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1998 Severe Tropical Storm PENNY (1998217N10130)


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Summary Information

Satellite image near maximum intensity
Storm ID 1998217N10130
Start Aug 5 06Z
Landfall Aug 8 00Z, Aug 11 00Z
Max Intensity 60 kt (Aug 10 12Z), 985 mb (Aug 10 06Z)
End Aug 12 00Z
ATCF IDs WP051998
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
degrees north degrees east kts mb kts kts mb kts mb kts mb
WP 1998-08-05 06:00:00 NR 10.20 129.90 15
WP 09:00:00 NR 10.44 129.65 15
WP 12:00:00 NR 10.70 129.40 15
WP 15:00:00 NR 10.98 129.15 17
WP 18:00:00 NR 11.30 128.90 20
WP 21:00:00 NR 11.64 128.65 22
WP 1998-08-06 00:00:00 TS 12.00 128.20 1008 25 1008
WP 03:00:00 TS 12.35 127.80 25 1008
WP 06:00:00 TS 12.70 127.43 1008 25 1008
WP 09:00:00 TS 13.04 127.07 25 1008
WP 12:00:00 TS 13.30 126.88 1008 25 1008 23 1004
WP 15:00:00 TS 13.67 126.61 25 1008 23 1004
WP 18:00:00 TS 14.08 126.30 1008 25 1008 23 1004
WP 21:00:00 TS 14.49 126.01 27 1006 26 1002
WP 1998-08-07 00:00:00 TS 14.93 125.70 1004 30 1004 29 1000
WP 03:00:00 TS 15.37 125.28 30 1004 29 1000
WP 06:00:00 TS 15.77 124.86 1004 30 1004 29 1000 25 1005
WP 09:00:00 TS 16.10 124.46 32 1004 29 1000 25 1005
WP 12:00:00 TS 16.37 124.04 1004 35 1004 29 1000 25 1005
WP 15:00:00 TS 16.60 123.58 35 1004 29 1000 27 1002
WP 18:00:00 TS 16.77 123.10 1004 35 1004 29 1000 30 1000
WP 21:00:00 TS 16.94 122.62 35 1004 29 1000 30 1000
WP 1998-08-08 00:00:00 TS 17.10 122.13 1004 35 1004 29 1000 30 1000
WP 03:00:00 TS 17.28 121.62 32 1004 29 1000 30 1000
WP 06:00:00 TS 17.50 121.10 1004 30 1004 29 1000 30 1000
WP 09:00:00 TS 17.78 120.54 30 1004 29 1000 30 1000
WP 12:00:00 TS 18.08 119.98 1004 30 1004 29 1000 30 1000
WP 15:00:00 TS 18.35 119.46 30 1002 29 1000 30 1000
WP 18:00:00 TS 18.60 118.95 1000 30 1000 29 1000 30 1000
WP 21:00:00 TS 18.83 118.39 32 998 31 999 32 998
WP 1998-08-09 00:00:00 TS 19.03 117.83 35 996 35 35 996 34 998 35 996
WP 03:00:00 TS 19.19 117.25 35 37 994 39 994 35 996
WP 06:00:00 TS 19.32 116.73 40 992 35 40 992 44 990 35 996
WP 09:00:00 TS 19.44 116.30 37 40 992 44 990 35 996
WP 12:00:00 TS 19.55 115.93 40 992 40 40 992 44 990 35 996
WP 15:00:00 TS 19.70 115.52 42 42 991 44 990 37 994
WP 18:00:00 TS 19.85 115.10 45 990 45 45 990 44 990 40 992
WP 21:00:00 TS 19.98 114.68 45 45 990 44 990 42 991
WP 1998-08-10 00:00:00 TS 20.10 114.25 45 990 45 45 990 44 990 45 990
WP 03:00:00 TS 20.19 113.81 47 47 987 46 987 47 987
WP 06:00:00 TS 20.28 113.38 50 985 50 50 985 48 985 50 985
WP 09:00:00 TS 20.34 112.93 55 50 985 48 985 50 985
WP 12:00:00 TS 20.45 112.50 50 985 60 50 985 48 985 50 985
WP 15:00:00 TS 20.62 112.10 57 47 987 48 985 47 987
WP 18:00:00 TS 20.88 111.75 45 990 55 45 990 48 985 45 990
WP 21:00:00 TS 21.23 111.49 50 42 991 48 987 42 991
WP 1998-08-11 00:00:00 TS 21.65 111.20 40 992 45 40 992 48 990 40 992
WP 03:00:00 TS 22.09 110.83 40 37 994 38 992 37 993
WP 06:00:00 TS 22.54 110.29 35 996 35 35 996 29 995 35 994
WP 09:00:00 TS 22.96 109.56 32 997 24 996 30 996
WP 12:00:00 TS 23.27 108.87 998 30 998 19 997 25 998
WP 15:00:00 NR 23.27 108.81 27
WP 18:00:00 NR 23.50 108.20 25
WP 21:00:00 NR 23.67 107.60 22
WP 1998-08-12 00:00:00 NR 23.80 107.00 20

Source Information

Agency Information
USA bwp051998.txt
TOKYO bst_all.txt:Line=48171:PENNY:9803
CMA CH1998BST.txt:Storm=4:PENNY
HKO tc-besttrack-data-current.txt:Line=27070:PENNY
NEWDELHI
REUNION
BOM
NADI
WELLINGTON
DS824
TD9636
