Hurricane Frederic (1979)
Aug 29, 6:00 AM UTC – Sep 15, 12:00 AM UTC (16.8 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 130 mph (115 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 943 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (68)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-08-29 06:00 | TD | 11.0°N 25.5°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1979-08-29 12:00 | TD | 11.1°N 28.0°W | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1979-08-29 18:00 | TD | 11.2°N 30.5°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1979-08-30 00:00 | TD | 11.3°N 32.5°W | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1979-08-30 06:00 | TD | 11.4°N 34.2°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1979-08-30 12:00 | TS | 11.5°N 36.0°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1979-08-30 18:00 | TS | 11.6°N 37.8°W | 40 | 1003 | |
| 1979-08-31 00:00 | TS | 11.7°N 39.7°W | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1979-08-31 06:00 | TS | 11.8°N 41.6°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 1979-08-31 12:00 | TS | 11.9°N 43.5°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 1979-08-31 18:00 | TS | 12.0°N 45.1°W | 55 | 991 | |
| 1979-09-01 00:00 | TS | 12.5°N 47.0°W | 60 | 988 | |
| 1979-09-01 06:00 | HU | 12.9°N 48.7°W | 65 | 987 | |
| 1979-09-01 12:00 | HU | 13.3°N 50.4°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 1979-09-01 18:00 | HU | 13.8°N 52.3°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1979-09-02 00:00 | TS | 14.3°N 54.1°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 1979-09-02 06:00 | TS | 14.9°N 55.5°W | 60 | 994 | |
| 1979-09-02 12:00 | TS | 15.5°N 57.2°W | 60 | 996 | |
| 1979-09-02 18:00 | TS | 16.3°N 58.8°W | 55 | 999 | |
| 1979-09-03 00:00 | TS | 16.7°N 59.8°W | 55 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-03 06:00 | TS | 17.1°N 60.8°W | 55 | 1000 | |
| 1979-09-03 12:00 | TS | 17.5°N 61.8°W | 50 | 999 | |
| 1979-09-03 18:00 | TS | 17.8°N 62.8°W | 50 | 1000 | |
| 1979-09-04 00:00 | TS | 18.0°N 63.8°W | 50 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-04 06:00 | TS | 18.1°N 64.8°W | 45 | 1003 | |
| 1979-09-04 12:00 | TS | 18.1°N 65.8°W | 45 | 1004 | |
| 1979-09-04 18:00 | TS | 18.1°N 66.8°W | 45 | 1005 | |
| 1979-09-05 00:00 | TS | 18.0°N 67.8°W | 45 | 1006 | |
| 1979-09-05 06:00 | TS | 17.5°N 68.7°W | 45 | 1007 | |
| 1979-09-05 12:00 | TS | 17.4°N 69.2°W | 40 | 1008 | |
| 1979-09-05 18:00 | TS | 17.8°N 69.6°W | 40 | 1007 | |
| 1979-09-06 00:00 | TS | 18.5°N 69.9°W | 40 | 1005 | |
| 1979-09-06 06:00 | TS | 19.4°N 70.7°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1979-09-06 12:00 | TS | 19.9°N 71.8°W | 35 | 1006 | |
| 1979-09-06 18:00 | TD | 20.0°N 73.0°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1979-09-07 00:00 | TD | 20.1°N 74.5°W | 30 | 1006 | |
| 1979-09-07 06:00 | TD | 20.3°N 75.8°W | 25 | 1006 | |
| 1979-09-07 12:00 | TD | 20.6°N 77.0°W | 25 | 1005 | |
| 1979-09-07 18:00 | TD | 20.9°N 78.0°W | 25 | 1004 | |
| 1979-09-08 00:00 | TD | 21.1°N 78.7°W | 30 | 1003 | |
| 1979-09-08 06:00 | TD | 21.3°N 79.3°W | 30 | 1003 | |
| 1979-09-08 12:00 | TD | 21.5°N 79.8°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-08 18:00 | TD | 21.6°N 80.5°W | 30 | 1002 | |
| 1979-09-09 00:00 | TS | 21.7°N 81.0°W | 35 | 1001 | |
| 1979-09-09 06:00 | TS | 21.8°N 81.5°W | 40 | 1000 | |
| 1979-09-09 12:00 | TS | 21.9°N 82.0°W | 45 | 999 | |
| 1979-09-09 18:00 | TS | 22.0°N 82.5°W | 50 | 997 | |
| 1979-09-10 00:00 | TS | 22.4°N 83.0°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1979-09-10 06:00 | TS | 22.7°N 83.3°W | 60 | 992 | |
| 1979-09-10 12:00 | HU | 22.8°N 83.6°W | 65 | 990 | |
| 1979-09-10 18:00 | HU | 23.0°N 83.8°W | 70 | 987 | |
| 1979-09-11 00:00 | HU | 23.3°N 84.0°W | 75 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-11 06:00 | HU | 23.8°N 84.4°W | 80 | 983 | |
| 1979-09-11 12:00 | HU | 24.4°N 84.8°W | 85 | 980 | |
| 1979-09-11 18:00 | HU | 25.0°N 85.2°W | 95 | 968 | |
| 1979-09-12 00:00 | HU | 25.7°N 85.8°W | 100 | 960 | |
| 1979-09-12 06:00 | HU | 26.5°N 86.4°W | 110 | 952 | |
| 1979-09-12 12:00 | HU | 27.4°N 87.0°W | 115 | 943 | |
| 1979-09-12 18:00 | HU | 28.4°N 87.7°W | 115 | 950 | |
| 1979-09-13 00:00 | HU | 29.7°N 88.0°W | 115 | 946 | |
| 1979-09-13 06:00 | HU | 30.8°N 88.5°W | 95 | 955 | |
| 1979-09-13 12:00 | HU | 32.2°N 88.7°W | 65 | 975 | |
| 1979-09-13 18:00 | TS | 34.0°N 88.0°W | 45 | 985 | |
| 1979-09-14 00:00 | TS | 35.2°N 87.0°W | 40 | 990 | |
| 1979-09-14 06:00 | TS | 37.0°N 84.5°W | 35 | 996 | |
| 1979-09-14 12:00 | TS | 39.5°N 81.0°W | 35 | 997 | |
| 1979-09-14 18:00 | EX | 42.5°N 76.0°W | 30 | 998 | |
| 1979-09-15 00:00 | EX | 48.0°N 68.0°W | 30 | 988 |
From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), its post-season reanalysis; values can differ from the advisories issued at the time. Source: hurdat2-1851-2025-092326.txt, hurdat2-nepac-1949-2025-092926.txt.