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1983 Severe Tropical Cyclone KEN (1983059S13127)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1983059S13127
Start Feb 27 12Z
Landfall Mar 2 09Z
Max Intensity 76 kt (Mar 2 00Z), 970 mb (Mar 2 00Z)
End Mar 6 09Z
ATCF IDs ,SH161983
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 BOM WIND BOM PRES TD9636 WIND NEUMANN WIND NEUMANN PRES
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts kts mb kts kts mb
SI 1983-02-27 12:00:00 TS -13.30 126.70 25 25
SI 15:00:00 TS -13.14 126.16 25 25
SI 18:00:00 TS -13.00 125.70 25 25
SI 21:00:00 TS -12.91 125.36 27 27
SI 1983-02-28 00:00:00 TS -12.90 125.10 30 30
SI 03:00:00 TS -12.99 124.87 30 994 30 30 994 30
SI 06:00:00 TS -13.12 124.72 40 992 30 40 992 30
SI 09:00:00 TS -13.19 124.64 45 990 32 45 990 32
SI 12:00:00 TS -13.30 124.58 50 988 35 50 988 49 35
SI 15:00:00 TS -13.39 124.55 50 986 35 50 986 51 35
SI 18:00:00 TS -13.49 124.50 50 984 35 50 984 54 35
SI 21:00:00 TS -13.55 124.46 50 982 37 50 982 56 37
SI 1983-03-01 00:00:00 TS -13.65 124.40 55 980 40 55 980 59 40
SI 03:00:00 TS -13.82 124.34 55 978 40 55 978 60 40
SI 06:00:00 TS -13.99 124.34 55 977 40 55 977 62 40
SI 09:00:00 TS -14.12 124.34 60 976 42 60 976 63 42
SI 12:00:00 TS -14.25 124.35 60 975 45 60 975 65 45
SI 15:00:00 TS -14.38 124.35 60 974 45 60 974 67 45
SI 18:00:00 TS -14.51 124.35 60 973 45 60 973 70 45
SI 21:00:00 TS -14.63 124.37 60 972 47 60 972 73 47
SI 1983-03-02 00:00:00 TS -14.80 124.40 60 970 50 60 970 76 50
SI 03:00:00 TS -15.03 124.45 65 970 52 65 970 76 52
SI 06:00:00 TS -15.34 124.51 65 970 55 65 970 76 55
SI 09:00:00 TS -15.64 124.56 65 970 55 65 970 76 52
SI 12:00:00 TS -15.90 124.65 60 970 55 60 970 76 50
SI 15:00:00 TS -16.09 124.71 55 973 55 55 973 69 45
SI 18:00:00 TS -16.26 124.80 50 976 55 50 976 62 40
SI 21:00:00 TS -16.38 124.88 50 982 55 50 982 55 37
SI 1983-03-03 00:00:00 TS -16.55 125.05 45 988 55 45 988 49 35 984
SI 03:00:00 TS -16.76 125.24 35 990 55 35 990 47 32
SI 06:00:00 TS -17.05 125.46 35 991 55 35 991 46 30
SI 09:00:00 TS -17.36 125.67 35 991 55 35 991 44 30
SI 12:00:00 TS -17.75 125.90 30 992 55 30 992 43 30
SI 15:00:00 TS -18.03 126.14 25 992 52 25 992 43 27
SI 18:00:00 TS -18.32 126.29 25 992 50 25 992 43 25
SI 21:00:00 TS -18.60 126.45 25 993 47 25 993 43 25
SI 1983-03-04 00:00:00 TS -18.86 126.56 25 994 45 25 994 43 25
SI 03:00:00 NR -19.33 126.54 25 994 25 994 43
SI 06:00:00 NR -19.67 126.47 20 994 20 994 43
SI 09:00:00 NR -20.02 126.42 20 994 20 994 43
SI 12:00:00 NR -20.40 126.30 20 994 20 994 43
SI 15:00:00 NR -20.70 126.18 20 994 20 994 41
SI 18:00:00 NR -21.00 126.00 20 995 20 995 40
SI 21:00:00 NR -21.24 125.79 15 995 15 995 39
SI 1983-03-05 00:00:00 NR -21.60 125.50 15 995 15 995 38
SI 03:00:00 NR -21.92 125.14 15 995 15 995 38
SI 06:00:00 NR -22.40 124.62 15 995 15 995 38
SI 09:00:00 NR -22.76 124.21 15 996 15 996 38
SI 12:00:00 NR -23.20 123.90 15 997 15 997 38
SI 15:00:00 NR -23.96 124.20 15 998 15 998 35
SI 18:00:00 NR -24.76 125.16 15 999 15 999 32
SI 21:00:00 NR -25.30 126.00 15 1000 15 1000 29
SI 1983-03-06 00:00:00 NR -25.80 126.80 15 1001 15 1001 27
SI 03:00:00 NR -26.29 127.39 15 1002 15 1002 25
SI 06:00:00 NR -26.68 127.88 15 1003 15 1003 23
SI 09:00:00 NR -27.00 128.90 15 1004 15 1004 22

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bsh161983.txt
TOKYO
CMA
HKO
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM IDCKMSTM0S.csv:Line=13642:KEN
