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1979 Tropical Cyclone (Storm) OFA (1979344S12170)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1979344S12170
Start Dec 9 12Z
Max Intensity 55 kt (Dec 12 00Z), 980 mb (Dec 12 00Z)
End Dec 15 00Z
ATCF IDs
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 WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES NEUMANN WIND
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts nmile mb degrees east
SP 1979-12-09 12:00:00 TS -12.00 170.00 30 997 30 997 20
SP 15:00:00 TS -12.10 170.70 30 997 20
SP 18:00:00 TS -12.20 171.50 30 997 20
SP 21:00:00 TS -12.40 172.50 30 997 23
SP 1979-12-10 00:00:00 TS -12.50 173.50 30 997 30 997 25
SP 03:00:00 TS -12.60 174.40 30 997 25
SP 06:00:00 TS -12.70 175.30 30 997 25
SP 09:00:00 TS -12.90 176.10 30 997 28
SP 12:00:00 TS -13.00 177.00 30 997 30 997 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -13.20 178.00 31 997 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -13.50 179.00 33 996 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -13.90 180.00 34 996 30
SP 1979-12-11 00:00:00 TS -14.30 181.00 35 995 35 995 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -14.70 182.20 38 993 33
SP 06:00:00 TS -15.20 183.40 40 991 35
SP 09:00:00 TS -15.60 184.50 43 989 35
SP 12:00:00 TS -16.20 185.70 45 987 45 987 35
SP 15:00:00 TS -16.90 186.90 48 985 38
SP 18:00:00 TS -17.70 188.00 50 984 40
SP 21:00:00 TS -18.60 189.20 53 982 43
SP 1979-12-12 00:00:00 TS -19.30 190.30 55 980 55 980 45
SP 03:00:00 TS -19.90 191.30 53 982 43
SP 06:00:00 TS -20.30 192.30 50 984 40
SP 09:00:00 TS -20.70 193.30 48 985 38
SP 12:00:00 TS -21.00 194.40 45 987 45 987 35
SP 15:00:00 TS -21.30 195.70 44 988 35
SP 18:00:00 TS -21.60 197.00 43 989 35
SP 21:00:00 TS -21.80 198.30 41 989 33
SP 1979-12-13 00:00:00 TS -22.00 199.50 40 990 40 990 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -22.10 200.20 38 992 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -22.30 200.80 35 994 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -22.40 201.50 33 995 28
SP 12:00:00 TS -22.40 202.00 30 997 30 997 25
SP 15:00:00 TS -22.40 202.40 30 997 25
SP 18:00:00 TS -22.30 202.60 30 997 25
SP 21:00:00 TS -22.20 202.80 30 997 25
SP 1979-12-14 00:00:00 TS -22.00 203.00 30 997 30 997 25
SP 03:00:00 TS -21.90 203.10 30 997 23
SP 06:00:00 TS -21.70 203.20 30 997 20
SP 09:00:00 TS -21.60 203.30 30 997 20
SP 12:00:00 TS -21.50 203.50 30 997 30 997 20
SP 15:00:00 TS -21.40 203.90 30 997 20
SP 18:00:00 TS -21.20 204.30 30 997 20
SP 21:00:00 TS -21.10 204.40 30 997 20
SP 1979-12-15 00:00:00 TS -21.00 204.50 30 997 30 997 20

Source Information

Agency Information
USA
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1330:OFA
DS824
TD9636
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=564:OFA:BSH9980:NZeal801
MLC

