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1988 Severe Tropical Storm ELSIE (1988237N23154)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1988237N23154
Start Aug 24 06Z
Max Intensity 48 kt (Aug 31 00Z), 992 mb (Aug 30 18Z)
End Sep 2 00Z
ATCF IDs ,WP111988
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 TD9636 WIND
days since 1858-11-17 00:00:00 degrees north degrees east kts 1 kts 1 kts kts degrees north
WP 1988-08-24 06:00:00 TS 23.10 154.10 25 25
WP 09:00:00 TS 23.20 154.10 25 25
WP 12:00:00 TS 23.30 154.10 25 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 23.40 154.10 25 25
WP 18:00:00 TS 23.50 154.10 25 25
WP 21:00:00 TS 23.60 154.00 25 25
WP 1988-08-25 00:00:00 TS 23.80 154.00 25 25
WP 03:00:00 TS 24.00 154.00 25 25
WP 06:00:00 TS 24.20 153.90 25 25
WP 09:00:00 TS 24.30 153.90 25 25
WP 12:00:00 TS 24.50 153.80 25 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 24.60 153.70 25 25
WP 18:00:00 TS 24.70 153.60 25 25
WP 21:00:00 TS 24.90 153.50 25 25
WP 1988-08-26 00:00:00 TS 24.90 153.20 1010 25 1010 25
WP 03:00:00 TS 25.00 153.20 25 1009 25
WP 06:00:00 TS 25.10 153.20 1008 25 1008 25
WP 09:00:00 TS 25.20 153.30 25 1008 25
WP 12:00:00 TS 25.30 153.50 1008 25 1008 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 25.30 153.70 25 1007 25
WP 18:00:00 TS 25.40 153.90 1006 25 1006 25
WP 21:00:00 TS 25.40 154.20 25 1006 25
WP 1988-08-27 00:00:00 TS 25.30 154.40 1006 25 1006 25
WP 03:00:00 TS 25.20 154.60 25 1006 25
WP 06:00:00 TS 25.00 154.90 1006 25 1006 25
WP 09:00:00 TS 24.80 155.20 25 1006 25
WP 12:00:00 TS 24.60 155.50 1006 25 1006 25
WP 15:00:00 TS 24.40 155.70 28 1006 26
WP 18:00:00 TS 24.10 156.00 1006 30 1006 28
WP 21:00:00 TS 23.90 156.30 30 1006 29
WP 1988-08-28 00:00:00 TS 23.60 156.70 1006 30 1006 25 1002 30
WP 03:00:00 TS 23.20 157.10 30 1005 25 1002 31
WP 06:00:00 TS 22.90 157.50 1004 30 1004 23 1004 25 1002 33
WP 09:00:00 TS 22.60 157.90 33 1004 26 1002 28 1001 34
WP 12:00:00 TS 22.40 158.30 1004 35 1004 29 1000 30 1000 35
WP 15:00:00 TS 22.50 158.70 35 1003 29 999 30 1000 35
WP 18:00:00 TS 22.80 159.10 1002 35 1002 29 998 30 1000 35
WP 21:00:00 TS 23.10 159.40 35 1002 34 997 28 1001 35
WP 1988-08-29 00:00:00 TS 23.40 159.80 1002 35 1002 38 995 25 1002 35
WP 03:00:00 TS 23.80 160.20 35 1001 38 995 35
WP 06:00:00 TS 24.30 160.60 35 1000 35 35 1000 38 995 35
WP 09:00:00 TS 24.90 160.90 35 35 1000 38 995 35
WP 12:00:00 TS 25.40 161.10 35 1000 35 35 1000 38 995 35
WP 15:00:00 TS 25.90 161.30 35 35 999 38 995 35
WP 18:00:00 TS 26.30 161.40 35 998 35 35 998 38 995 35
WP 21:00:00 TS 26.90 161.40 35 997 38 995
WP 1988-08-30 00:00:00 TS 27.60 161.40 35 996 35 996 38 995
WP 03:00:00 TS 28.20 161.30 38 995 38 995
WP 06:00:00 TS 28.90 161.20 40 994 40 994 38 995
WP 09:00:00 TS 29.60 161.00 40 994 38 995
WP 12:00:00 TS 30.20 160.70 40 994 40 994 38 995
WP 15:00:00 TS 30.70 160.30 40 993 38 995
WP 18:00:00 TS 31.30 159.70 40 992 40 992 38 995
WP 21:00:00 TS 32.00 159.10 43 992 43 994
WP 1988-08-31 00:00:00 TS 32.70 158.50 45 992 45 992 48 992
WP 03:00:00 TS 33.50 157.90 45 992 48 992
WP 06:00:00 TS 34.20 157.40 45 992 45 992 48 992
WP 09:00:00 TS 35.10 156.70 45 992 43 993
WP 12:00:00 TS 36.10 156.10 45 992 45 992 38 994
WP 15:00:00 TS 37.10 155.70 45 993 38 994
WP 18:00:00 TS 38.20 155.50 45 994 45 994 38 994
WP 21:00:00 TS 39.30 155.50 43 995 38 994
WP 1988-09-01 00:00:00 TS 40.40 155.90 40 996 40 996 38 994