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636 cons_worldwide_trop_cyclone_18710101-19891231-006:Line=11696
TD9635
NEUMANN tracks.sh:Storm=672:KEN:BSH1683:JTWC&BM533
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 BOM LAT BOM LON BOM TYPE BOM WIND BOM PRES BOM CI BOM POCI TD9636 LAT TD9636 LON TD9636 STAGE TD9636 WIND NEUMANN LAT NEUMANN LON NEUMANN CLASS NEUMANN WIND NEUMANN PRES 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 1 mb degrees north degrees east kts degrees north degrees east kts mb kts degrees
1983 SI WA 1983-02-27 12:00:00 TS -13.30 126.70 60 60 O___________O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -13.30 126.70 25 -1 -13.30 126.70 TC 25 11 287
1983 SI WA 15:00:00 TS -13.14 126.16 101 100 P___________P_ SH161983 -13.14 126.16 25 -1 -13.14 126.16 TC 25 10 287
1983 SI WA 18:00:00 TS -13.00 125.70 120 120 O___________O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -13.00 125.70 25 -1 -13.00 125.70 TC 25 8 286
1983 SI WA 21:00:00 TS -12.91 125.36 144 144 P___________P_ SH161983 -12.91 125.36 27 -1 -12.91 125.36 TC 27 6 280
1983 SI WA 1983-02-28 00:00:00 TS -12.90 125.10 163 163 O___________O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -12.90 125.10 30 -1 -12.90 125.10 TC 30 5 260
1983 SI WA 03:00:00 TS -12.99 124.87 30 994 bom 164 159 P_____O_____P_ SH161983 -12.98 124.87 30 -1 -13.10 124.90 20 30 994 2.50 -12.98 124.87 TC 30 4 239
1983 SI WA 06:00:00 TS -13.12 124.72 40 992 bom 165 156 O_____O_____O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -13.10 124.70 30 -1 -13.20 124.80 30 40 992 3.00 -13.10 124.70 TC 30 3 228
1983 SI WA 09:00:00 TS -13.19 124.64 45 990 bom 163 155 P_____O_____P_ SH161983 -13.19 124.58 32 -1 -13.20 124.80 30 45 990 3.00 -13.19 124.58 TC 32 2 216
1983 SI WA 12:00:00 TS -13.30 124.58 50 988 bom 155 147 O_____O___O_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -13.30 124.50 35 0 -13.30 124.70 30 50 988 3.50 -13.30 124.80 2 49 -13.30 124.50 TC 35 2 203
1983 SI WA 15:00:00 TS -13.39 124.55 50 986 bom 147 144 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -13.45 124.44 35 0 -13.30 124.70 30 50 986 3.50 -13.31 124.71 2 51 -13.45 124.44 TC 35 2 205
1983 SI WA 18:00:00 TS -13.49 124.50 50 984 bom 144 144 O_____O___P_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -13.60 124.40 35 0 -13.40 124.60 30 50 984 3.50 -13.33 124.62 2 54 -13.60 124.40 TC 35 2 207
1983 SI WA 21:00:00 TS -13.55 124.46 50 982 bom 135 135 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -13.71 124.35 37 0 -13.40 124.60 30 50 982 3.50 -13.39 124.55 2 56 -13.71 124.35 TC 37 2 212
1983 SI WA 1983-03-01 00:00:00 TS -13.65 124.40 55 980 bom 141 124 O_____O___O_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -13.80 124.30 40 0 -13.50 124.50 30 55 980 4.00 -13.50 124.50 2 59 -13.80 124.30 TC 40 3 204
1983 SI WA 03:00:00 TS -13.82 124.34 55 978 bom 132 118 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -13.90 124.24 40 0 -13.80 124.40 30 55 978 4.00 -13.67 124.48 2 60 -13.90 124.24 TC 40 4 190
1983 SI WA 06:00:00 TS -13.99 124.34 55 977 bom 118 111 O_____O___P_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -14.00 124.20 40 0 -14.10 124.50 30 55 977 4.00 -13.88 124.48 2 62 -14.00 124.20 TC 40 3 176
1983 SI WA 09:00:00 TS -14.12 124.34 60 976 bom 111 106 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -14.09 124.19 42 0 -14.20 124.50 30 60 976 4.00 -14.10 124.49 2 63 -14.09 124.19 TC 42 3 176