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 STORM SPEED STORM DIR
Year degrees north degrees east kts mb km km degrees north degrees east kts 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb nmile nmile 1 degrees north degrees east 1 kts mb degrees north degrees east kts mb kts degrees
1998 WP MM 1998-08-05 06:00:00 NR 10.20 129.90 421 403 O_____________ jtwc_wp WP051998 10.20 129.90 15 -1 7 314
1998 WP MM 09:00:00 NR 10.44 129.65 406 388 P_____________ WP051998 10.44 129.65 15 -1 7 315
1998 WP MM 12:00:00 NR 10.70 129.40 388 371 O_____________ jtwc_wp WP051998 10.70 129.40 15 -1 7 318
1998 WP MM 15:00:00 NR 10.98 129.15 360 339 P_____________ WP051998 10.98 129.15 17 -1 8 321
1998 WP MM 18:00:00 NR 11.30 128.90 340 321 O_____________ jtwc_wp WP051998 11.30 128.90 20 -1 8 323
1998 WP MM 21:00:00 NR 11.64 128.65 312 284 P_____________ WP051998 11.64 128.65 22 -1 10 316
1998 WP MM 1998-08-06 00:00:00 TS 12.00 128.20 1008 tokyo 284 250 OO____________ jtwc_wp WP051998 12.00 128.40 25 -1 12.00 127.40 2 1008 0 0 0 11 311
1998 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 12.35 127.80 251 213 PP____________ WP051998 12.34 128.17 25 -1 12.37 127.07 2 1008 0 0 10 313
1998 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 12.70 127.43 1008 tokyo 213 195 OO____________ jtwc_wp WP051998 12.70 127.90 25 -1 12.70 126.80 2 1008 0 0 0 10 314
1998 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 13.04 127.07 195 188 PP____________ WP051998 13.09 127.52 25 -1 12.98 126.63 2 1008 0 0 8 318
1998 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 13.30 126.88 1008 tokyo 195 194 OOO___________ jtwc_wp WP051998 13.50 127.10 25 -1 13.30 126.50 2 1008 0 0 0 12.50 127.50 1 23 1004 8 325
1998 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 13.67 126.61 202 202 PPP___________ WP051998 13.90 126.73 25 -1 13.78 126.36 2 1008 0 0 13.00 126.86 1 23 1004 10 324
1998 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 14.08 126.30 1008 tokyo 206 181 OOO___________ jtwc_wp WP051998 14.30 126.40 25 -1 14.30 126.20 2 1008 0 0 0 13.50 126.30 1 23 1004 10 325
1998 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 14.49 126.01 185 175 PPP___________ WP051998 14.71 126.11 27 -1 14.76 126.04 2 1006 0 0 14.00 125.88 1 26 1002 10 326
1998 WP MM 1998-08-07 00:00:00 TS 14.93 125.70 1004 tokyo 179 178 OOO___________ jtwc_wp WP051998 15.10 125.80 30 -1 15.20 125.80 2 1004 0 0 0 14.50 125.50 1 29 1000 11 322
1998 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 15.37 125.28 190 184 PPP___________ WP051998 15.46 125.42 30 -1 15.64 125.44 2 1004 0 0 15.02 124.99 1 29 1000 12 316
1998 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 15.77 124.86 1004 tokyo 211 208 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 15.80 125.00 30 -1 16.00 125.00 2 1004 0 0 0 15.50 124.50 1 29 1000 15.80 125.20 TD 25 1005 11 313
1998 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 16.10 124.46 231 179 PPPP__________ WP051998 16.16 124.56 32 -1 16.23 124.56 2 1004 0 0 15.90 124.14 1 29 1000 16.12 124.70 TD 25 1005 10 307
1998 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 16.37 124.04 1004 tokyo 169 121 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 16.50 124.10 35 0 16.40 124.10 2 1004 0 0 0 16.20 123.80 1 29 1000 16.40 124.20 TD 25 1005 10 300
1998 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 16.60 123.58 121 64 PPPP__________ WP051998 16.77 123.61 35 0 16.61 123.66 2 1004 0 0 16.39 123.36 1 29 1000 16.61 123.70 TD 27 1002 10 294
