117.40 55 980 50 55 980 58 980 55 983 50
WP 03:00:00 TS 22.90 116.80 48 50 983 58 980 53 986 48
WP 06:00:00 TS 23.00 116.20 45 985 45 45 985 58 980 50 988 45
WP 09:00:00 TS 23.00 115.60 33 989 48 985 43 990 33
WP 12:00:00 TS 22.90 115.10 992 20 992 38 990 35 991 20
WP 15:00:00 TS 22.90 114.60 993 34 993 30 992
WP 18:00:00 TS 22.80 114.20 994 994 29 995 25 992
WP 21:00:00 TS 22.90 113.90 996 24 996
WP 1979-07-30 00:00:00 MX 23.00 113.50 998 998 19 996
WP 03:00:00 MX 23.00 112.90 998 18 996
WP 06:00:00 MX 23.00 112.00 998 998 17 996
WP 09:00:00 MX 23.00 110.90 998 17 996
WP 12:00:00 MX 23.00 109.80 998 998 17 996
WP 15:00:00 TS 23.40 109.20 998
WP 18:00:00 TS 24.00 108.80 998 998
WP 21:00:00 TS 24.60 108.80 999
WP 1979-07-31 00:00:00 TS 25.00 108.70 1000 1000
WP 03:00:00 TS 25.20 108.10 1000
WP 06:00:00 TS 25.30 107.20 1000 1000

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp101979.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=28151:GORDON:7908
CMA CH1979BST.txt:Storm=12:Gordon
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=12919:GORDON
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824 w_npac.dat:950:GORDON
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 WIND USA SSHS TOKYO LAT TOKYO LON TOKYO GRADE TOKYO WIND TOKYO PRES TOKYO R50_DIR TOKYO R50_LONG TOKYO R50_SHORT TOKYO R30_DIR TOKYO R30_LONG TOKYO R30_SHORT TOKYO LAND CMA LAT CMA LON CMA CAT CMA WIND CMA PRES HKO LAT HKO LON HKO CAT HKO WIND HKO PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 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 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb nmile nmile nmile nmile 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts nmile degrees north degrees north degrees east
1979 WP MM 1979-07-25 06:00:00 DS 19.20 131.50 961 922 __O____________ -5 19.20 131.50 0 17 1004 7 235
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 DS 19.00 131.20 922 916 __P____________ -5 19.00 131.20 0 20 1004 5 170
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 18.70 131.60 1002 tokyo 937 911 OOO_______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 18.80 132.70 15 -1 17.70 131.30 2 1002 0 0 0 18.90 130.90 1 23 1004 18.80 132.70 TC 15 3 155
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 18.70 131.30 911 900 PPP_______P____ WP101979 18.90 132.10 18 -1 18.00 131.30 2 1002 0 0 19.00 130.60 1 26 1004 18.90 132.10 TC 18 5 295
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 18.90 131.10 1002 tokyo 907 897 OOO_______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 19.00 131.50 20 -1 18.20 131.20 2 1002 0 0 0 19.20 130.40 1 29 1004 19.00 131.50 TC 20 5 305
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 19.10 130.90 904 879 PPP_______P____ WP101979 19.20 131.00 23 -1 18.40 131.10 2 1002 0 0 19.30 130.30 1 29 1004 19.20 131.00 TC 23 6 310
1979 WP MM 1979-07-26 00:00:00 TS 19.30 130.60 1002 tokyo 879 850 OOO_______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 19.50 130.60 25 -1 18.70 131.00 2 1002 0 0 0 19.50 130.20 1 29 1004 19.50 130.60 TC 25 7 310
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 19.50 130.30 850 822 PPP_______P____ WP101979 19.70 130.20 28 -1 19.00 130.80 2 1001 0 0 19.70 130.10 1 29 1003 19.70 130.20 TC 28 8 305
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 19.70 130.00 1000 tokyo 822 774 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 19.90 129.70 30 -1 19.40 130.40 2 1000 0 0 0 19.80 129.90 1 29 1002 19.70 130.40 TD 25 1000 19.90 129.70 TC 30 9 295
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 19.90 129.50 774 725 PPPP______P____ WP101979 20.10 129.20 33 -1 19.70 129.90 2 1000 0 0 19.90 129.60 1 29 1001 19.80 129.60 TD 28 1000 20.10 129.20 TC 33 10 290
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 20.10 128.90 1000 tokyo 718 661 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 20.20 128.70 35 0 20.00 129.20 2 1000 0 0 0 20.00 129.10 1 29 1000 19.90 128.90 TD 30 999 20.20 128.70 TC 35 12 285