WP 03:00:00 TS 41.70 156.60 40 996 38 994
WP 06:00:00 TS 42.90 157.60 40 996 40 996 38 994
WP 09:00:00 TS 44.00 158.70 38 996
WP 12:00:00 TS 45.00 160.00 35 996 35 996
WP 15:00:00 TS 46.20 161.30 997
WP 18:00:00 ET 47.50 162.50 998 998
WP 21:00:00 ET 48.60 163.50 998
WP 1988-09-02 00:00:00 ET 49.50 164.50 998 998

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp111988.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=37030:ELSIE:8814
CMA CH1988BST.txt:Storm=17:Elsie
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=19410:ELSIE(1)
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-003:Line=31417
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 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 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 kts mb km km degrees north mb nmile degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb nmile nmile nmile 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts 1 kts mb degrees north degrees north degrees east
1988 WP MM 1988-08-24 06:00:00 TS 23.10 154.10 1890 1882 O__________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 23.10 154.10 25 -1 23.10 154.10 1 25 2 0
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 23.20 154.10 1882 1873 P__________P___ WP111988 23.20 154.10 25 -1 23.20 154.10 1 25 2 10
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 23.30 154.10 1873 1865 O__________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 23.30 154.10 25 -1 23.30 154.10 1 25 2 355
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 23.40 154.10 1865 1857 P__________P___ WP111988 23.40 154.10 25 -1 23.40 154.10 1 25 2 0
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 23.50 154.10 1857 1842 O__________P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 23.50 154.10 25 -1 23.50 154.10 1 25 3 355
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 23.60 154.00 1842 1825 P__________P___ WP111988 23.60 154.10 25 -1 23.70 154.00 1 25 3 345
1988 WP MM 1988-08-25 00:00:00 TS 23.80 154.00 1825 1809 O__________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 23.80 154.00 25 -1 23.80 154.00 1 25 4 350
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 24.00 154.00 1809 1786 P__________P___ WP111988 24.00 154.00 25 -1 24.00 154.00 1 25 4 350
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 24.20 153.90 1786 1778 O__________P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 24.20 153.90 25 -1 24.10 153.90 1 25 4 345
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 24.30 153.90 1778 1754 P__________P___ WP111988 24.40 153.90 25 -1 24.30 153.90 1 25 3 345
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 24.50 153.80 1754 1739 O__________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 24.50 153.80 25 -1 24.50 153.80 1 25 3 330
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 24.60 153.70 1739 1724 P__________P___ WP111988 24.60 153.70 25 -1 24.60 153.70 1 25 3 320
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 24.70 153.60 1724 1701 O__________P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 24.70 153.60 25 -1 24.80 153.60 1 25 3 320
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 24.90 153.50 1701 1687 P__________P___ WP111988 24.80 153.50 25 -1 24.90 153.50 1 25 3 295
1988 WP MM 1988-08-26 00:00:00 TS 24.90 153.20 1010 tokyo 1680 1672 OO_________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 25.00 153.40 25 -1 24.00 152.00 2 1010 0 0 0 25.00 153.40 1 25 3 295
