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1979 Tropical Cyclone (Storm) LESLIE (1979051S16187)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1979051S16187
Start Feb 20 00Z
Max Intensity 55 kt (Feb 22 00Z), 980 mb (Feb 22 00Z)
End Feb 23 12Z
ATCF IDs SH171979
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 WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 WIND TD9636 WIND NEUMANN WIND
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts kts mb kts kts kts
SP 1979-02-20 00:00:00 TS -15.90 -172.70 35 35 35
SP 03:00:00 TS -16.67 -173.51 35 35 35
SP 06:00:00 TS -17.37 -174.17 35 35 35
SP 09:00:00 TS -17.99 -174.54 35 35 35
SP 12:00:00 TS -18.50 -174.50 35 35 35
SP 15:00:00 TS -18.94 -174.00 35 35 35
SP 18:00:00 TS -19.32 -173.26 35 35 35
SP 21:00:00 TS -19.68 -172.57 37 37 37
SP 1979-02-21 00:00:00 TS -19.88 -172.12 30 997 40 30 997 40 35 40
SP 03:00:00 TS -20.08 -171.93 40 32 995 40 35 40
SP 06:00:00 TS -20.29 -171.85 40 35 993 40 35 40
SP 09:00:00 TS -20.55 -171.73 40 37 991 40 35 40
SP 12:00:00 TS -20.80 -171.58 40 990 40 40 990 40 35 40
SP 15:00:00 TS -20.91 -171.49 40 43 987 40 36 40
SP 18:00:00 TS -21.00 -171.42 40 47 985 40 37 40
SP 21:00:00 TS -21.15 -171.34 40 51 982 40 38 40
SP 1979-02-22 00:00:00 TS -21.50 -171.10 55 980 40 55 980 40 40 40
SP 03:00:00 TS -22.19 -170.56 40 55 980 40 40
SP 06:00:00 TS -23.08 -169.82 40 55 980 40 40
SP 09:00:00 TS -24.04 -168.99 37 55 980 37 37
SP 12:00:00 TS -25.00 -168.20 55 980 35 55 980 35 35
SP 15:00:00 TS -25.85 -167.68 55 980 32
SP 18:00:00 TS -26.67 -167.23 55 980 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -27.49 -166.80 55 980 30
SP 1979-02-23 00:00:00 TS -28.28 -166.16 55 980 55 980 40 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -29.05 -165.16 51 982 38 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -29.81 -163.82 47 985 37 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -30.54 -162.21 43 987 36 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -31.24 -160.44 40 990 40 990 35 30

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh171979.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1308:LESLIE
DS824 s_hem.dat:1395:17P
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-006:Line=10859
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=551:LESLIE:BSH1779:JTWC
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 WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES DS824 LAT DS824 LON DS824 STAGE DS824 WIND TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts kts degrees
1979 SP MM 1979-02-20 00:00:00 TS -15.90 -172.70 235 235 O________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -15.90 -172.70 35 0 -15.90 187.30 TC 35 -15.90 -172.70 1 -15.90 -172.70 TC 35 22 225
1979 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -16.67 -173.51 338 338 P________PP_P_ SH171979 -16.68 -173.53 35 0 -16.68 -173.53 TC 35 -16.61 -173.44 1 -16.68 -173.53 TC 35 20 224
1979 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -17.37 -174.17 437 437 O________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -17.40 -174.20 35 0 -17.40 185.80 TC 35 -17.30 -174.07 1 -17.40 -174.20 TC 35 17 217
1979 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -17.99 -174.54 512 512 P________PP_P_ SH171979 -18.00 -174.56 35 0 -18.00 -174.56 TC 35 -17.94 -174.46 1 -18.00 -174.56 TC 35 12 196
1979 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -18.50 -174.50 563 563 O________OO_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -18.50 -174.50 35 0 -18.50 185.50 TC 35 -18.50 -174.50 1 -18.50 -174.50 TC 35 11 152
1979 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -18.94 -174.00 590 590 P________PP_P_ SH171979 -18.93 -173.96 35 0 -18.93 -173.96 TC 35 -18.98 -174.12 1 -18.93 -173.96 TC 35 14 125
1979 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -19.32 -173.26 620 618 O________OP_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -19.30 -173.20 35 0 -19.30 186.80 TC 35 -19.37 -173.44 1 -19.30 -173.20 TC 35 15 119
1979 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -19.68 -172.57 660 660 P________PP_P_ SH171979 -19.67 -172.53 37 0 -19.67 -172.53 TC 37 -19.71 -172.67 1 -19.67 -172.53 TC 37 12 118
1979 SP MM 1979-02-21 00:00:00 TS -19.88 -172.12 30 997 wellington 682 682 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -20.00 -172.00 40 0 -18.00 -174.00 30 997 -20.00 188.00 TC 40 -20.00 -172.00 2 35 -20.00 -172.00 TC 40 7 124
1979 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -20.08 -171.93 705 705 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -20.26 -171.73 40 0 -18.56 -173.65 32 995 -20.26 -171.73 TC 40 -20.30 -171.68 2 35 -20.26 -171.73 TC 40 5 148
