Storm Activity: Dec 5, 1981 - Dec 10, 1981
Dec 10 · 20:00 GMT 40 mph -- Tropical Storm
| Dec 10 | 20:00 GMT | 23.2 | 89.7 | 40 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 10 | 18:00 GMT | 22.8 | 89.1 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 10 | 18:00 GMT | 22.77 | 89.16 | 45 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 10 | 15:00 GMT | 22.15 | 88.49 | 50 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 10 | 15:00 GMT | 22.12 | 88.42 | 55 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 10 | 14:00 GMT | 21.94 | 88.29 | 55 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 10 | 14:00 GMT | 21.9 | 88.2 | 60 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 10 | 12:00 GMT | 21.5 | 87.9 | 60 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 10 | 12:00 GMT | 21.47 | 87.82 | 60 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 10 | 09:00 GMT | 20.84 | 87.38 | 60 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 10 | 09:00 GMT | 20.83 | 87.37 | 60 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 10 | 06:00 GMT | 20.2 | 87 | 65 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 10 | 06:00 GMT | 20.2 | 87.05 | 65 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 10 | 03:00 GMT | 19.59 | 86.84 | 65 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 10 | 03:00 GMT | 19.6 | 86.85 | 70 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 10 | 02:00 GMT | 19.39 | 86.82 | 65 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 10 | 02:00 GMT | 19.4 | 86.8 | 70 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 10 | 00:00 GMT | 19 | 86.8 | 70 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 10 | 00:00 GMT | 18.98 | 86.71 | 70 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 9 | 21:00 GMT | 18.37 | 86.74 | 75 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 21:00 GMT | 18.38 | 86.66 | 75 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 18:00 GMT | 17.8 | 86.7 | 80 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 18:00 GMT | 17.82 | 86.66 | 80 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 15:00 GMT | 17.35 | 86.7 | 85 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 15:00 GMT | 17.34 | 86.69 | 85 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 14:00 GMT | 17.22 | 86.7 | 85 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 14:00 GMT | 17.2 | 86.7 | 85 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 12:00 GMT | 17 | 86.7 | 85 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 12:00 GMT | 16.97 | 86.69 | 85 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 09:00 GMT | 16.73 | 86.65 | 85 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 09:00 GMT | 16.69 | 86.68 | 85 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 06:00 GMT | 16.5 | 86.6 | 85 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 06:00 GMT | 16.48 | 86.66 | 80 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 03:00 GMT | 16.25 | 86.62 | 85 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 03:00 GMT | 16.27 | 86.62 | 80 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 02:00 GMT | 16.17 | 86.62 | 80 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 02:00 GMT | 16.2 | 86.6 | 80 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 00:00 GMT | 16 | 86.6 | 80 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 9 | 00:00 GMT | 16.02 | 86.54 | 80 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 8 | 21:00 GMT | 15.76 | 86.46 | 75 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 8 | 21:00 GMT | 15.74 | 86.42 | 75 mph | -- | Hurricane | 1 |
| Dec 8 | 18:00 GMT | 15.5 | 86.3 | 75 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | 1 |
| Dec 8 | 18:00 GMT | 15.46 | 86.31 | 70 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 8 | 15:00 GMT | 15.19 | 86.23 | 70 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 8 | 15:00 GMT | 15.19 | 86.22 | 70 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 8 | 14:00 GMT | 15.09 | 86.21 | 70 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 8 | 14:00 GMT | 15.1 | 86.2 | 70 mph | -- | Hurricane | -- |
| Dec 8 | 12:00 GMT | 14.9 | 86.2 | 70 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 8 | 12:00 GMT | 14.93 | 86.18 | 65 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 8 | 09:00 GMT | 14.69 | 86.18 | 65 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 8 | 09:00 GMT | 14.68 | 86.18 | 60 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 8 | 06:00 GMT | 14.5 | 86.2 | 60 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 8 | 06:00 GMT | 14.46 | 86.22 | 55 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 8 | 03:00 GMT | 14.29 | 86.29 | 55 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 8 | 03:00 GMT | 14.26 | 86.28 | 55 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 8 | 02:00 GMT | 14.22 | 86.32 | 55 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 8 | 