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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks March 1999
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

                GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - MARCH 1999

  SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN (SIO) - South Indian Ocean West of Longitude 90E

  NOTE:  The tracking coordinates, 10-min avg MSW, and estimates of
         central pressure were obtained from the RSMC La Reunion's
         advisories, while the 1-min avg MSW were taken from JTWC's
         advisories.  In the case of TC Davina and TD E39899, the
         coordinates and 10-min MSW were taken from an analyzed
         Best Track prepared by the La Reunion TCWC.  A special
         thanks to Philippe Caroff for sending the track to me.

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Storm Name: DAVINA                Cyclone Number: 25S     Basin: SIO

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

99 MAR 01 0600  10.7 S   88.5 E  1003   25        JTWC Formation Alert
99 MAR 01 1800  10.8 S   88.8 E         30        JTWC Warning
99 MAR 02 0600   9.5 S   89.6 E  1001   30    20  La Reunion Best Track
99 MAR 02 1200   9.7 S   90.2 E   999         25
99 MAR 02 1800  10.0 S   90.7 E   999   35    25
99 MAR 03 0000  10.2 S   91.2 E   999         25
99 MAR 03 0600  10.6 S   90.9 E   999   40    25
99 MAR 03 1200  11.2 S   90.6 E   998         25
99 MAR 03 1800  11.7 S   90.0 E   996   40    30
99 MAR 04 0000  11.8 S   89.6 E   995         30
99 MAR 04 0600  12.1 S   88.7 E   994   40    32
99 MAR 04 1200  12.4 S   87.5 E   991         35
99 MAR 04 1800  12.7 S   86.1 E   988         40
99 MAR 05 0000  13.0 S   84.7 E   983         45
99 MAR 05 0600  13.4 S   83.5 E   978   65    50
99 MAR 05 1200  13.9 S   82.6 E   965         60
99 MAR 05 1800  14.4 S   81.2 E   955   90    70  JTWC: 14.6 S, 80.4 E
99 MAR 06 0000  14.7 S   79.8 E   945         80
99 MAR 06 0600  15.0 S   78.4 E   945  100    80
99 MAR 06 1200  15.4 S   77.1 E   945  100    80  JTWC: 15.5 S, 76.3 E
99 MAR 06 1800  15.9 S   75.4 E   950  100    75  JTWC: 15.6 S, 76.0 E
99 MAR 07 0000  16.3 S   73.9 E   945         80
99 MAR 07 0600  16.5 S   72.3 E   938  105    85  JTWC: 16.5 S, 73.0 E
99 MAR 07 1200  16.8 S   70.7 E   930         90
99 MAR 07 1800  17.0 S   69.2 E   930  105    90
99 MAR 08 0000  17.3 S   67.4 E   930         90
99 MAR 08 0600  17.5 S   65.9 E   940  100    85
99 MAR 08 1200  17.8 S   64.4 E   950         75
99 MAR 08 1800  18.4 S   63.1 E   955  100    70
99 MAR 09 0000  19.0 S   61.6 E   960         65
99 MAR 09 0600  19.5 S   60.0 E   955  100    70
99 MAR 09 1200  20.0 S   58.7 E   955         70
99 MAR 09 1800  20.7 S   57.6 E   955   90    70
99 MAR 10 0000  21.1 S   56.6 E   967         60
99 MAR 10 0600  21.8 S   55.4 E   974   85    55
99 MAR 10 1200  22.1 S   54.4 E   978         50
99 MAR 10 1800  22.3 S   53.6 E   983   80    45
99 MAR 11 0000  22.4 S   53.2 E   983         45
99 MAR 11 0600  22.9 S   52.7 E   983   75    45
99 MAR 11 1200  23.0 S   52.6 E   983         45
99 MAR 11 1800  23.1 S   52.5 E   983   75    45
99 MAR 12 0000  23.3 S   52.4 E   985         43
99 MAR 12 0600  23.0 S   52.4 E   987   60    40
99 MAR 12 1200  22.9 S   52.4 E   990         35
99 MAR 12 1800  22.3 S   52.5 E   995   35    30
99 MAR 13 0000  22.1 S   52.6 E   997         30
99 MAR 13 0600  22.0 S   52.8 E  1000   35    25
99 MAR 13 1200  22.1 S   52.9 E  1000         25
99 MAR 13 1800  22.0 S   53.0 E  1000   35    25
99 MAR 14 0000  21.6 S   52.8 E  1000         25
99 MAR 14 0600  21.5 S   52.8 E  1000   35    25
99 MAR 14 1200  21.5 S   52.6 E  1000         25
99 MAR 14 1800  20.9 S   51.6 E  1002   30    20
99 MAR 15 0000  20.5 S   51.0 E  1002         20
99 MAR 15 0600  20.3 S   50.2 E  1002         20
99 MAR 15 1200  20.0 S   49.9 E  1002         20
99 MAR 15 1800  19.9 S   49.6 E  1003         20
99 MAR 16 0000  19.9 S   49.3 E  1003         20
99 MAR 16 0600  20.2 S   49.3 E  1004         15  See Note
99 MAR 16 1200  20.5 S   49.3 E  1004         15
99 MAR 16 1800  20.7 S   49.3 E  1004         15
99 MAR 17 0000  20.8 S   49.3 E  1004         15
99 MAR 17 0600  20.9 S   49.4 E  1004         15
99 MAR 17 1200  20.7 S   49.5 E  1004         15
99 MAR 17 1800  20.6 S   49.8 E  1004         15
99 MAR 18 0000  20.9 S   50.1 E  1005         15
99 MAR 18 0600  21.3 S   50.5 E  1005         15
99 MAR 18 1200  21.4 S   50.9 E  1005         15
99 MAR 18 1800  21.0 S   50.9 E  1005         15
99 MAR 19 0000  20.4 S   51.0 E  1006         15
99 MAR 19 0600  19.7 S   51.1 E  1006         15
99 MAR 19 1200  19.0 S   51.1 E  1006         15