1979 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -20.29 -171.85 728 728 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -20.50 -171.60 40 0 -19.10 -173.31 35 993 -20.50 188.40 TC 40 -20.57 -171.48 2 35 -20.50 -171.60 TC 40 5 158
1979 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -20.55 -171.73 751 751 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -20.78 -171.43 40 0 -19.59 -172.99 37 991 -20.78 -171.43 TC 40 -20.81 -171.37 2 35 -20.78 -171.43 TC 40 6 154
1979 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -20.80 -171.58 40 990 wellington 785 785 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -21.00 -171.30 40 0 -20.00 -172.70 40 990 -21.00 188.70 TC 40 -21.00 -171.30 2 35 -21.00 -171.30 TC 40 4 149
1979 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -20.91 -171.49 797 797 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -21.06 -171.24 40 0 -20.33 -172.44 43 987 -21.06 -171.24 TC 40 -21.04 -171.30 2 36 -21.06 -171.24 TC 40 3 144
1979 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -21.00 -171.42 810 810 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -21.10 -171.20 40 0 -20.64 -172.18 47 985 -21.10 188.80 TC 40 -21.06 -171.32 2 37 -21.10 -171.20 TC 40 3 149
1979 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -21.15 -171.34 822 822 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -21.19 -171.19 40 0 -21.00 -171.88 51 982 -21.19 -171.19 TC 40 -21.18 -171.25 2 38 -21.19 -171.19 TC 40 6 149
1979 SP MM 1979-02-22 00:00:00 TS -21.50 -171.10 55 980 wellington 869 869 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -21.50 -171.00 40 0 -21.50 -171.50 55 980 -21.50 189.00 TC 40 -21.50 -171.00 2 40 -21.50 -171.00 TC 40 13 145
1979 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -22.19 -170.56 954 954 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -22.19 -170.46 40 0 -22.21 -170.99 55 980 -22.19 -170.46 TC 40 -22.18 -170.40 2 -22.19 -170.46 TC 40 20 143
1979 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -23.08 -169.82 1070 1070 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -23.10 -169.70 40 0 -23.06 -170.38 55 980 -23.10 190.30 TC 40 -23.06 -169.62 2 -23.10 -169.70 TC 40 24 142
1979 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -24.04 -168.99 1189 1189 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -24.05 -168.82 37 0 -24.01 -169.71 55 980 -24.05 -168.82 TC 37 -24.04 -168.78 2 -24.05 -168.82 TC 37 24 142
1979 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -25.00 -168.20 55 980 wellington 1320 1320 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -25.00 -168.00 35 0 -25.00 -169.00 55 980 -25.00 192.00 TC 35 -25.00 -168.00 2 -25.00 -168.00 TC 35 22 147
1979 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -25.85 -167.68 1432 1432 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -25.83 -167.49 -5 -25.96 -168.28 55 980 -25.83 -167.49 TC -25.81 -167.64 2 -25.83 -167.49 TC 32 19 153
1979 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -26.67 -167.23 1533 1533 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -26.60 -167.10 -5 -26.96 -167.54 55 980 -26.60 192.90 TC -26.60 -167.33 2 -26.60 -167.10 TC 30 18 154
1979 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -27.49 -166.80 1631 1631 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -27.36 -166.77 -5 -27.98 -166.77 55 980 -27.36 -166.77 TC -27.36 -166.92 2 -27.36 -166.77 TC 30 19 149
1979 SP MM 1979-02-23 00:00:00 TS -28.28 -166.16 55 980 wellington 1735 1735 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -28.10 -166.20 -5 -29.00 -166.00 55 980 -28.10 193.80 TC -28.10 -166.20 2 40 -28.10 -166.20 TC 30 21 137
1979 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -29.05 -165.16 1777 1777 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -28.81 -165.17 -5 -30.01 -165.25 51 982 -28.81 -165.17 TC -28.82 -165.05 2 38 -28.81 -165.17 TC 30 26 127
1979 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -29.81 -163.82 1842 1842 O_______POP_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -29.50 -163.70 -5 -31.01 -164.50 47 985 -29.50 196.30 TC -29.51 -163.52 2 37 -29.50 -163.70 TC 30 30 120
1979 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -30.54 -162.21 1933 1933 P_______PPP_P_ SH171979 -30.17 -161.86 -5 -32.01 -163.75 43 987 -30.17 -161.86 TC -30.17 -161.73 2 36 -30.17 -161.86 TC 30 32 116
1979 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -31.24 -160.44 40 990 wellington 2047 O_______OOO_O_ jtwc_sh SH171979 -30.80 -159.80 -5 -33.00 -163.00 40 990 -30.80 200.20 TC -30.80 -159.80 2 35 -30.80 -159.80 TC 30 33 115