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Tropical Cyclone Model & Best Track Archive for the North Atlantic in 1979

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Other basins in 1979: Eastern North Pacific


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OTHER (NON TD)

< 34 kt (39 mph)

CLASSIFIED TD

< 34 kt (39 mph)

TS

34-63 kt

39-73 mph

CAT 1

64-82 kt

74-95 mph

CAT 2

83-95 kt

96-110 mph

CAT 3

96-112 kt

111-129 mph

CAT 4

113-136 kt

130-156 mph

CAT 5

> 136 kt

> 156 mph

Only named storms & depressions, from this year & basin, appear on the map. Paths contain the time the storm spent as an invest.
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Named Storms
Depressions

Tropical Storm Ana (02L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 50 knots
June 19 - June 24


Hurricane Bob (04L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 65 knots
July 9 - July 16


Tropical Storm Claudette (06L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 45 knots
July 15 - July 29


Major Hurricane David (09L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 150 knots
August 25 - September 8


Major Hurricane Frederic (11L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 115 knots
August 29 - September 15


Tropical Storm Elena (12L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 35 knots
August 30 - September 2


Hurricane Gloria (14L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 85 knots
September 4 - September 15


Hurricane Henri (15L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 75 knots
September 15 - September 24


Subtropical Storm Unnamed (18L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 65 knots
October 23 - October 25




Tropical Depression Unnamed (01L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
June 11 - June 16


Tropical Depression Unnamed (03L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 25 knots
July 8 - July 13


Tropical Depression Unnamed (05L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
July 10 - July 13


Tropical Depression Unnamed (07L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
July 23 - July 26


Tropical Depression Unnamed (08L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
July 31 - August 6


Tropical Depression Unnamed (10L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
August 25 - August 28


Tropical Depression Unnamed (13L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
September 1 - September 6


Tropical Depression Unnamed (16L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
September 16 - September 21


Tropical Depression Unnamed (17L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
October 12 - October 20


Tropical Depression Unnamed (19L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
October 24 - October 29


Tropical Depression Unnamed (20L)
Highest Sustained Wind: 30 knots
November 7 - November 10




June
July
August
September
October
November
01L
Ana
03L
Bob
05L
Claudette
07L
08L
David
10L
Frederic
Elena
13L
Gloria
Henri
16L
17L
18L
19L
20L

Please note that the level of development in the storm name and the highest sustained wind on this page reflect the highest levels achieved during the life of the storm as reported by the best track file for each storm. If a storm is currently active, the current winds and level of development as reported by the best track file are noted in blue. (For the latest wind information on an active storm, please visit the agency responsible for issuing forecasts in the particular basin you are looking at.) Winds on this page are 1 minute sustained.