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 25.00 153.20 1672 1664 PP_________P___ WP111988 25.20 153.40 25 -1 24.30 152.20 2 1009 0 0 25.10 153.40 1 25 2 355
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 25.10 153.20 1008 tokyo 1664 1663 OO_________P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 25.30 153.50 25 -1 24.50 152.50 2 1008 0 0 0 25.30 153.50 1 25 2 35
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 25.20 153.30 1663 1663 PP_________P___ WP111988 25.40 153.60 25 -1 24.70 152.80 2 1008 0 0 25.40 153.60 1 25 3 55
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 25.30 153.50 1008 tokyo 1670 1670 OO_________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 25.40 153.80 25 -1 25.00 153.00 2 1008 0 0 0 25.40 153.80 1 25 4 65
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 25.30 153.70 1684 1684 PP_________P___ WP111988 25.40 154.00 25 -1 25.20 153.30 2 1007 0 0 25.40 154.00 1 25 4 75
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 25.40 153.90 1006 tokyo 1689 1689 OO_________P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 25.30 154.20 25 -1 25.50 153.50 2 1006 0 0 0 25.30 154.10 1 25 4 85
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 25.40 154.20 1710 1710 PP_________P___ WP111988 25.20 154.40 25 -1 25.80 153.70 2 1006 0 0 25.10 154.40 1 25 4 95
1988 WP MM 1988-08-27 00:00:00 TS 25.30 154.40 1006 tokyo 1732 1732 OO_________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 25.00 154.60 25 -1 26.00 154.00 2 1006 0 0 0 25.00 154.60 1 25 5 115
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 25.20 154.60 1755 1755 PP_________P___ WP111988 24.80 154.80 25 -1 25.80 154.30 2 1006 0 0 24.90 154.80 1 25 6 130
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 25.00 154.90 1006 tokyo 1792 1792 OO_________P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 24.70 155.10 25 -1 25.50 154.50 2 1006 0 0 0 24.70 155.10 1 25 6 130
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 24.80 155.20 1829 1829 PP_________P___ WP111988 24.60 155.40 25 -1 25.20 154.70 2 1006 0 0 24.60 155.40 1 25 6 125
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 24.60 155.50 1006 tokyo 1866 1866 OO_________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 24.40 155.70 25 -1 25.00 155.00 2 1006 0 0 0 24.40 155.70 1 25 7 130
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 24.40 155.70 1896 1896 PP_________P___ WP111988 24.20 155.90 28 -1 24.70 155.20 2 1006 0 0 24.20 156.00 1 26 7 135
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 24.10 156.00 1006 tokyo 1941 1941 OO_________P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 23.90 156.20 30 -1 24.50 155.50 2 1006 0 0 0 24.00 156.30 1 28 7 135
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 23.90 156.30 1979 1979 PP_________P___ WP111988 23.70 156.50 30 -1 24.20 155.70 2 1006 0 0 23.70 156.60 1 29 9 130
1988 WP MM 1988-08-28 00:00:00 TS 23.60 156.70 1006 tokyo 2031 2031 OO_O_______O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 23.40 156.90 30 -1 24.00 156.00 2 1006 0 0 0 23.00 158.00 TD 25 1002 23.40 156.90 1 30 10 135
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 23.20 157.10 2092 2092 PP_P_______P___ WP111988 23.10 157.20 30 -1 23.70 156.20 2 1005 0 0 22.90 158.20 TD 25 1002 23.00 157.20 1 31 10 135