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 20.20 128.30 661 605 PPPP______P____ WP101979 20.30 128.10 38 0 20.20 128.60 2 999 0 0 20.10 128.40 1 29 999 20.00 128.20 TD 30 999 20.30 128.10 TC 38 12 280
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 20.30 127.60 998 tokyo 595 531 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 20.40 127.50 40 0 20.30 127.90 2 998 0 0 0 20.20 127.70 1 29 998 20.20 127.50 TD 30 998 20.40 127.50 TC 40 13 280
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 20.40 126.90 531 480 PPPP______P____ WP101979 20.50 126.80 40 0 20.50 127.10 2 996 0 0 20.30 127.00 1 34 997 20.40 126.80 TD 30 996 20.50 126.80 TC 40 13 280
1979 WP MM 1979-07-27 00:00:00 TS 20.50 126.20 35 994 tokyo 471 435 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 20.50 126.20 40 0 20.60 126.30 3 35 994 0 9 100 100 0 20.30 126.30 2 38 996 20.50 126.20 TD 30 993 20.50 126.20 TC 40 11 275
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 20.50 125.70 426 399 PPPP______P____ WP101979 20.50 125.70 43 0 20.70 125.70 3 35 993 0 9 125 125 20.40 125.80 2 38 995 20.60 125.70 TD 33 991 20.50 125.70 TC 43 9 275
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 20.60 125.30 35 992 tokyo 399 367 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 20.60 125.30 45 0 20.70 125.20 3 35 992 0 9 150 150 0 20.50 125.30 2 38 994 20.60 125.20 TS 35 989 20.60 125.30 TC 45 10 280
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 20.70 124.70 359 334 PPPP______P____ WP101979 20.70 124.80 48 0 20.80 124.70 3 38 991 0 9 150 150 20.80 124.70 2 43 992 20.60 124.70 TS 35 989 20.70 124.80 TC 48 11 280
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 20.80 124.20 40 990 tokyo 334 300 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 20.80 124.20 50 0 20.90 124.10 3 40 990 0 9 150 150 0 21.00 124.10 3 48 990 20.60 124.20 TS 35 989 20.80 124.20 TC 50 11 275
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 20.90 123.50 291 235 PPPP______P____ WP101979 20.80 123.50 53 0 21.00 123.60 3 43 988 0 9 150 150 21.10 123.40 3 48 990 20.60 123.60 TS 38 987 20.80 123.50 TC 53 12 270
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 20.90 122.90 45 985 tokyo 235 183 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 20.80 122.80 55 0 21.00 123.00 3 45 985 0 9 150 150 0 21.10 122.80 3 48 990 20.60 123.00 TS 40 984 20.80 122.80 TC 55 12 270
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 20.90 122.30 183 145 PPPP______P____ WP101979 20.80 122.20 58 0 21.00 122.40 3 48 983 0 9 150 125 21.10 122.30 3 48 988 20.50 122.40 TS 43 983 20.80 122.20 TC 58 10 275
1979 WP MM 1979-07-28 00:00:00 TS 20.90 121.80 50 980 tokyo 145 98 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 20.90 121.70 60 0 21.10 121.80 4 50 980 0 8 150 100 0 21.10 121.80 3 48 985 20.60 121.80 TS 45 981 20.90 121.70 TC 60 10 285
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 21.10 121.30 98 67 PPPP______P____ WP101979 21.10 121.20 60 0 21.20 121.40 4 50 980 0 8 150 100 21.10 121.40 3 53 983 20.90 121.30 TS 48 980 21.10 121.20 TC 60 9 295
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 21.30 120.90 50 980 tokyo 67 35 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 21.30 120.80 60 0 21.40 121.00 4 50 980 0 8 150 100 0 21.30 121.00 3 58 980 21.30 120.80 STS 50 978 21.30 120.80 TC 60 9 310
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 21.70 120.50 30 30 PPPP______P____ WP101979 21.60 120.50 58 0 21.70 120.60 4 53 978 0 8 150 110 21.60 120.50 3 58 978 21.70 120.50 STS 55 977 21.60 120.50 TC 58 10 315
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 22.00 120.10 55 975 tokyo 59 54 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 22.00 120.10 55 0 22.00 120.10 4 55 975 9 50 50 7 150 120 0 22.00 120.00 3 58 975 22.00 120.20 STS 60 975 22.00 120.10 TC 55 12 305