All available IBTrACS Data

SEASON BASIN SUBBASIN ISO_TIME_________ NATURE LAT LON WMO WIND WMO PRES WMO AGENCY DIST2LAND LANDFALL IFLAG USA SSHS WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts mb km km mb nmile nmile nmile mb kts mb degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east
1980 SP MM 1979-12-09 12:00:00 TS -12.00 170.00 30 997 wellington 459 459 _________O___O_ -5 -12.00 170.00 30 997 -12.00 170.00 TC 20 14 100
1980 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -12.10 170.70 506 506 _________P___P_ -5 -12.10 170.90 30 997 -12.10 170.60 TC 20 15 100
1980 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -12.20 171.50 569 569 _________P___O_ -5 -12.30 171.80 30 997 -12.20 171.30 TC 20 18 100
1980 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -12.40 172.50 652 652 _________P___P_ -5 -12.40 172.60 30 997 -12.30 172.40 TC 23 19 100
1980 SP MM 1979-12-10 00:00:00 TS -12.50 173.50 30 997 wellington 705 644 _________O___O_ -5 -12.50 173.50 30 997 -12.50 173.50 TC 25 19 100
1980 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -12.60 174.40 636 571 _________P___P_ -5 -12.60 174.40 30 997 -12.70 174.40 TC 25 17 100
1980 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -12.70 175.30 564 507 _________P___O_ -5 -12.70 175.20 30 997 -12.80 175.30 TC 25 17 100
1980 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -12.90 176.10 497 448 _________P___P_ -5 -12.80 176.10 30 997 -12.90 176.10 TC 28 17 100
1980 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -13.00 177.00 30 997 wellington 444 387 _________O___O_ -5 -13.00 177.00 30 997 -13.00 177.00 TC 30 18 100
1980 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -13.20 178.00 382 317 _________P___P_ -5 -13.20 177.90 31 997 -13.20 178.00 TC 30 20 105
1980 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -13.50 179.00 314 257 _________P___O_ -5 -13.50 178.90 33 996 -13.50 179.00 TC 30 21 110
1980 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -13.90 180.00 257 236 _________P___P_ -5 -13.90 179.90 34 996 -13.90 180.00 TC 30 21 110
1980 SP MM 1979-12-11 00:00:00 TS -14.30 181.00 35 995 wellington 243 243 _________O___O_ -5 -14.30 -179.00 35 995 -14.30 -179.00 TC 30 23 110
1980 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -14.70 182.20 298 298 _________P___P_ -5 -14.70 -177.90 38 993 -14.70 -177.80 TC 33 24 110
1980 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -15.20 183.40 391 371 _________P___O_ -5 -15.10 -176.70 40 991 -15.20 -176.60 TC 35 25 110
1980 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -15.60 184.50 371 322 _________P___P_ -5 -15.60 -175.50 43 989 -15.70 -175.40 TC 35 25 115
1980 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -16.20 185.70 45 987 wellington 324 317 _________O___O_ -5 -16.20 -174.30 45 987 -16.20 -174.30 TC 35 26 120
1980 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -16.90 186.90 351 351 _________P___P_ -5 -16.90 -173.10 48 985 -16.90 -173.10 TC 38 27 125
1980 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -17.70 188.00 437 437 _________P___O_ -5 -17.80 -172.00 50 984 -17.70 -172.00 TC 40 28 125
1980 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -18.60 189.20 557 557 _________P___P_ -5 -18.60 -170.80 53 982 -18.50 -170.80 TC 43 27 125
1980 SP MM 1979-12-12 00:00:00 TS -19.30 190.30 55 980 wellington 670 670 _________O___O_ -5 -19.30 -169.70 55 980 -19.30 -169.70 TC 45 24 125
1980 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -19.90 191.30 777 777 _________P___P_ -5 -19.90 -168.70 53 982 -19.90 -168.70 TC 43 22 120
1980 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -20.30 192.30 870 870 _________P___O_ -5 -20.30 -167.60 50 984 -20.30 -167.70 TC 40 20 115
1980 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -20.70 193.30 967 967 _________P___P_ -5 -20.70 -166.60 48 985 -20.70 -166.70 TC 38 21 110
1980 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -21.00 194.40 45 987 wellington 1067 1067 _________O___O_ -5 -21.00 -165.60 45 987 -21.00 -165.60 TC 35 23 105
1980 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -21.30 195.70 1185 1185 _________P___P_ -5 -21.30 -164.40 44 988 -21.30 -164.20 TC 35 25 105
1980 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -21.60 197.00 1307 1307 _________P___O_ -5 -21.60 -163.20 43 989 -21.50 -162.80 TC 35 25 100
1980 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -21.80 198.30 1426 1426 _________P___P_ -5 -21.80 -162.10 41 989 -21.80 -161.30 TC 33 23 100
1980 SP MM 1979-12-13 00:00:00 TS -22.00 199.50 40 990 wellington 1531 1531 _________O___O_ -5 -22.00 -161.00 40 990 -22.00 -160.10 TC 30 18 100
1980 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -22.10 200.20 1605 1605 _________P___P_ -5 -22.20 -160.10 38 992 -22.10 -159.50 TC 30 13 100
1980 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -22.30 200.80 1669 1669 _________P___O_ -5 -22.30 -159.20 35 994 -22.20 -159.10 TC 30 12 100
1980 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -22.40 201.50 1736 1736 _________P___P_ -5 -22.40 -158.50 33 995 -22.30 -158.50 TC 28 11 100
1980 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -22.40 202.00 30 997 wellington 1781 1781 _________O___O_ -5 -22.40 -158.00 30 997 -22.40 -158.00 TC 25 8 90
1980 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -22.40 202.40 1816 1816 _________P___P_ -5 -22.40 -157.60 30 997 -22.40 -157.70 TC 25 6 80
1980 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -22.30 202.60 1829 1829 _________P___O_ -5 -22.30 -157.30 30 997 -22.30 -157.50 TC 25 5 65
1980 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -22.20 202.80 1841 1836 _________P___P_ -5 -22.10 -157.10 30 997 -22.20 -157.20 TC 25 5 55
1980 SP MM 1979-12-14 00:00:00 TS -22.00 203.00 30 997 wellington 1849 1849 _________O___O_ -5 -22.00 -157.00 30 997 -22.00 -157.00 TC 25 4 45
1980 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -21.90 203.10 1854 1849 _________P___P_ -5 -21.90 -156.90 30 997 -21.80 -156.90 TC 23 3 35
1980 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -21.70 203.20 1853 1853 _________P___O_ -5 -21.80 -156.80 30 997 -21.70 -156.80 TC 20 3 30
1980 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -21.60 203.30 1857 1857 _________P___P_ -5 -21.60 -156.70 30 997 -21.60 -156.70 TC 20 3 45
1980 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -21.50 203.50 30 997 wellington 1862 1862 _________O___O_ -5 -21.50 -156.60 30 997 -21.50 -156.50 TC 20 6 65
1980 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -21.40 203.90 1904 1900 _________P___P_ -5 -21.40 -156.50 30 997 -21.40 -155.80 TC 20 8 70
1980 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -21.20 204.30 1934 1934 _________P___O_ -5 -21.20 -156.30 30 997 -21.20 -155.10 TC 20 6 65
1980 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -21.10 204.40 1939 1939 _________P___P_ -5 -21.10 -156.20 30 997 -21.10 -154.90 TC 20 3 35
1980 SP MM 1979-12-15 00:00:00 TS -21.00 204.50 30 997 wellington 1935 _________O___O_ -5 -21.00 -156.00 30 997 -21.00 -155.10 TC 20 2 0