Note:  All the tabular positions, central pressure estimates, and 10-min
MSW values from 02/0600 UTC onward are based upon the analyzed Best Track
from La Reunion.  No MSW values were given after 16/0000 UTC--I chose to
use 15 kts as the MSW for this portion of the track as the winds were
likely no higher than this.

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Storm Name: TD E39899             Cyclone Number: 29S     Basin: SIO

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

99 MAR 11 1800  14.7 S   86.9 E  1003         20  See Note
99 MAR 12 0000  14.5 S   85.8 E  1003         20
99 MAR 12 0600  14.4 S   85.0 E  1002         20
99 MAR 12 1200  13.9 S   84.1 E  1002         20
99 MAR 12 1800  13.4 S   83.1 E  1002         20
99 MAR 13 0000  12.9 S   82.1 E  1002         20
99 MAR 13 0600  12.7 S   81.1 E  1001         20
99 MAR 13 1200  12.6 S   79.8 E  1000         23
99 MAR 13 1800  12.7 S   78.9 E  1000         23
99 MAR 14 0000  12.7 S   78.1 E   999         25
99 MAR 14 0600  12.5 S   77.5 E   999         25
99 MAR 14 1200  12.3 S   77.0 E   999         25
99 MAR 14 1800  12.0 S   76.6 E  1000         23
99 MAR 15 0000  12.0 S   76.4 E   999         25
99 MAR 15 0600  12.2 S   75.9 E   999         25
99 MAR 15 1200  12.4 S   75.4 E   999         25
99 MAR 15 1800  12.5 S   75.0 E   999         25
99 MAR 16 0000  12.7 S   74.6 E   996         30
99 MAR 16 0600  13.0 S   74.3 E   996         30
99 MAR 16 1200  13.3 S   74.2 E   996         30
99 MAR 16 1800  13.4 S   74.0 E   996         30
99 MAR 17 0000  13.6 S   73.9 E   995   35    30
99 MAR 17 0600  13.6 S   73.8 E   995   35    30
99 MAR 17 1200  13.7 S   73.6 E   995   35    30
99 MAR 17 1800  13.8 S   73.3 E   995   35    30
99 MAR 18 0000  14.1 S   73.1 E   995         30
99 MAR 18 0600  14.5 S   73.2 E   996         30
99 MAR 18 1200  14.8 S   73.2 E   997   30    28
99 MAR 18 1800  15.2 S   73.2 E   999         25
99 MAR 19 0000  15.7 S   73.0 E   999   30    25  JTWC: 14.6 S, 74.0 E
99 MAR 19 0600  15.8 S   72.5 E   999         25
99 MAR 19 1200  16.5 S   72.0 E   999   30    25  JTWC: 14.3 S, 74.2 E
99 MAR 19 1800  17.3 S   71.4 E   999         25
99 MAR 20 0000  17.9 S   70.7 E  1000         23
99 MAR 20 0600  18.3 S   70.3 E  1002         20
99 MAR 20 1200  18.7 S   70.0 E  1002         20
99 MAR 20 1800  19.2 S   70.1 E  1003         15
99 MAR 21 0000  19.9 S   70.2 E  1004         15

Note:  This track is based in its entirety upon the analyzed Best Track
from La Reunion.  

