1980 AL season · AL121980 · Archived
Frances
Archived record: full track, peak intensity, and the model guidance issued at the time.
Ant Rozetsky, Unsplash
- Peak intensity
- Category 3
- Peak winds
- 115 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 958 mb
- Track points
- 61
Observed track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Winds | Pressure | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 00:00 | 54.0, -29.0 | 52 mph | 1000 mb | Tropical Storm |
| Sep 20 18:00 | 51.2, -32.0 | 58 mph | 998 mb | Tropical Storm |
| Sep 20 12:00 | 49.4, -35.5 | 63 mph | 994 mb | Tropical Storm |
| Sep 20 06:00 | 47.0, -39.0 | 69 mph | 990 mb | Tropical Storm |
| Sep 20 00:00 | 45.7, -41.0 | 75 mph | 988 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 19 18:00 | 44.5, -43.2 | 75 mph | 986 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 19 12:00 | 43.6, -44.9 | 75 mph | 986 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 19 06:00 | 42.4, -45.8 | 81 mph | 978 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 19 00:00 | 41.2, -46.4 | 86 mph | 974 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 18 18:00 | 40.0, -46.5 | 92 mph | 972 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 18 12:00 | 39.0, -46.2 | 92 mph | 970 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 18 06:00 | 37.8, -45.8 | 92 mph | 970 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 18 00:00 | 36.7, -45.8 | 92 mph | 970 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 17 18:00 | 35.7, -45.9 | 92 mph | 970 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 17 12:00 | 34.7, -46.4 | 92 mph | 970 mb | Category 1 |
| Sep 17 06:00 | 33.9, -47.2 | 98 mph | 968 mb | Category 2 |
| Sep 17 00:00 | 33.0, -48.0 | 104 mph | 965 mb | Category 2 |
| Sep 16 18:00 | 31.8, -49.2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | Category 2 |
| Sep 16 12:00 | 30.2, -50.0 | 104 mph | 965 mb | Category 2 |
| Sep 16 06:00 | 28.8, -50.6 | 104 mph | 965 mb | Category 2 |
| Sep 16 00:00 | 27.4, -50.8 | 104 mph | 965 mb | Category 2 |
| Sep 15 18:00 | 25.8, -50.8 | 104 mph | 965 mb | Category 2 |
| Sep 15 12:00 | 24.6, -50.2 | 104 mph | 965 mb | Category 2 |
| Sep 15 06:00 | 23.3, -49.6 | 104 mph | 965 mb | Category 2 |