1983 SI WA 12:00:00 TS -14.25 124.35 60 975 bom 97 97 O_____O___O_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -14.20 124.20 45 0 -14.30 124.50 30 60 975 4.00 -14.30 124.50 4 65 -14.20 124.20 TC 45 3 178
1983 SI WA 15:00:00 TS -14.38 124.35 60 974 bom 99 95 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -14.34 124.19 45 0 -14.40 124.50 30 60 974 4.00 -14.42 124.50 4 67 -14.34 124.19 TC 45 3 0
1983 SI WA 18:00:00 TS -14.51 124.35 60 973 bom 95 79 O_____O___P_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -14.50 124.20 45 0 -14.50 124.50 30 60 973 4.00 -14.53 124.49 4 70 -14.50 124.20 TC 45 3 0
1983 SI WA 21:00:00 TS -14.63 124.37 60 972 bom 79 62 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -14.63 124.24 47 0 -14.60 124.50 30 60 972 4.00 -14.64 124.49 4 73 -14.63 124.24 TC 47 3 169
1983 SI WA 1983-03-02 00:00:00 TS -14.80 124.40 60 970 bom 62 48 O_____O___O_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -14.80 124.30 50 0 -14.80 124.50 30 60 970 4.00 1008 -14.80 124.50 4 76 -14.80 124.30 TC 50 4 169
1983 SI WA 03:00:00 TS -15.03 124.45 65 970 bom 48 24 P_____V___P_P_ SH161983 -15.03 124.39 52 0 -15.00 124.50 40 65 970 4.50 1008 -15.06 124.51 4 76 -15.03 124.39 TC 52 6 169
1983 SI WA 06:00:00 TS -15.34 124.51 65 970 bom 24 0 O_____O___P_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -15.30 124.50 55 0 -15.40 124.50 40 65 970 4.50 1008 -15.35 124.52 4 76 -15.30 124.50 TC 55 6 170
1983 SI WA 09:00:00 TS -15.64 124.56 65 970 bom 0 0 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -15.61 124.60 55 0 -15.70 124.50 40 65 970 4.50 1008 -15.64 124.55 4 76 -15.61 124.60 TC 52 6 166
1983 SI WA 12:00:00 TS -15.90 124.65 60 970 bom 0 0 O_____O___O_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -15.90 124.70 55 0 -15.90 124.60 30 60 970 -15.90 124.60 4 76 -15.90 124.70 TC 50 5 162
1983 SI WA 15:00:00 TS -16.09 124.71 55 973 bom 0 0 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -16.12 124.81 55 0 -16.10 124.60 30 55 973 -16.04 124.64 4 69 -16.12 124.81 TC 45 4 158
1983 SI WA 18:00:00 TS -16.26 124.80 50 976 bom 0 0 O_____O___P_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -16.30 124.90 55 0 -16.30 124.70 30 50 976 -16.13 124.71 4 62 -16.30 124.90 TC 40 3 151
1983 SI WA 21:00:00 TS -16.38 124.88 50 982 bom 0 0 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -16.49 124.95 55 0 -16.30 124.80 30 50 982 -16.24 124.82 4 55 -16.49 124.95 TC 37 4 141
1983 SI WA 1983-03-03 00:00:00 TS -16.55 125.05 45 988 bom 0 0 O_____O___O_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -16.70 125.00 55 0 -16.40 125.20 30 45 988 -16.40 125.00 2 49 -16.70 125.00 TC 35 984 5 137
1983 SI WA 03:00:00 TS -16.76 125.24 35 990 bom 0 0 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -16.93 125.09 55 0 -16.50 125.50 30 35 990 -16.67 125.30 2 47 -16.93 125.09 TC 32 6 142
1983 SI WA 06:00:00 TS -17.05 125.46 35 991 bom 0 0 O_____O___P_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -17.20 125.20 55 0 -16.80 125.80 30 35 991 -17.00 125.66 2 46 -17.20 125.20 TC 30 7 146
1983 SI WA 09:00:00 TS -17.36 125.67 35 991 bom 0 0 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -17.50 125.34 55 0 -17.10 126.00 30 35 991 -17.35 126.01 2 44 -17.50 125.34 TC 30 8 149
1983 SI WA 12:00:00 TS -17.75 125.90 30 992 bom 0 0 O_____O___O_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -17.80 125.50 55 0 -17.70 126.30 20 30 992 -17.70 126.30 2 43 -17.80 125.50 TC 30 8 146