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AUSTRALIAN REGION (AUS) - From Longitude 90E Eastward to Longitude 160E

NOTE:  The tracking information presented below was obtained from
       operational warnings issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning
       Centres at Perth, Western Australia; Darwin, Northern Territory;
       and Brisbane, Queensland.    JTWC warnings were utilized for
       making comparisons and for supplying information for times when 
       the Australian warnings were unavailable.   The 10-min MSW values
       were obtained from the Australian warnings while the 1-min MSW 
       values were assigned by JTWC.

       The tropical cyclone warnings from Perth report the analyzed
       cyclone positions at 0400, 1000, 1600, and 2200 UTC instead of
       the more familiar 0000, 0600, 1200, and 1800 UTC utilized by most
       TC warning agencies.   I have made no attempt to interpolate the
       coordinates to standard synoptic hours as I did last season.

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Storm Name: TD E29899             Cyclone Number: 26S     Basin: AUS/SIO

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

99 FEB 28 1800  12.5 S  124.0 E  1004   15        JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 01 1800  13.0 S  126.0 E  1005   15                  "
99 MAR 02 1800  11.0 S  127.0 E  1002   15                  "
99 MAR 03 0600  12.0 S  121.0 E  1001         25  Surface Wind Obs
99 MAR 04 1800  14.5 S  113.5 E                   JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 05 1800  15.0 S  110.0 E                             "
99 MAR 06 1200  14.5 S  101.4 E         25        JTWC Formation Alert
99 MAR 07 0600  15.3 S   97.2 E         35        JTWC Warning
99 MAR 07 1200  13.4 S   97.2 E         35             "
99 MAR 07 1800  16.3 S   94.3 E  1001   35    33  JTWC: 14.3 S, 94.8 E
99 MAR 08 0000  14.8 S   93.8 E         35        JTWC Warning
99 MAR 08 0400  15.0 S   94.0 E  1000   35    33  JTWC-06Z: 15.5S, 92.0E
99 MAR 08 1000  13.3 S   90.7 E  1000   30    33  JTWC-12Z: 15.2S, 90.2E
99 MAR 08 1200  13.3 S   90.6 E  1002         30  La Reunion Position
99 MAR 08 1600  13.5 S   89.0 E  1000   30    30  JTWC-18Z: 15.1S, 88.9E
99 MAR 09 0000  15.1 S   87.8 E         30        JTWC Warning
99 MAR 09 0600  12.9 S   81.7 E   999   30    30  JTWC: 13.3 S, 84.7 E
99 MAR 09 1200  13.0 S   80.0 E   999         30  See Note
99 MAR 09 1800  12.7 S   78.0 E   999         30
99 MAR 10 1200  13.2 S   74.6 E  1000         30
99 MAR 10 1800  13.2 S   71.5 E  1001         30
99 MAR 11 1800  13.6 S   68.0 E  1002         30
99 MAR 12 0000  13.6 S   67.0 E  1000         30
99 MAR 13 0000  12.6 S   67.6 E  1001         30
99 MAR 13 1800  12.0 S   64.0 E  1000   20        JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 14 1800  10.0 S   60.0 E  1004   15                  "
99 MAR 15 1800  12.0 S   62.0 E  1002   15                  "
99 MAR 16 1800  11.0 S   58.0 E  1004   15                  "
99 MAR 17 0600  10.7 S   60.8 E  1002         25  La Reunion Bulletins
99 MAR 17 1800  10.4 S   61.2 E  1000         25
99 MAR 18 0000  10.6 S   62.1 E  1000         25
99 MAR 18 0600  10.8 S   62.1 E  1001         25
99 MAR 18 1200  10.7 S   62.3 E  1002         25
99 MAR 18 1800  10.8 S   63.0 E  1000         25
99 MAR 19 0000  10.7 S   64.4 E  1002         25
99 MAR 19 0600  11.9 S   65.2 E  1002         25
99 MAR 19 1200  11.5 S   65.5 E  1002         25
99 MAR 19 1800  11.2 S   65.5 E  1006   20        JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 20 1800  12.0 S   68.0 E  1006   20                  "
99 MAR 21 1800  12.0 S   70.0 E  1006   20                  "
99 MAR 22 1800  12.0 S   70.0 E  1006   20                  "
99 MAR 23 1800  12.0 S   70.0 E  1006   20                  "
99 MAR 24 1800   9.0 S   70.0 E  1006   20                  "
99 MAR 25 1800   9.0 S   70.0 E  1006   20                  "
99 MAR 26 1800   9.0 S   70.0 E  1006   20                  "
99 MAR 27 1800   9.0 S   68.0 E  1006   20                  "

