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1981 Tropical Cyclone (Storm) FRAN (1981077S13198)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1981077S13198
Start Mar 17 12Z
Max Intensity 50 kt (Mar 21 12Z), 985 mb (Mar 21 09Z)
End Mar 24 00Z
ATCF IDs ,SH251981
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
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts mb kts
SP 1981-03-17 12:00:00 NR -13.30 -161.80 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -13.45 -161.61 30 997
SP 18:00:00 NR -13.59 -161.42 30 997
SP 21:00:00 NR -13.71 -161.22 30 997
SP 1981-03-18 00:00:00 NR -13.80 -161.00 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -13.86 -160.76 30 997
SP 06:00:00 NR -13.91 -160.51 30 997
SP 09:00:00 NR -13.95 -160.25 30 997
SP 12:00:00 NR -14.00 -160.00 30 997 30 997
SP 15:00:00 NR -14.08 -159.76 30 997
SP 18:00:00 NR -14.18 -159.53 30 997
SP 21:00:00 NR -14.28 -159.31 30 997
SP 1981-03-19 00:00:00 NR -14.40 -159.10 30 997 30 997
SP 03:00:00 NR -14.48 -158.94 31 996
SP 06:00:00 NR -14.57 -158.79 32 996
SP 09:00:00 NR -14.71 -158.62 33 995
SP 12:00:00 NR -14.90 -158.40 35 995 35 995
SP 15:00:00 NR -15.20 -158.06 36 993
SP 18:00:00 NR -15.56 -157.67 37 992
SP 21:00:00 NR -15.94 -157.30 38 991
SP 1981-03-20 00:00:00 TS -16.39 -156.66 40 990 40 990 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -16.63 -156.43 40 990 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -16.82 -156.30 40 990 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -16.98 -156.21 40 990 30
SP 12:00:00 TS -17.15 -156.18 40 990 40 990 30
SP 15:00:00 TS -17.31 -156.15 41 989 30
SP 18:00:00 TS -17.47 -156.14 42 988 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -17.64 -156.13 43 987 30
SP 1981-03-21 00:00:00 TS -17.85 -156.10 45 987 45 987 30
SP 03:00:00 TS -18.11 -156.05 46 986 30
SP 06:00:00 TS -18.40 -155.98 47 986 30
SP 09:00:00 TS -18.68 -155.88 48 985 32
SP 12:00:00 TS -18.98 -155.75 50 985 50 985 35
SP 15:00:00 TS -19.24 -155.61 50 985 35
SP 18:00:00 TS -19.51 -155.43 50 985 35
SP 21:00:00 TS -19.75 -155.20 50 985 37
SP 1981-03-22 00:00:00 TS -20.05 -154.85 50 985 50 985 40
SP 03:00:00 TS -20.48 -154.28 50 985 40
SP 06:00:00 TS -20.98 -153.59 50 985 40
SP 09:00:00 TS -21.48 -152.87 50 985 37
SP 12:00:00 TS -21.95 -152.18 50 985 50 985 35
SP 15:00:00 TS -22.35 -151.59 50 985 32
SP 18:00:00 TS -22.72 -151.09 50 985 30
SP 21:00:00 TS -23.12 -150.59 50 985 27
SP 1981-03-23 00:00:00 TS -23.61 -150.00 50 985 50 985 25
SP 03:00:00 NR -24.46 -149.17 47 986
SP 06:00:00 NR -25.32 -148.23 45 987
SP 09:00:00 NR -26.22 -147.18 42 988
SP 12:00:00 NR -27.10 -146.00 40 990 40 990
SP 15:00:00 NR -27.91 -144.69 37 991
SP 18:00:00 NR -28.65 -143.26 35 993
SP 21:00:00 NR -29.34 -141.76 32 995
SP 1981-03-24 00:00:00 NR -30.00 -140.20 30 997 30 997

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh251981.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON TC_BT_1967_2006.csv:Line=1589:FRAN
DS824
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-006:Line=11337
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=617:FRAN:BSH9981:NZeal
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 SSHS WELLINGTON LAT WELLINGTON LON WELLINGTON WIND WELLINGTON PRES TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE 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 1 degrees north degrees east kts mb degrees north degrees east degrees north degrees east kts kts degrees
1981 SP MM 1981-03-17 12:00:00 NR -13.30 -161.80 30 997 wellington 1125 1125 ________O_____ -5 -13.30 -161.80 30 997 5 129
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -13.45 -161.61 1146 1146 ________P_____ -5 -13.45 -161.61 30 997 5 128
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -13.59 -161.42 1167 1167 ________P_____ -5 -13.59 -161.42 30 997 5 124
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -13.71 -161.22 1188 1188 ________P_____ -5 -13.71 -161.22 30 997 5 118
1981 SP MM 1981-03-18 00:00:00 NR -13.80 -161.00 30 997 wellington 1209 1209 ________O_____ -5 -13.80 -161.00 30 997 5 109
