Ofa was classified on December 9. For several days it slowly deepened and on December 12 attained peak intensity while moving eastward. Three days later Ofa was no more.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Peniedit
Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)
During the opening days of March 1980, a broad trough of low pressure, extended from Vanuatu to Queensland, Australia.[1] A tropical depression subsequently developed, along this trough during March 9, near Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands.[1][2] Over the next few days the system initially moved south-eastwards into the Australian region, as it gradually developed further before it turned south-westwards towards the South Pacific during March 10.[1] The Australian Bureau of Meteorology, subsequently reported that the depression, had developed into a tropical cyclone and named it Sina during March 11.[1] The system subsequently moved south-eastwards and back into the South Pacific basin, where it continued to intensify and move south-eastwards. During March 13, the system peaked as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone with 10-minute sustained wind speeds estimated at 120 km/h (75 mph), as it passed about 200 km (125 mi) to the southwest of New Caledonia.[1][3] After the system had peaked, it accelerated south-eastwards while gradually weakened and transitioning into a cold cored low.[1][3] The system impacted northern New Zealand during March 15, before it was last noted during the following day.[1][3]
Wally lasted in the southern Pacific from April 1 to 7 and was a category one cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale with a peak pressure of 990 HpA/mbar. During its lifetime it made landfall on the second biggest island of Fiji – Viti Levu.
Other systemsedit
During January 9, the extratropical remnants of Tropical Cyclone Paul briefly moved into the region, before they moved back into the Australian region during the next day.[3][1] The remnants subsequently moved back into the region during January 12, when they were last noted to the south of New Zealand's South Island.[3] The precursor tropical depression to Severe Tropical Cyclone Simon, developed within the monsoon trough, to the northeast of New Caledonia during February 20.[1] Over the next day the system moved eastwards and into the Australian region, where it ultimately developed into a severe tropical cyclone and impacted Queensland.[3][1] During February 28, Simon's extratropical remnants moved back into the basin and impacted New Zealand, before they were last noted during March 3.[3][1]
Season effectsedit
This table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific to the east of longitude 160°E during the 1979–80 season. It includes their intensity on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, duration, name, landfalls, deaths, and damages. All data is taken from the archives of the Fiji Meteorological Service and MetService, and all of the damage figures are in 1980 USD.
^ abcdefghijkCrane, Geoff D. "The Australian tropical cyclone season 1979–80" (PDF). Australian Meteorological Magazine. 29: 41–53. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
^"Australian Tropical Cyclone Database" (CSV). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30. A guide on how to read the database is available here.
^ abcdefgMetService (May 22, 2009). "TCWC Wellington Best Track Data 1967–2006". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.[permanent dead link]
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^Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters. "EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database". Université catholique de Louvain.
External linksedit
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Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Fiji Meteorological Service
New Zealand MetService
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
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The 1979 80 South Pacific cyclone season saw mostly weak systems 1979 80 South Pacific cyclone seasonSeason summary mapSeasonal boundariesFirst system formedDecember 9 1979Last system dissipatedApril 8 1980Strongest stormNamePeni Sina Maximum winds120 km h 75 mph 10 minute sustained Lowest pressure970 hPa mbar Seasonal statisticsTotal depressions8Tropical cyclones7Severe tropical cyclones2Total fatalitiesUnknownTotal damageUnknownRelated articles1979 80 South West Indian Ocean cyclone season 1979 80 Australian region cyclone seasonSouth Pacific tropical cyclone seasons1977 78 1978 79 1979 80 1980 81 1981 82 Contents 1 Seasonal summary 2 Systems 2 1 Tropical Cyclone Ofa 2 2 Severe Tropical Cyclone Peni 2 3 Tropical Cyclone Rae 2 4 Severe Tropical Cyclone Sina 2 5 Tropical Cyclone Tia 2 6 Tropical Cyclone Val 2 7 Tropical Cyclone Wally 2 8 Other systems 3 Season effects 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSeasonal summary editSystems editTropical Cyclone Ofa edit Category 2 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp DurationDecember 9 December 15Peak intensity100 km h 65 mph 10 min 980 hPa mbar Ofa was classified on December 9 For several days it slowly deepened and on December 12 attained peak intensity while moving eastward Three days later Ofa was no more Severe Tropical Cyclone Peni edit Category 3 severe tropical cyclone Australian scale Category 1 tropical cyclone SSHWS nbsp nbsp DurationJanuary 1 January 6Peak intensity120 km h 75 mph 10 min 970 hPa mbar Peni existed from January 1 to 6 Tropical Cyclone Rae edit Category 1 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp DurationFebruary 2 February 