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 22.90 157.50 1004 tokyo 2144 2144 OOOO_______P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 22.70 157.50 30 -1 23.50 156.50 2 1004 0 0 0 22.80 158.00 1 23 1004 22.70 158.40 TD 25 1002 22.50 157.50 1 33 10 130
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 22.60 157.90 2197 2197 PPPP_______P___ WP111988 22.20 157.80 33 -1 23.20 157.00 2 1004 0 0 22.90 158.50 1 26 1002 22.50 158.60 TD 28 1001 22.10 157.80 1 34 9 120
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 22.40 158.30 1004 tokyo 2242 2242 OOOO_______O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 21.90 158.20 35 0 23.00 157.50 2 1004 0 0 0 23.00 159.00 1 29 1000 22.50 158.80 TD 30 1000 21.90 158.20 2 35 8 90
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 22.50 158.70 2263 2255 PPPP_______P___ WP111988 22.00 158.70 35 0 22.90 158.00 2 1003 0 0 23.20 159.30 1 29 999 22.60 159.00 TD 30 1000 22.00 158.60 2 35 8 65
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 22.80 159.10 1002 tokyo 2269 2269 OOOO_______P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 22.30 159.20 35 0 23.00 158.50 2 1002 0 0 0 23.50 159.50 1 29 998 22.90 159.20 TD 30 1000 22.20 159.00 2 35 8 50
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 23.10 159.40 2269 2269 PPPP_______P___ WP111988 22.60 159.60 35 0 23.20 159.00 2 1002 0 0 23.70 159.80 1 34 997 23.20 159.40 TD 28 1001 22.60 159.50 2 35 9 45
1988 WP MM 1988-08-29 00:00:00 TS 23.40 159.80 1002 tokyo 2277 2269 OOOO_______O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 23.10 159.90 35 0 23.50 159.50 2 1002 0 0 0 24.00 160.00 2 38 995 23.60 159.60 TD 25 1002 23.10 159.90 2 35 11 45
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 23.80 160.20 2278 2272 PPP________P___ WP111988 23.60 160.40 35 0 24.00 160.00 2 1001 0 0 24.20 160.30 2 38 995 TD 23.60 160.30 2 35 12 40
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 24.30 160.60 35 1000 tokyo 2274 2263 OOO________P___ jtwc_wp WP111988 24.20 160.80 35 0 24.50 160.50 3 35 1000 0 9 60 60 0 24.50 160.50 2 38 995 24.10 160.70 2 35 12 30
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 24.90 160.90 2257 2240 PPP________P___ WP111988 24.80 161.10 35 0 25.00 160.80 3 35 1000 0 9 60 60 24.90 160.70 2 38 995 24.80 161.00 2 35 12 25
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 25.40 161.10 35 1000 tokyo 2240 2224 OOO________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 25.40 161.30 35 0 25.50 161.00 3 35 1000 0 9 60 60 0 25.30 161.00 2 38 995 25.40 161.30 2 35 11 20
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 25.90 161.30 2224 2208 PPP________P___ WP111988 26.00 161.50 35 0 26.00 161.10 3 35 999 0 9 60 60 25.60 161.30 2 38 995 26.00 161.50 2 35 10 15
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 26.30 161.40 35 998 tokyo 2208 2178 OOO________O___ jtwc_wp WP111988 26.70 161.60 35 0 26.50 161.20 3 35 998 0 9 60 60 0 26.00 161.50 2 38 995 26.70 161.60 2 35 10 5
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 26.90 161.40 2172 2137 _PP____________ WP111988 -5 27.00 161.30 3 35 997 0 9 60 60 26.70 161.50 2 38 995 2 12 360
1988 WP MM 1988-08-30 00:00:00 TS 27.60 161.40 35 996 tokyo 2131 2090 _OO____________ -5 27.60 161.40 3 35 996 0 9 60 60 0 27.50 161.30 2 38 995 14 355
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 28.20 161.30 2090 2045 _PP____________ -5 28.30 161.40 3 38 995 0 9 70 70 28.20 161.20 2 38 995 14 355