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -13.86 -160.76 1231 1231 ________P_____ -5 -13.86 -160.76 30 997 5 103
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -13.91 -160.51 1263 1263 ________P_____ -5 -13.91 -160.51 30 997 5 100
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -13.95 -160.25 1285 1285 ________P_____ -5 -13.95 -160.25 30 997 5 101
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -14.00 -160.00 30 997 wellington 1317 1317 ________O_____ -5 -14.00 -160.00 30 997 5 106
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -14.08 -159.76 1339 1339 ________P_____ -5 -14.08 -159.76 30 997 5 111
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -14.18 -159.53 1371 1371 ________P_____ -5 -14.18 -159.53 30 997 5 115
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -14.28 -159.31 1393 1393 ________P_____ -5 -14.28 -159.31 30 997 5 118
1981 SP MM 1981-03-19 00:00:00 NR -14.40 -159.10 30 997 wellington 1414 1414 ________O_____ -5 -14.40 -159.10 30 997 4 119
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -14.48 -158.94 1436 1436 ________P_____ -5 -14.48 -158.94 31 996 4 120
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -14.57 -158.79 1447 1447 ________P_____ -5 -14.57 -158.79 32 996 4 126
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -14.71 -158.62 1469 1469 ________P_____ -5 -14.71 -158.62 33 995 5 131
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -14.90 -158.40 35 995 wellington 1492 1492 ________O_____ -5 -14.90 -158.40 35 995 7 133
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -15.20 -158.06 1526 1526 ________P_____ -5 -15.20 -158.06 36 993 10 133
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -15.56 -157.67 1572 1572 ________P_____ -5 -15.56 -157.67 37 992 10 135
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -15.94 -157.30 1618 1618 ________P_____ -5 -15.94 -157.30 38 991 13 130
1981 SP MM 1981-03-20 00:00:00 TS -16.39 -156.66 40 990 wellington 1689 1689 O_______O_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -16.50 -156.20 -5 -16.30 -157.00 40 990 -16.50 -156.20 1 -16.50 -156.20 TC 30 11 129
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -16.63 -156.43 1724 1724 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -16.65 -156.15 -5 -16.59 -156.85 40 990 -16.65 -156.13 1 -16.65 -156.15 TC 30 6 141
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -16.82 -156.30 1738 1738 O_______P_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -16.80 -156.10 -5 -16.85 -156.77 40 990 -16.80 -156.07 1 -16.80 -156.10 TC 30 4 150
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -16.98 -156.21 1752 1752 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -16.95 -156.04 -5 -17.09 -156.73 40 990 -16.95 -156.03 1 -16.95 -156.04 TC 30 4 160
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -17.15 -156.18 40 990 wellington 1754 1754 O_______O_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -17.10 -156.00 -5 -17.30 -156.70 40 990 -17.10 -156.00 1 -17.10 -156.00 TC 30 3 169
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -17.31 -156.15 1758 1758 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -17.24 -155.99 -5 -17.49 -156.63 41 989 -17.25 -156.00 1 -17.24 -155.99 TC 30 3 172
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -17.47 -156.14 1772 1772 O_______P_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -17.40 -156.00 -5 -17.66 -156.56 42 988 -17.40 -156.01 1 -17.40 -156.00 TC 30 3 178
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -17.64 -156.13 1774 1774 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -17.58 -156.01 -5 -17.82 -156.49 43 987 -17.58 -156.01 1 -17.58 -156.01 TC 30 4 175
1981 SP MM 1981-03-21 00:00:00 TS -17.85 -156.10 45 987 wellington 1779 1779 O_______O_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -17.80 -156.00 -5 -18.00 -156.40 45 987 -17.80 -156.00 2 -17.80 -156.00 TC 30 5 172
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -18.11 -156.05 1787 1787 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -18.08 -155.96 -5 -18.19 -156.32 46 986 -18.07 -155.97 2 -18.08 -155.96 TC 30 6 168
