Hurricane Frances (1980)
Sep 6, 12:00 AM UTC – Sep 21, 12:00 AM UTC (15.0 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 3
- Max sustained wind
- 115 mph (100 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (61)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-09-06 00:00 | TD | 12.5°N 19.0°W | 25 | 1010 | |
| 1980-09-06 06:00 | TD | 12.5°N 20.0°W | 25 | 1009 | |
| 1980-09-06 12:00 | TD | 12.6°N 21.0°W | 30 | 1008 | |
| 1980-09-06 18:00 | TS | 12.7°N 21.8°W | 35 | 1005 | |
| 1980-09-07 00:00 | TS | 12.8°N 22.5°W | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1980-09-07 06:00 | TS | 12.9°N 23.2°W | 45 | 998 | |
| 1980-09-07 12:00 | TS | 13.0°N 24.0°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 1980-09-07 18:00 | TS | 13.0°N 24.8°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 1980-09-08 00:00 | HU | 13.0°N 25.6°W | 65 | 986 | |
| 1980-09-08 06:00 | HU | 13.0°N 26.8°W | 70 | 978 | |
| 1980-09-08 12:00 | HU | 12.9°N 28.0°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-08 18:00 | HU | 12.8°N 29.0°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-09 00:00 | HU | 12.8°N 29.8°W | 100 | 960 | |
| 1980-09-09 06:00 | HU | 12.9°N 30.5°W | 100 | 958 | |
| 1980-09-09 12:00 | HU | 13.0°N 31.3°W | 100 | 960 | |
| 1980-09-09 18:00 | HU | 13.2°N 32.1°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-10 00:00 | HU | 13.4°N 32.9°W | 90 | 966 | |
| 1980-09-10 06:00 | HU | 13.8°N 33.5°W | 90 | 967 | |
| 1980-09-10 12:00 | HU | 14.2°N 34.1°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 1980-09-10 18:00 | HU | 14.9°N 34.6°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-11 00:00 | HU | 15.4°N 34.9°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 1980-09-11 06:00 | HU | 16.0°N 35.0°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-11 12:00 | HU | 16.3°N 35.3°W | 90 | 967 | |
| 1980-09-11 18:00 | HU | 16.6°N 35.9°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 1980-09-12 00:00 | HU | 17.0°N 36.1°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-12 06:00 | HU | 17.2°N 36.9°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-12 12:00 | HU | 17.8°N 37.8°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-12 18:00 | HU | 18.3°N 38.5°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-13 00:00 | HU | 18.6°N 39.6°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-13 06:00 | HU | 18.8°N 40.6°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 1980-09-13 12:00 | HU | 18.9°N 42.0°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-13 18:00 | HU | 19.3°N 43.4°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-14 00:00 | HU | 19.8°N 44.7°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-14 06:00 | HU | 20.2°N 45.9°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-14 12:00 | HU | 20.8°N 46.9°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-14 18:00 | HU | 21.6°N 48.0°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-15 00:00 | HU | 22.5°N 48.8°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-15 06:00 | HU | 23.3°N 49.6°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-15 12:00 | HU | 24.6°N 50.2°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-15 18:00 | HU | 25.8°N 50.8°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-16 00:00 | HU | 27.4°N 50.8°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-16 06:00 | HU | 28.8°N 50.6°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-16 12:00 | HU | 30.2°N 50.0°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-16 18:00 | HU | 31.8°N 49.2°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-17 00:00 | HU | 33.0°N 48.0°W | 90 | 965 | |
| 1980-09-17 06:00 | HU | 33.9°N 47.2°W | 85 | 968 | |
| 1980-09-17 12:00 | HU | 34.7°N 46.4°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-17 18:00 | HU | 35.7°N 45.9°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-18 00:00 | HU | 36.7°N 45.8°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-18 06:00 | HU | 37.8°N 45.8°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-18 12:00 | HU | 39.0°N 46.2°W | 80 | 970 | |
| 1980-09-18 18:00 | HU | 40.0°N 46.5°W | 80 | 972 | |
| 1980-09-19 00:00 | HU | 41.2°N 46.4°W | 75 | 974 | |
| 1980-09-19 06:00 | HU | 42.4°N 45.8°W | 70 | 978 | |
| 1980-09-19 12:00 | HU | 43.6°N 44.9°W | 65 | 986 | |
| 1980-09-19 18:00 | HU | 44.5°N 43.2°W | 65 | 986 | |
| 1980-09-20 00:00 | HU | 45.7°N 41.0°W | 65 | 988 | |
| 1980-09-20 06:00 | TS | 47.0°N 39.0°W | 60 | 990 | |
| 1980-09-20 12:00 | TS | 49.4°N 35.5°W | 55 | 994 | |
| 1980-09-20 18:00 | TS | 51.2°N 32.0°W | 50 | 998 | |
| 1980-09-21 00:00 | EX | 54.0°N 29.0°W | 45 | 1000 |
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.