Note:  The position at 08/1600 UTC was based upon the final warning from
Perth.  The 30-kt 10-min MSW reported by La Reunion from 09/0600 UTC
through 13/0000 UTC were not central winds, but were peripheral
near-gales well removed from the center in the southern semicircle.
This system was not classified as a tropical depression by La Reunion.

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Storm Name: ELAINE                Cyclone Number: 28S     Basin: AUS

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

99 MAR 14 1800  13.0 S  120.0 E  1004   15        JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 15 1800  13.0 S  118.0 E  1002   25                  "
99 MAR 16 0000  13.3 S  114.8 E         25        JTWC Formation Alert
99 MAR 16 1800  14.9 S  114.1 E         35        JTWC Warning
99 MAR 16 2100  15.3 S  113.5 E   997         30  Perth Warning
99 MAR 17 0000  15.5 S  112.8 E   985   65    50
99 MAR 17 0400  16.1 S  112.3 E   975   65    60
99 MAR 17 1000  16.7 S  111.7 E   975         60
99 MAR 17 1600  17.4 S  111.2 E   960   90    75
99 MAR 17 2200  18.5 S  110.9 E   960         75
99 MAR 18 0400  19.4 S  110.7 E   960  100    70
99 MAR 18 1000  20.3 S  110.6 E   965         70
99 MAR 18 1600  21.1 S  110.6 E   965   85    70  JTWC-18Z: 21.4S, 111.3E
99 MAR 18 2200  21.5 S  110.8 E   970   45    65  JTWC-00Z: 23.1S, 111.2E
99 MAR 19 0400  24.0 S  111.0 E   990   45    45
99 MAR 19 1000  24.8 S  111.4 E   990         45
99 MAR 19 1600  25.8 S  111.8 E   990   30    45  JTWC-18Z: 25.3S, 113.8E
99 MAR 19 2200  26.9 S  112.9 E   996         40  See Note
99 MAR 20 0400  28.6 S  115.2 E                   Inland

Note:  System was downgraded to a tropical LOW at this point.  The 40-kt
gales were in the southern quadrants only.

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Storm Name: VANCE                 Cyclone Number: 30S     Basin: AUS

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

99 MAR 16 0000  11.0 S  133.0 E  1003   25        JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 16 0200  11.7 S  132.5 E  1003         25  Darwin Warning
99 MAR 16 2000  12.5 S  131.0 E  1002         25
99 MAR 17 0800  12.2 S  129.5 E  1001         30
99 MAR 17 1400  12.4 S  129.3 E  1002         30
99 MAR 17 2000  12.5 S  128.0 E  1000         35  Inferred from gusts
99 MAR 18 0600  12.6 S  125.8 E   990         40
99 MAR 18 1200  12.4 S  124.4 E   984   35    50
99 MAR 18 1600  12.5 S  123.5 E   980         50  Perth Warning
99 MAR 18 2200  13.2 S  122.4 E   975   65    55  JTWC-18Z: 13.6S, 121.7E
99 MAR 19 0400  13.6 S  121.1 E   975         60
99 MAR 19 1000  14.0 S  120.0 E   965   80    70
99 MAR 19 1600  14.4 S  119.0 E   960   90    75
99 MAR 19 2200  15.3 S  118.2 E   950   90    85
99 MAR 20 0400  15.8 S  117.3 E   945  105    90
99 MAR 20 1000  16.3 S  116.9 E   940  120    90
99 MAR 20 1600  16.9 S  116.5 E   920  125   105
99 MAR 20 2200  17.7 S  115.9 E   915  125   110
99 MAR 21 0400  18.2 S  115.3 E   915  125   110
99 MAR 21 1000  18.9 S  114.9 E   915  125   110
99 MAR 21 1600  19.7 S  114.5 E   915  120   110
99 MAR 21 2200  20.8 S  114.5 E   915  125   110  JTWC-00Z: 21.8S, 114.4E
99 MAR 22 0400  22.7 S  114.3 E   930  100    95  Inland - See Note
99 MAR 22 1000  24.0 S  114.6 E   955   65    75  JTWC-12Z: 24.9S, 115.0E
99 MAR 22 1600  25.5 S  115.5 E   965         70
99 MAR 22 2200  27.0 S  117.0 E   970   40    60  JTWC-00Z: 27.6S, 118.7E
99 MAR 23 0700  30.3 S  122.2 E   985         35
99 MAR 24 0500  36.0 S  136.0 E               55  Warning from Adelaide