5Peak intensity75 km h 45 mph 10 min 990 hPa mbar Rae lasted five days from February 2 to 7 It remained weak Severe Tropical Cyclone Sina edit Category 3 severe tropical cyclone Australian scale Category 1 tropical cyclone SSHWS nbsp nbsp DurationMarch 9 March 16Peak intensity120 km h 75 mph 10 min 970 hPa mbar During the opening days of March 1980 a broad trough of low pressure extended from Vanuatu to Queensland Australia 1 A tropical depression subsequently developed along this trough during March 9 near Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands 1 2 Over the next few days the system initially moved south eastwards into the Australian region as it gradually developed further before it turned south westwards towards the South Pacific during March 10 1 The Australian Bureau of Meteorology subsequently reported that the depression had developed into a tropical cyclone and named it Sina during March 11 1 The system subsequently moved south eastwards and back into the South Pacific basin where it continued to intensify and move south eastwards During March 13 the system peaked as a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone with 10 minute sustained wind speeds estimated at 120 km h 75 mph as it passed about 200 km 125 mi to the southwest of New Caledonia 1 3 After the system had peaked it accelerated south eastwards while gradually weakened and transitioning into a cold cored low 1 3 The system impacted northern New Zealand during March 15 before it was last noted during the following day 1 3 Tropical Cyclone Tia edit Category 2 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp DurationMarch 22 March 27Peak intensity100 km h 65 mph 10 min 980 hPa mbar Tia affected Fiji and Tonga Tropical Cyclone Val edit Category 2 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp DurationMarch 25 March 28Peak intensity100 km h 65 mph 10 min 980 hPa mbar Val affected Wallis and Futuna between March 25 29 Tropical Cyclone Wally edit Category 1 tropical cyclone Australian scale Tropical storm SSHWS nbsp nbsp DurationApril 1 April 8Peak intensity65 km h 40 mph 10 min 995 hPa mbar Wally lasted in the southern Pacific from April 1 to 7 and was a category one cyclone on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale with a peak pressure of 990 HpA mbar During its lifetime it made landfall on the second biggest island of Fiji Viti Levu Other systems edit During January 9 the extratropical remnants of Tropical Cyclone Paul briefly moved into the region before they moved back into the Australian region during the next day 3 1 The remnants subsequently moved back into the region during January 12 when they were last noted to the south of New Zealand s South Island 3 The precursor tropical depression to Severe Tropical Cyclone Simon developed within the monsoon trough to the northeast of New Caledonia during February 20 1 Over the next day the system moved eastwards and into the Australian region where it ultimately developed into a severe tropical cyclone and impacted Queensland 3 1 During February 28 Simon s extratropical remnants moved back into the basin and impacted New Zealand before they were last noted during March 3 3 1 Season effects editThis table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific to the east of longitude 160 E during the 1979 80 season It includes their intensity on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale duration name landfalls deaths and damages All data is taken from the archives of the Fiji Meteorological Service and MetService and all of the damage figures are in 1980 USD Name Dates Peak intensity Areas affected Damage USD Deaths RefsCategory Wind speed PressureOfa December 9 15 Category 2 tropical cyclone Wallis and FutunaPeni January 1 6 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone Fiji Minor 4 Rae Category 1 tropical cyclone 75 km h 45 mph 990 hPa 29 23 inHg VanuatuSina March 9 16 Category 3 severe tropical cyclone 120 km h 75 mph 970 hPa 28 64 inHg New Caledonia New ZealandTia March 22 27 Category 2 tropical cyclone Fiji Moderate 4 4 Val March 25 29 Category 2 tropical cycloneWally April 1 8 Category 1 tropical cyclone 75 km h 45 mph 990 hPa 29 23 inHg Fiji 2 26 million 18 5 4 Season aggregates10 systems December 9 April 8 120 km h 75 mph 970 hPa 28 64 inHg See also edit nbsp Tropical cyclones portalAtlantic hurricane seasons 1979 1980 Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons 1979 1980 Western Pacific typhoon seasons 1979 1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons 1979 1980References edit a b c d e f g h i j k Crane Geoff D The Australian tropical cyclone season 1979 80 PDF Australian Meteorological Magazine 29 41 53 Retrieved May 1 2016 Australian Tropical Cyclone Database CSV Australian Bureau of Meteorology 2023 06 30 Retrieved 2023 06 30 A guide on how to read the database is available here a b c d e f g MetService May 22 2009 TCWC Wellington Best Track Data 1967 2006 International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship permanent dead link a b c Summary of cyclones affecting Fiji 1977 1987 incl PDF Report Fiji Meteorological Service Archived from the original PDF on 2014 03 25 Retrieved March 25 2014 Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters EM DAT The Emergency Events Database Universite catholique de Louvain External links editWorld Meteorological Organization Australian Bureau of Meteorology Fiji Meteorological Service New Zealand MetService Joint Typhoon Warning Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 80 South Pacific cyclone season amp oldid 1180508739 Tropical Cyclone Rae, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