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 22.30 119.50 85 85 PPPP______P____ WP101979 22.30 119.50 53 0 22.30 119.50 4 55 975 9 50 50 7 135 90 22.30 119.30 3 58 978 22.30 119.50 STS 58 977 22.30 119.50 TC 53 14 290
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 22.50 118.70 55 975 tokyo 157 133 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 22.50 118.80 50 0 22.50 118.90 4 55 975 9 50 50 2 120 60 0 22.50 118.60 3 58 980 22.50 118.60 STS 55 979 22.50 118.80 TC 50 13 285
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 22.60 118.10 133 88 PPPP______P____ WP101979 22.60 118.10 50 0 22.60 118.10 4 55 978 9 50 50 2 120 60 22.70 118.10 3 58 980 22.70 117.90 STS 55 981 22.60 118.10 TC 50 12 280
1979 WP MM 1979-07-29 00:00:00 TS 22.80 117.40 55 980 tokyo 83 30 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 22.70 117.40 50 0 22.70 117.40 4 55 980 9 50 50 2 120 60 0 22.90 117.60 3 58 980 22.80 117.30 STS 55 983 22.70 117.40 TC 50 12 280
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 22.90 116.80 30 0 PPPP______P____ WP101979 22.90 116.70 48 0 22.90 116.80 4 50 983 9 2 120 45 22.90 117.10 3 58 980 22.90 116.80 STS 53 986 22.90 116.70 TC 48 11 280
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 23.00 116.20 45 985 tokyo 0 0 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 23.10 116.00 45 0 23.00 116.30 3 45 985 0 3 120 30 0 22.90 116.50 3 58 980 22.90 116.30 STS 50 988 23.10 116.00 TC 45 11 275
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 23.00 115.60 0 0 PPPP______P____ WP101979 23.10 115.30 33 -1 23.00 115.60 3 989 0 3 22.80 115.90 3 48 985 23.00 115.70 STS 43 990 23.10 115.30 TC 33 11 265
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 22.90 115.10 992 tokyo 0 0 OOOO______O____ jtwc_wp WP101979 23.10 114.70 20 -1 23.00 115.00 2 992 0 0 0 22.70 115.40 2 38 990 23.00 115.00 TS 35 991 23.10 114.70 TC 20 9 260
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 22.90 114.60 0 0 _PPP___________ WP101979 -5 23.00 114.40 2 993 0 0 22.60 114.90 2 34 993 23.00 114.50 TS 30 992 TC 8 265
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 22.80 114.20 994 tokyo 0 0 _OOO___________ -5 23.00 114.00 2 994 0 0 0 22.60 114.40 1 29 995 23.10 114.00 TD 25 992 7 275
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 22.90 113.90 0 0 _PP____________ -5 23.10 113.80 2 996 0 0 22.70 114.00 1 24 996 TD 6 285
1979 WP MM 1979-07-30 00:00:00 MX 23.00 113.50 998 tokyo 0 0 _OO____________ -5 23.10 113.50 2 998 0 0 0 22.90 113.50 0 19 996 9 280
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 MX 23.00 112.90 0 0 _PP____________ -5 23.10 112.90 2 998 0 0 23.00 112.90 0 18 996 14 270
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 MX 23.00 112.00 998 tokyo 0 0 _OO____________ -5 23.00 112.00 2 998 0 0 0 23.10 112.00 0 17 996 18 270
1979 WP MM 09:00:00 MX 23.00 110.90 0 0 _PP____________ -5 22.90 110.90 2 998 0 0 23.20 110.80 0 17 996 20 270
1979 WP MM 12:00:00 MX 23.00 109.80 998 tokyo 0 0 _OO____________ -5 23.00 109.90 2 998 0 0 0 23.20 109.50 0 17 996 16 285
1979 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 23.40 109.20 0 0 _P_____________ -5 23.40 109.20 2 998 0 0 0 13 315
1979 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 24.00 108.80 998 tokyo 0 0 _O_____________ -5 24.00 108.80 2 998 0 0 0 12 340
1979 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 24.60 108.80 0 0 _P_____________ -5 24.60 108.80 2 999 0 0 10 355
1979 WP MM 1979-07-31 00:00:00 TS 25.00 108.70 1000 tokyo 0 0 _O_____________ -5 25.00 108.70 2 1000 0 0 0 9 320
1979 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 25.20 108.10 0 0 _P_____________ -5 25.20 108.10 2 1000 0 0 14 280
1979 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 25.30 107.20 1000 tokyo 0 _O_____________ -5 25.30 107.20 2 1000 0 0 0 17 275