02:00 GMT | 14.2 | 86.3 | 50 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 8 | 00:00 GMT | 14.1 | 86.4 | 50 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 8 | 00:00 GMT | 14.11 | 86.35 | 50 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 21:00 GMT | 14 | 86.5 | 50 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 21:00 GMT | 13.99 | 86.45 | 50 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 18:00 GMT | 13.9 | 86.6 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 18:00 GMT | 13.88 | 86.56 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 15:00 GMT | 13.72 | 86.71 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 15:00 GMT | 13.75 | 86.67 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 14:00 GMT | 13.65 | 86.74 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 14:00 GMT | 13.7 | 86.7 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 12:00 GMT | 13.5 | 86.8 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 12:00 GMT | 13.56 | 86.76 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 09:00 GMT | 13.26 | 86.86 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 09:00 GMT | 13.33 | 86.85 | 45 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 06:00 GMT | 13 | 86.9 | 40 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 06:00 GMT | 13.07 | 86.92 | 40 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 03:00 GMT | 12.75 | 86.95 | 40 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 03:00 GMT | 12.79 | 86.98 | 40 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 02:00 GMT | 12.67 | 86.97 | 40 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 02:00 GMT | 12.7 | 87 | 40 mph | -- | Tropical Storm | -- |
| Dec 7 | 00:00 GMT | 12.5 | 87 | 40 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 7 | 00:00 GMT | 12.53 | 87.03 | 40 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 21:00 GMT | 12.26 | 87.06 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 21:00 GMT | 12.27 | 87.06 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 18:00 GMT | 12 | 87.1 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 18:00 GMT | 12 | 87.08 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 15:00 GMT | 11.72 | 87.1 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 15:00 GMT | 11.7 | 87.09 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 14:00 GMT | 11.62 | 87.1 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 14:00 GMT | 11.6 | 87.1 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 12:00 GMT | 11.4 | 87.1 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 12:00 GMT | 11.33 | 87.14 | 35 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 09:00 GMT | 10.99 | 87.16 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 09:00 GMT | 10.91 | 87.21 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 06:00 GMT | 10.6 | 87.2 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 06:00 GMT | 10.52 | 87.25 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 03:00 GMT | 10.25 | 87.19 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 03:00 GMT | 10.25 | 87.23 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 02:00 GMT | 10.17 | 87.18 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 02:00 GMT | 10.2 | 87.2 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Depression | -- |
| Dec 6 | 00:00 GMT | 10.1 | 87.1 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 6 | 00:00 GMT | 10.21 | 87.02 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
| Dec 5 | 21:00 GMT | 10.3 | 86.86 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 5 | 21:00 GMT | 10.34 | 86.68 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
| Dec 5 | 18:00 GMT | 10.6 | 86.6 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 5 | 18:00 GMT | 10.55 | 86.39 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
| Dec 5 | 15:00 GMT | 10.74 | 86.38 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 5 | 15:00 GMT | 10.75 | 86.27 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
| Dec 5 | 14:00 GMT | 10.77 | 86.35 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 5 | 14:00 GMT | 10.8 | 86.3 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
| Dec 5 | 12:00 GMT | 10.8 | 86.4 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 5 | 12:00 GMT | 10.86 | 86.47 | 30 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
| Dec 5 | 09:00 GMT | 10.77 | 86.83 | 25 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 5 | 09:00 GMT | 10.85 | 86.97 | 25 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
| Dec 5 | 06:00 GMT | 10.7 | 87.5 | 25 mph | -- | Tropical Cyclone | -- |
| Dec 5 | 06:00 GMT | 10.77 | 87.68 | 25 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
| Dec 5 | 03:00 GMT | 10.65 | 88.51 | 25 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
| Dec 5 | 02:00 GMT | 10.6 | 88.8 | 25 mph | -- | Tropical Disturbance | -- |
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