1979 season

Unnamed Tropical Depression, AL16 1979

Sep 16, 12:00 PM UTC – Sep 21, 12:00 PM UTC (5.0 days)

Peak
Tropical Depression
Max sustained wind
35 mph (30 kt)
Lowest pressure
—
Landfalls
0

Track

  • Hurricane
  • Tropical Storm
  • Tropical Depression
  • Other
  • Large white-ringed dots: landfall
Every track point (21)
UTCStatusPositionWind ktmbNote
1979-09-16 12:00TD15.6°N 48.5°W20—
1979-09-16 18:00TD16.2°N 49.2°W20—
1979-09-17 00:00TD17.0°N 50.0°W25—
1979-09-17 06:00TD17.9°N 50.6°W25—
1979-09-17 12:00TD19.0°N 51.0°W25—
1979-09-17 18:00TD19.8°N 51.5°W25—
1979-09-18 00:00TD20.8°N 51.6°W25—
1979-09-18 06:00TD21.7°N 51.6°W30—
1979-09-18 12:00TD22.4°N 51.7°W30—
1979-09-18 18:00TD23.0°N 51.6°W30—
1979-09-19 00:00TD25.6°N 51.6°W30—
1979-09-19 06:00TD27.0°N 51.5°W30—
1979-09-19 12:00TD28.8°N 51.5°W30—
1979-09-19 18:00TD30.2°N 51.5°W30—
1979-09-20 00:00TD32.1°N 51.2°W30—
1979-09-20 06:00TD34.0°N 51.0°W30—
1979-09-20 12:00TD35.9°N 50.4°W25—
1979-09-20 18:00TD37.1°N 50.0°W25—
1979-09-21 00:00TD39.0°N 49.0°W25—
1979-09-21 06:00TD40.2°N 48.1°W25—
1979-09-21 12:00TD41.8°N 47.0°W20—

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.