1998 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 16.77 123.10 1004 tokyo 64 10 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 17.00 123.10 35 0 16.80 123.20 2 1004 0 0 0 16.50 122.90 1 29 1000 16.80 123.20 TD 30 1000 10 290
1998 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 16.94 122.62 10 0 PPPP__________ WP051998 17.21 122.60 35 0 16.94 122.71 2 1004 0 0 16.60 122.46 1 29 1000 17.00 122.70 TD 30 1000 10 289
1998 WP MM 1998-08-08 00:00:00 TS 17.10 122.13 1004 tokyo 0 0 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 17.40 122.10 35 0 17.10 122.20 2 1004 0 0 0 16.70 122.00 1 29 1000 17.20 122.20 TD 30 1000 10 290
1998 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 17.28 121.62 0 0 PPPP__________ WP051998 17.59 121.60 32 -1 17.33 121.68 2 1004 0 0 16.80 121.51 1 29 1000 17.41 121.70 TD 30 1000 11 292
1998 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 17.50 121.10 1004 tokyo 0 0 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 17.80 121.10 30 -1 17.60 121.10 2 1004 0 0 0 17.00 121.00 1 29 1000 17.60 121.20 TD 30 1000 12 296
1998 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 17.78 120.54 0 0 PPPP__________ WP051998 18.04 120.61 30 -1 17.89 120.39 2 1004 0 0 17.43 120.45 1 29 1000 17.75 120.71 TD 30 1000 12 298
1998 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 18.08 119.98 1004 tokyo 52 52 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 18.30 120.10 30 -1 18.20 119.70 2 1004 0 0 0 17.90 119.90 1 29 1000 17.90 120.20 TD 30 1000 12 299
1998 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 18.35 119.46 107 107 PPPP__________ WP051998 18.56 119.56 30 -1 18.56 119.23 2 1002 0 0 18.17 119.40 1 29 1000 18.09 119.66 TD 30 1000 11 298
1998 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 18.60 118.95 1000 tokyo 167 167 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 18.80 119.00 30 -1 18.90 118.80 2 1000 0 0 0 18.40 118.90 1 29 1000 18.30 119.10 TD 30 1000 11 295
1998 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 18.83 118.39 234 234 PPPP__________ WP051998 18.96 118.45 32 -1 19.15 118.21 2 998 0 0 18.71 118.37 1 31 999 18.50 118.55 TD 32 998 11 292
1998 WP MM 1998-08-09 00:00:00 TS 19.03 117.83 35 996 tokyo 301 301 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 19.10 117.90 35 0 19.30 117.60 3 35 996 0 9 30 30 0 19.00 117.80 2 34 998 18.70 118.00 TS 35 996 11 288
1998 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 19.19 117.25 358 358 PPPP__________ WP051998 19.25 117.33 35 0 19.37 117.06 3 37 994 0 9 40 40 19.24 117.17 2 39 994 18.90 117.44 TS 35 996 11 286
1998 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 19.32 116.73 40 992 tokyo 391 372 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 19.40 116.80 35 0 19.40 116.60 3 40 992 0 9 50 50 0 19.40 116.60 2 44 990 19.10 116.90 TS 35 996 9 285
1998 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 19.44 116.30 372 351 PPPP__________ WP051998 19.55 116.37 37 0 19.43 116.23 3 40 992 0 9 50 50 19.46 116.23 2 44 990 19.31 116.38 TS 35 996 8 287
1998 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 19.55 115.93 40 992 tokyo 340 316 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 19.70 116.00 40 0 19.50 115.90 3 40 992 0 9 50 50 0 19.50 115.90 2 44 990 19.50 115.90 TS 35 996 8 289
1998 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 19.70 115.52 316 291 PPPP__________ WP051998 19.86 115.65 42 0 19.63 115.51 3 42 991 0 9 65 65 19.64 115.47 2 44 990 19.66 115.44 TS 37 994 8 291