Note:  The tabular 10-min MSW values from 22/0400 through 23/0700 UTC
were converted from peak gusts reported in the advices from Perth using
a 0.7 reduction factor.  The 24/0500 UTC position was over the Great
Australian Bight a short distance southwest of Adelaide.

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Storm Name: Tropical LOW          Cyclone Number: None    Basin: AUS

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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99 MAR 19 1800  16.4 S   99.8 E  1002   20        JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 20 0200  16.7 S  102.0 E   998         25  Perth Warning
99 MAR 20 0400  17.0 S  102.1 E   998   30    25  See Note
99 MAR 20 1000  17.6 S  102.3 E   997         25
99 MAR 20 1600  17.8 S  103.3 E   996   30    25  JTWC-18Z: 18.2S, 102.3E
99 MAR 20 2200  19.4 S  101.0 E   996         25  Re-located
99 MAR 21 0300  17.6 S  101.0 E   998   30    25  Re-located/Last Wrng
99 MAR 21 1800  17.0 S  102.0 E   998   20        JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 22 1800  16.0 S  102.0 E  1001   20                  "

Note: No 10-min MSW values were explicitly given in the bulletins from
Perth.  I have chosen to use 25 kts based upon the fact that JTWC
issued no warnings, and the Formation Alerts estimated the 1-min MSW at 
25-30 kts.

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Storm Name: FREDERIC              Cyclone Number: 31S     Basin: AUS

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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99 MAR 21 0400   8.0 S  134.0 E  1006             Darwin Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 22 0400   9.0 S  136.0 E  1008                         "
99 MAR 23 0400   8.0 S  130.0 E  1008                         "
99 MAR 24 0400  11.0 S  126.0 E  1005             Perth Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 25 0400  13.0 S  123.0 E  1005                        "
99 MAR 25 0800  13.0 S  122.5 E  1007   20        JTWC Trop. WX Outlook
99 MAR 25 1800  12.0 S  117.5 E  1007   20                  "
99 MAR 26 0400  12.5 S  116.0 E  1002   25    25  Perth Warning
99 MAR 26 1000  13.1 S  114.5 E  1002   25    25  
99 MAR 26 1600  13.4 S  113.3 E  1000   30    25
99 MAR 26 2200  13.9 S  113.0 E  1000   30    25
99 MAR 27 0400  13.7 S  112.3 E  1000   30    30  Re-located
99 MAR 27 1000  13.9 S  111.2 E   998   30    30
99 MAR 27 1600  14.3 S  109.9 E   998   35    30
99 MAR 27 2200  14.9 S  108.9 E   997   40    45
99 MAR 28 0400  15.0 S  108.0 E   994         45
99 MAR 28 1000  16.0 S  107.0 E   995   45    45
99 MAR 28 1600  15.8 S  106.4 E   988         55
99 MAR 28 2200  16.0 S  105.3 E   980   65    55
99 MAR 29 0400  15.8 S  103.4 E   975         60
99 MAR 29 1000  16.0 S  102.3 E   970   80    60
99 MAR 29 1600  16.7 S  100.7 E   955         75
99 MAR 29 2200  16.8 S   99.5 E   950  115    80
99 MAR 30 0400  17.0 S   98.0 E   940         90
99 MAR 30 1000  17.2 S   96.6 E   920  115   110
99 MAR 30 1600  17.1 S   95.4 E   920        110
99 MAR 30 2200  17.2 S   94.0 E   920  125   110
99 MAR 31 0400  17.4 S   93.0 E   920        110
99 MAR 31 1000  17.6 S   91.9 E   920  140   110
99 MAR 31 1600  17.5 S   91.4 E   915        110
99 MAR 31 2200  17.5 S   90.7 E   915  155   110  See Note
99 APR 01 0400  17.6 S   90.0 E   925        110

Note:  According to some private correspondence with Jim Parsons, a
Typhoon Duty Officer at JTWC, this 1-min MSW value has been re-adjusted
back to T7.0/140 kts.   Tropical Cyclone Frederic crossed into the
South Indian Ocean basin shortly after 0400 UTC on 1 April and was
renamed Evrina by Mauritius.  The subsequent track of this cyclone will
be covered in the April summary.
                              
