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Summary

Description

English: Track map of Moderate Tropical Storm David of the 2009-10 South West Indian Ocean cyclone season. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below.

Saffir–Simpson scale

Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)

Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)

Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)

Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)

Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)

Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)

Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)

Unknown

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone / Remnant low / Tropical disturbance / Monsoon depression

Date

2009-12-12–2009-12-31

Source

Created by Keith Edkins using Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Tracks. The background image is from NASA. Tracking data is from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center^[1].

Author

Keith Edkins

Source code

Track map data table, if present below, is in HURDAT2 or ATCF format. See format details in [2] and [3], respectively.

Track map generator input code

SI042010,              DAVID,     78,
20091212, 0000,  , DB,  6.6S,  85.8E,  15,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091212, 0600,  , DB,  7.0S,  85.2E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091212, 1200,  , DB,  7.6S,  84.8E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091212, 1800,  , DB,  8.4S,  85.1E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091213, 0000,  , TD,  9.4S,  84.9E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091213, 0600,  , TD, 10.1S,  84.0E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091213, 1200,  , TD, 11.0S,  83.2E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091213, 1800,  , TD, 11.9S,  82.4E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091214, 0000,  , TD, 12.5S,  81.9E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091214, 0600,  , TD, 13.0S,  81.3E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091214, 1200,  , TD, 13.5S,  80.5E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091214, 1800,  , TD, 14.2S,  79.4E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091215, 0000,  , TD, 14.7S,  78.5E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091215, 0600,  , TD, 15.0S,  77.7E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091215, 1200,  , TD, 15.2S,  77.0E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091215, 1800,  , TD, 15.2S,  76.2E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091216, 0000,  , TD, 15.1S,  75.6E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091216, 0600,  , TD, 14.9S,  74.8E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091216, 1200,  , TD, 14.7S,  74.1E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091216, 1800,  , TD, 14.4S,  73.3E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091217, 0000,  , TD, 14.2S,  72.5E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091217, 0600,  , TD, 13.7S,  72.0E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091217, 1200,  , TD, 13.3S,  71.1E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091217, 1800,  , TD, 13.0S,  69.8E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091218, 0000,  , TD, 12.6S,  68.8E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091218, 0600,  , TD, 12.1S,  68.0E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091218, 1200,  , TD, 11.9S,  67.4E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091218, 1800,  , TD, 11.9S,  66.7E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091219, 0000,  , TD, 11.8S,  66.0E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091219, 0600,  , TD, 11.8S,  65.3E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091219, 1200,  , TD, 11.8S,  64.4E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091219, 1800,  , TD, 11.3S,  63.8E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091220, 0000,  , TD, 11.1S,  63.4E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091220, 0600,  , TS, 11.1S,  62.5E,  35,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091220, 1200,  , TS, 11.0S,  62.1E,  35,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091220, 1800,  , TS, 10.9S,  61.9E,  35,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091221, 0000,  , TS, 10.8S,  62.2E,  35,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091221, 0600,  , TS, 10.9S,  62.6E,  35,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091221, 1200,  , TS, 10.9S,  63.2E,  35,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091221, 1800,  , TS, 11.5S,  63.8E,  40,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091222, 0000,  , TS, 11.8S,  64.7E,  45,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091222, 0600,  , TS, 12.2S,  65.5E,  45,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091222, 1200,  , TS, 12.7S,  66.3E,  45,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091222, 1800,  , TS, 13.2S,  67.0E,  55,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091223, 0000,  , TS, 13.6S,  67.7E,  55,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091223, 0600,  , TS, 13.9S,  68.2E,  55,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091223, 1200,  , TS, 14.3S,  68.6E,  50,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091223, 1800,  , TS, 14.6S,  69.1E,  50,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091224, 0000,  , TS, 14.7S,  69.6E,  50,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091224, 0600,  , TS, 14.7S,  70.1E,  50,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091224, 1200,  , TS, 14.6S,  70.5E,  50,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091224, 1800,  , TS, 14.5S,  70.7E,  45,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091225, 0000,  , TS, 14.3S,  70.8E,  40,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091225, 0600,  , TD, 13.9S,  70.9E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091225, 1200,  , TD, 13.8S,  71.3E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091225, 1800,  , TD, 14.1S,  71.5E,  30,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091226, 0000,  , TD, 14.5S,  71.2E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    JTWC,
20091226, 0600,  , DB, 14.2S,  70.4E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091226, 1200,  , DB, 14.1S,  69.9E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091226, 1800,  , DB, 14.0S,  69.7E,  25,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091227, 0000,  , DB, 14.0S,  69.2E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091227, 0600,  , DB, 14.2S,  68.4E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091227, 1200,  , DB, 14.3S,  67.4E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091227, 1800,  , DB, 14.3S,  66.3E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091228, 0000,  , DB, 14.5S,  65.2E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091228, 0600,  , DB, 14.6S,  64.3E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091228, 1200,  , DB, 14.8S,  62.9E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091228, 1800,  , DB, 15.3S,  61.4E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091229, 0000,  , DB, 16.3S,  59.8E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091229, 0600,  , DB, 17.1S,  58.7E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091229, 1200,  , DB, 17.6S,  57.3E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091229, 1800,  , DB, 17.4S,  55.8E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091230, 0000,  , DB, 17.2S,  55.0E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091230, 0600,  , DB, 17.0S,  54.5E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091230, 1200,  , DB, 16.8S,  53.8E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091230, 1800,  , DB, 16.4S,  52.5E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091231, 0000,  , DB, 16.1S,  51.8E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,
20091231, 0600,  , DB, 15.9S,  51.2E,  20,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0,    0, REUNION,

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	04:57, 22 June 2020	2,700 × 1,669 (335 KB)	Supportstorm	JTWC/Reunion data
	22:02, 20 June 2011	1,024 × 633 (26 KB)	Iune	Updated with JTWC Best Track
	14:35, 29 August 2010	1,024 × 633 (81 KB)	Cyclonebiskit	updated with Best Track from Meteo-France
	08:57, 31 December 2009	1,024 × 633 (80 KB)	Keith Edkins	Update with final operational point from NRL
	09:58, 30 December 2009	1,024 × 633 (73 KB)	Keith Edkins	Update
	20:24, 29 December 2009	1,024 × 633 (49 KB)	Keith Edkins	Update
	08:30, 29 December 2009	1,024 × 633 (35 KB)	Keith Edkins	Update
	14:25, 28 December 2009	1,024 × 633 (31 KB)	Cyclonebiskit	update
	09:26, 28 December 2009	1,024 × 633 (34 KB)	Keith Edkins	Update - NRL are still tracking the remnant
	23:13, 26 December 2009	1,024 × 633 (29 KB)	Cyclonebiskit	update/tweak (Tropical disturbance at 18z on the 25th)