1983 SI WA 15:00:00 TS -18.03 126.14 25 992 bom 0 0 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -18.06 125.69 52 0 -18.00 126.70 20 25 992 -17.99 126.47 2 43 -18.06 125.69 TC 27 7 147
1983 SI WA 18:00:00 TS -18.32 126.29 25 992 bom 0 0 O_____O___P_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -18.30 125.90 50 0 -18.40 126.60 20 25 992 -18.28 126.57 2 43 -18.30 125.90 TC 25 6 152
1983 SI WA 21:00:00 TS -18.60 126.45 25 993 bom 0 0 P_____O___P_P_ SH161983 -18.51 126.14 47 0 -18.70 126.60 20 25 993 -18.58 126.61 2 43 -18.51 126.14 TC 25 6 155
1983 SI WA 1983-03-04 00:00:00 TS -18.86 126.56 25 994 bom 0 0 O_____O___O_O_ jtwc_sh SH161983 -18.70 126.40 45 0 -18.90 126.60 20 25 994 -18.90 126.60 2 43 -18.70 126.40 TC 25 7 173
1983 SI WA 03:00:00 NR -19.33 126.54 25 994 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ SH161983 -5 -19.40 126.50 20 25 994 -19.27 126.59 2 43 TC 8 186
1983 SI WA 06:00:00 NR -19.67 126.47 20 994 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -19.70 126.40 20 20 994 -19.65 126.53 2 43 7 190
1983 SI WA 09:00:00 NR -20.02 126.42 20 994 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -20.00 126.40 20 20 994 -20.03 126.44 2 43 7 192
1983 SI WA 12:00:00 NR -20.40 126.30 20 994 bom 0 0 ______O___O___ -5 -20.40 126.30 20 20 994 -20.40 126.30 2 43 7 198
1983 SI WA 15:00:00 NR -20.70 126.18 20 994 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -20.70 126.20 20 20 994 -20.71 126.17 2 41 7 205
1983 SI WA 18:00:00 NR -21.00 126.00 20 995 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -21.00 126.00 20 20 995 -20.99 126.00 2 40 7 214
1983 SI WA 21:00:00 NR -21.24 125.79 15 995 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -21.20 125.80 20 15 995 -21.28 125.78 2 39 8 218
1983 SI WA 1983-03-05 00:00:00 NR -21.60 125.50 15 995 bom 0 0 ______O___O___ -5 -21.60 125.50 20 15 995 -21.60 125.50 2 38 9 222
1983 SI WA 03:00:00 NR -21.92 125.14 15 995 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -21.90 125.30 20 15 995 -21.93 124.98 2 38 11 226
1983 SI WA 06:00:00 NR -22.40 124.62 15 995 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -22.50 124.80 20 15 995 -22.30 124.43 2 38 12 226
1983 SI WA 09:00:00 NR -22.76 124.21 15 996 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -22.80 124.40 20 15 996 -22.71 124.02 2 38 10 219
1983 SI WA 12:00:00 NR -23.20 123.90 15 997 bom 0 0 ______O___O___ -5 -23.20 123.90 20 15 997 -23.20 123.90 2 38 12 181
1983 SI WA 15:00:00 NR -23.96 124.20 15 998 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -24.10 124.10 20 15 998 -23.83 124.31 2 35 19 144
1983 SI WA 18:00:00 NR -24.76 125.16 15 999 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -25.00 125.30 20 15 999 -24.52 125.02 2 32 21 129
1983 SI WA 21:00:00 NR -25.30 126.00 15 1000 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -25.40 126.10 20 15 1000 -25.20 125.91 2 29 18 125
1983 SI WA 1983-03-06 00:00:00 NR -25.80 126.80 15 1001 bom 0 0 ______O___O___ -5 -25.80 126.80 20 15 1001 -25.80 126.80 1 27 16 128
1983 SI WA 03:00:00 NR -26.29 127.39 15 1002 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -26.30 127.20 20 15 1002 -26.28 127.58 1 25 13 132
1983 SI WA 06:00:00 NR -26.68 127.88 15 1003 bom 0 0 ______O___P___ -5 -26.70 127.50 20 15 1003 -26.66 128.26 1 23 15 118
1983 SI WA 09:00:00 NR -27.00 128.90 15 1004 bom 0 ______O___O___ -5 -27.00 128.90 20 15 1004 -27.00 128.90 1 22 19 109