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 28.90 161.20 40 994 tokyo 2045 1998 _OO____________ -5 29.00 161.30 3 40 994 0 9 80 80 0 28.80 161.00 2 38 995 14 350
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 29.60 161.00 1993 1939 _PP____________ -5 29.60 161.20 3 40 994 0 9 80 80 29.50 160.80 2 38 995 14 345
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 30.20 160.70 40 994 tokyo 1939 1882 _OO____________ -5 30.20 160.90 3 40 994 0 9 80 80 0 30.20 160.50 2 38 995 13 330
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 30.70 160.30 1882 1804 _PP____________ -5 30.70 160.40 3 40 993 0 9 80 80 30.70 160.10 2 38 995 14 320
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 31.30 159.70 40 992 tokyo 1804 1725 _OO____________ -5 31.30 159.70 3 40 992 0 9 80 80 0 31.30 159.70 2 38 995 16 320
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 32.00 159.10 1715 1620 _PP____________ -5 32.00 159.00 3 43 992 0 9 80 80 32.00 159.20 2 43 994 18 325
1988 WP MM 1988-08-31 00:00:00 TS 32.70 158.50 45 992 tokyo 1620 1530 _OO____________ -5 32.70 158.40 3 45 992 0 9 80 80 0 32.80 158.60 3 48 992 18 325
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 33.50 157.90 1516 1426 _PP____________ -5 33.50 157.80 3 45 992 0 9 80 80 33.40 158.20 3 48 992 18 330
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 34.20 157.40 45 992 tokyo 1426 1308 _OO____________ -5 34.40 157.30 3 45 992 0 9 80 80 0 34.10 157.80 3 48 992 20 330
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 35.10 156.70 1308 1194 _PP____________ -5 35.20 156.60 3 45 992 0 9 80 80 35.10 157.00 3 43 993 21 330
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 36.10 156.10 45 992 tokyo 1184 1078 _OO____________ -5 36.00 156.00 3 45 992 0 9 80 80 0 36.20 156.20 2 38 994 21 335
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 37.10 155.70 1068 961 _PP____________ -5 37.00 155.60 3 45 993 0 9 80 80 37.20 155.60 2 38 994 22 350
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 38.20 155.50 45 994 tokyo 951 854 _OO____________ -5 38.20 155.50 3 45 994 0 9 80 80 0 38.20 155.40 2 38 994 22 360
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 39.30 155.50 845 765 _PP____________ -5 39.40 155.40 3 43 995 0 9 80 80 39.20 155.60 2 38 994 23 10
1988 WP MM 1988-09-01 00:00:00 TS 40.40 155.90 40 996 tokyo 765 701 _OO____________ -5 40.60 155.70 3 40 996 0 9 80 80 0 40.20 156.20 2 38 994 25 20
1988 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 41.70 156.60 693 670 _PP____________ -5 41.80 156.40 3 40 996 0 9 80 80 41.30 157.00 2 38 994 28 25
1988 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 42.90 157.60 40 996 tokyo 670 665 _OO____________ -5 43.00 157.50 3 40 996 0 9 80 80 0 42.50 158.00 2 38 994 28 35
1988 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 44.00 158.70 689 658 _P_____________ -5 44.00 158.70 3 38 996 0 9 90 90 2 27 40
1988 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 45.00 160.00 35 996 tokyo 652 591 _O_____________ -5 45.00 160.00 3 35 996 0 9 100 100 0 29 40
1988 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 46.20 161.30 596 566 _P_____________ -5 46.20 161.30 3 997 0 9 30 35
1988 WP MM 18:00:00 ET 47.50 162.50 998 tokyo 562 520 _O_____________ -5 47.50 162.50 6 998 0 0 0 28 35
1988 WP MM 21:00:00 ET 48.60 163.50 518 506 _P_____________ -5 48.60 163.50 6 998 0 0 24 35
1988 WP MM 1988-09-02 00:00:00 ET 49.50 164.50 998 tokyo 501 _O_____________ -5 49.50 164.50 6 998 0 0 0 22 35