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -18.40 -155.98 1805 1805 O_______P_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -18.40 -155.90 -5 -18.40 -156.22 47 986 -18.38 -155.91 2 -18.40 -155.90 TC 30 6 164
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -18.68 -155.88 1823 1823 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -18.71 -155.81 -5 -18.64 -156.08 48 985 -18.69 -155.82 2 -18.70 -155.81 TC 32 6 159
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -18.98 -155.75 50 985 wellington 1853 1842 O_______O_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -19.00 -155.70 -5 -18.90 -155.90 50 985 -19.00 -155.70 2 -19.00 -155.70 TC 35 6 155
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -19.24 -155.61 1869 1869 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -19.26 -155.57 -5 -19.18 -155.68 50 985 -19.22 -155.62 2 -19.31 -155.57 TC 35 6 150
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -19.51 -155.43 1899 1899 O_______P_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -19.50 -155.40 -5 -19.50 -155.41 50 985 -19.44 -155.49 2 -19.60 -155.40 TC 35 6 143
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -19.75 -155.20 1929 1929 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -19.71 -155.23 -5 -19.84 -155.09 50 985 -19.68 -155.27 2 -19.77 -155.23 TC 37 8 135
1981 SP MM 1981-03-22 00:00:00 TS -20.05 -154.85 50 985 wellington 1975 1975 O_______O_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -20.00 -154.90 -5 -20.20 -154.70 50 985 -20.00 -154.90 2 -20.00 -154.90 TC 40 11 130
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 TS -20.48 -154.28 2042 2042 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -20.46 -154.28 -5 -20.57 -154.29 50 985 -20.45 -154.29 2 -20.46 -154.28 TC 40 15 128
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 TS -20.98 -153.59 2129 2129 O_______P_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -21.00 -153.50 -5 -20.95 -153.81 50 985 -20.97 -153.54 2 -21.00 -153.50 TC 40 17 127
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 TS -21.48 -152.87 2216 2216 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -21.52 -152.73 -5 -21.37 -153.28 50 985 -21.50 -152.75 2 -21.52 -152.72 TC 37 16 126
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 TS -21.95 -152.18 50 985 wellington 2299 2303 O_______O_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -22.00 -152.00 -5 -21.80 -152.70 50 985 -22.00 -152.00 2 -22.00 -152.00 TC 35 15 127
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 TS -22.35 -151.59 2377 2377 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -22.42 -151.40 -5 -22.19 -152.12 50 985 -22.44 -151.37 2 -22.36 -151.46 TC 32 13 128
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 TS -22.72 -151.09 2436 2436 O_______P_P_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -22.80 -150.90 -5 -22.61 -151.49 50 985 -22.82 -150.86 2 -22.70 -151.00 TC 30 12 130
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 TS -23.12 -150.59 2500 2500 P_______P_P_P_ SH251981 -23.16 -150.44 -5 -23.10 -150.79 50 985 -23.17 -150.41 2 -23.08 -150.51 TC 27 13 131
1981 SP MM 1981-03-23 00:00:00 TS -23.61 -150.00 50 985 wellington 2577 2577 O_______O_O_O_ jtwc_sh SH251981 -23.50 -150.00 -5 -23.70 -150.00 50 985 -23.50 -150.00 2 -23.50 -150.00 TC 25 19 136
1981 SP MM 03:00:00 NR -24.46 -149.17 2690 2690 ________P_____ SH251981 -5 -24.46 -149.17 47 986 2 TC 24 137
1981 SP MM 06:00:00 NR -25.32 -148.23 2817 2817 ________P_____ -5 -25.32 -148.23 45 987 2 25 134
1981 SP MM 09:00:00 NR -26.22 -147.18 2948 2948 ________P_____ -5 -26.22 -147.18 42 988 2 27 132
1981 SP MM 12:00:00 NR -27.10 -146.00 40 990 wellington 3097 3097 ________O_____ -5 -27.10 -146.00 40 990 28 127
1981 SP MM 15:00:00 NR -27.91 -144.69 3250 3250 ________P_____ -5 -27.91 -144.69 37 991 29 123
1981 SP MM 18:00:00 NR -28.65 -143.26 3411 3411 ________P_____ -5 -28.65 -143.26 35 993 29 119
1981 SP MM 21:00:00 NR -29.34 -141.76 3572 3572 ________P_____ -5 -29.34 -141.76 32 995 30 117
1981 SP MM 1981-03-24 00:00:00 NR -30.00 -140.20 30 997 wellington 3744 ________O_____ -5 -30.00 -140.20 30 997 30 116