Hurricane Greta (1978)
Sep 13, 6:00 PM UTC – Sep 20, 12:00 AM UTC (6.3 days)
- Peak
- Hurricane, Category 4
- Max sustained wind
- 130 mph (115 kt)
- Lowest pressure
- 947 mb
- Landfalls
- 0
Track
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Tropical Depression
- Other
- Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (26)
| UTC | Status | Position | Wind kt | mb | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-09-13 18:00 | TD | 11.0°N 62.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1978-09-14 00:00 | TD | 11.5°N 64.5°W | 25 | — | |
| 1978-09-14 06:00 | TD | 12.0°N 66.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-09-14 12:00 | TS | 12.5°N 67.5°W | 35 | — | |
| 1978-09-14 18:00 | TS | 13.0°N 69.0°W | 35 | 1004 | |
| 1978-09-15 00:00 | TS | 13.3°N 70.4°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-09-15 06:00 | TS | 13.4°N 71.7°W | 40 | — | |
| 1978-09-15 12:00 | TS | 13.5°N 73.1°W | 45 | — | |
| 1978-09-15 18:00 | TS | 13.7°N 74.2°W | 50 | 1000 | |
| 1978-09-16 00:00 | TS | 13.8°N 75.3°W | 55 | 995 | |
| 1978-09-16 06:00 | TS | 13.8°N 76.7°W | 60 | — | |
| 1978-09-16 12:00 | HU | 14.0°N 77.7°W | 70 | 989 | |
| 1978-09-16 18:00 | HU | 14.3°N 78.7°W | 75 | — | |
| 1978-09-17 00:00 | HU | 14.6°N 79.6°W | 80 | 982 | |
| 1978-09-17 06:00 | HU | 14.9°N 80.5°W | 85 | — | |
| 1978-09-17 12:00 | HU | 15.2°N 81.6°W | 90 | 974 | |
| 1978-09-17 18:00 | HU | 15.5°N 82.6°W | 95 | 968 | |
| 1978-09-18 00:00 | HU | 15.6°N 83.4°W | 110 | 952 | |
| 1978-09-18 06:00 | HU | 15.8°N 84.3°W | 115 | 947 | |
| 1978-09-18 12:00 | HU | 16.4°N 85.6°W | 105 | 957 | |
| 1978-09-18 18:00 | HU | 16.6°N 86.9°W | 100 | 964 | |
| 1978-09-19 00:00 | HU | 17.0°N 88.2°W | 95 | 964 | |
| 1978-09-19 06:00 | TS | 17.0°N 89.4°W | 50 | — | |
| 1978-09-19 12:00 | TD | 16.7°N 90.7°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-09-19 18:00 | TD | 16.0°N 92.0°W | 30 | — | |
| 1978-09-20 00:00 | TD | 15.7°N 93.0°W | 30 | — |
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.