1998 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 19.85 115.10 45 990 tokyo 280 260 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 20.00 115.30 45 0 19.80 115.10 3 45 990 0 9 80 80 0 19.80 115.00 2 44 990 19.80 115.00 TS 40 992 8 290
1998 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 19.98 114.68 260 242 PPPP__________ WP051998 20.11 114.92 45 0 19.96 114.70 3 45 990 0 9 90 90 19.91 114.55 2 44 990 19.96 114.54 TS 42 991 8 287
1998 WP MM 1998-08-10 00:00:00 TS 20.10 114.25 45 990 tokyo 242 207 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 20.20 114.50 45 0 20.10 114.30 3 45 990 0 9 100 100 0 20.00 114.10 2 44 990 20.10 114.10 TS 45 990 8 284
1998 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 20.19 113.81 207 183 PPPP__________ WP051998 20.26 114.02 47 0 20.21 113.91 3 47 987 0 9 110 110 20.10 113.63 2 46 987 20.20 113.68 TS 47 987 8 282
1998 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 20.28 113.38 50 985 tokyo 183 172 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 20.30 113.50 50 0 20.30 113.50 4 50 985 0 9 120 120 0 20.20 113.20 3 48 985 20.30 113.30 STS 50 985 8 280
1998 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 20.34 112.93 168 146 PPPP__________ WP051998 20.34 112.93 55 0 20.33 113.01 4 50 985 0 9 130 110 20.28 112.83 3 48 985 20.43 112.93 STS 50 985 8 282
1998 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 20.45 112.50 50 985 tokyo 135 113 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 20.40 112.40 60 0 20.40 112.50 4 50 985 0 3 140 100 0 20.40 112.50 3 48 985 20.60 112.60 STS 50 985 8 289
1998 WP MM 15:00:00 TS 20.62 112.10 113 70 PPPP__________ WP051998 20.50 111.95 57 0 20.58 112.02 4 47 987 0 3 130 100 20.61 112.13 3 48 985 20.78 112.30 STS 47 987 8 301
1998 WP MM 18:00:00 TS 20.88 111.75 45 990 tokyo 70 30 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 20.70 111.60 55 0 20.90 111.60 3 45 990 0 3 120 100 0 20.90 111.80 3 48 985 21.00 112.00 TS 45 990 8 317
1998 WP MM 21:00:00 TS 21.23 111.49 30 0 PPPP__________ WP051998 21.05 111.39 50 0 21.36 111.30 3 42 991 0 3 120 100 21.28 111.58 3 48 987 21.21 111.68 TS 42 991 9 326
1998 WP MM 1998-08-11 00:00:00 TS 21.65 111.20 40 992 tokyo 0 0 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 21.50 111.20 45 0 21.90 111.00 3 40 992 0 3 120 100 0 21.70 111.30 3 48 990 21.50 111.30 TS 40 992 11 325
1998 WP MM 03:00:00 TS 22.09 110.83 0 0 PPPP__________ WP051998 21.96 110.90 40 0 22.41 110.59 3 37 994 0 3 100 80 22.09 110.92 3 38 992 21.88 110.90 TS 37 993 12 317
1998 WP MM 06:00:00 TS 22.54 110.29 35 996 tokyo 0 0 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 22.40 110.50 35 0 22.90 110.10 3 35 996 0 3 80 60 0 22.50 110.20 1 29 995 22.40 110.30 TS 35 994 15 307
1998 WP MM 09:00:00 TS 22.96 109.56 0 0 PPPP__________ WP051998 22.73 109.99 32 -1 23.32 109.52 3 997 0 3 22.94 108.96 1 24 996 23.06 109.36 TS 30 996 15 299
1998 WP MM 12:00:00 TS 23.27 108.87 998 tokyo 0 0 OOOO__________ jtwc_wp WP051998 23.00 109.40 30 -1 23.70 108.90 2 998 0 0 0 23.40 107.40 0 19 997 23.80 108.20 TD 25 998 8 294
1998 WP MM 15:00:00 NR 23.27 108.81 0 0 P_____________ WP051998 23.27 108.81 27 -1 2 0 0 0 TD 7 290
1998 WP MM 18:00:00 NR 23.50 108.20 0 0 O_____________ jtwc_wp WP051998 23.50 108.20 25 -1 12 290
1998 WP MM 21:00:00 NR 23.67 107.60 0 0 P_____________ WP051998 23.67 107.60 22 -1 11 285
1998 WP MM 1998-08-12 00:00:00 NR 23.80 107.00 0 O_____________ jtwc_wp WP051998 23.80 107.00 20 -1 11 284