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SOUTHWEST PACIFIC (SWP) - South Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 160E

NOTE:  The tracking and intensity information for Southwest Pacific
       Basin tropical cyclones was taken from real-time operational
       warnings issued by the Nadi TCWC, Fiji for positions north of
       25S and from the Wellington, New Zealand office for positions
       south of 25S.   Warnings from JTWC (west of 180) and from
       NPMOC (east of 180) were utilized for the purpose of making
       comparisons and for supplying information for times when the
       Nadi or Wellington warnings were unavailable.  The 10-min avg
       MSW values were taken from the Fiji or New Zealand warnings
       while the 1-min avg MSW values were obtained from the JTWC or
       NPMOC warnings.
           
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Storm Name: HALI (19F)            Cyclone Number: 27P     Basin: SWP

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

99 MAR 11 1200  18.0 S  154.5 W  1002         25
99 MAR 11 1800  19.0 S  156.0 W  1002         30
99 MAR 12 0000  19.4 S  158.5 W  1002         30
99 MAR 12 0600  19.4 S  159.0 W  1000         30
99 MAR 12 1200  19.5 S  159.0 W  1000   35    30  NPMOC: 20.5 S, 159.6 W
99 MAR 12 1800  20.2 S  159.1 W   997         35
99 MAR 13 0000  20.3 S  160.3 W   987   50    45
99 MAR 13 0600  20.6 S  161.0 W   987         45
99 MAR 13 1200  20.4 S  161.3 W   987   40    50
99 MAR 13 1800  20.4 S  161.7 W   985         50
99 MAR 14 0000  20.3 S  162.3 W   985   45    50
99 MAR 14 0600  20.2 S  162.6 W   980         60
99 MAR 14 1200  20.2 S  162.9 W   980   40    60  NPMOC: 20.4 S, 161.9 W
99 MAR 14 1800  20.8 S  163.3 W   980         60
99 MAR 15 0000  20.5 S  163.8 W   980   40    60
99 MAR 15 0600  21.0 S  164.2 W   980         60
99 MAR 15 1200  21.1 S  164.7 W   980   40    60  NPMOC: 20.2 S, 164.6 W
99 MAR 15 1800  21.4 S  164.6 W   980         60
99 MAR 16 0000  21.9 S  164.2 W   975   45    65
99 MAR 16 0600  22.4 S  164.0 W   975         65
99 MAR 16 1200  22.8 S  163.8 W   980   45    60  NPMOC: 24.8 S, 162.5 W
99 MAR 16 1800  23.2 S  163.7 W   980         55
99 MAR 17 0000  23.7 S  163.9 W   980   40    55  NPMOC: 23.5 S, 162.2 W
99 MAR 17 0600  24.0 S  163.9 W   985         50
99 MAR 17 1200  24.2 S  164.3 W   987   30    45
99 MAR 17 1800  24.4 S  162.9 W   990         40
99 MAR 18 0000  24.6 S  162.3 W   995         40
99 MAR 18 0600  24.5 S  161.7 W   995         35
99 MAR 18 1200  24.5 S  161.1 W   997         35 Downgraded to depression
99 MAR 18 1800  24.8 S  160.3 W   997         35
99 MAR 19 0000  25.0 S  159.4 W   997         35

Note:  Cyclone was downgraded to a tropical depression at 18/1200 UTC.
Gale-force winds were only present in the southern quadrants.  Region V
policy requires that gales surround the center in order to qualify as
a tropical cyclone.

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Storm Name: Trop Dep 20F          Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SWP

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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99 MAR 13 2100  14.0 S  144.0 W
99 MAR 14 2100  16.0 S  151.0 W  1008
99 MAR 15 0900  17.0 S  151.0 W  1007         25
99 MAR 15 2100  17.8 S  152.8 W  1004         25  See Note
99 MAR 16 2100  20.0 S  154.8 W  1003         30  See Note
99 MAR 17 0000  20.6 S  155.0 W  1003         30
99 MAR 17 0600  21.1 S  154.9 W   997         35  See Note
99 MAR 17 1200  22.0 S  154.9 W   997         35
99 MAR 17 1800  23.9 S  155.1 W   997         30
99 MAR 18 0000  25.1 S  155.1 W   998         30  Departed Fiji's AOR

Note:  Gales were present in only one or two quadrants.    Region V
policy requires that gales surround the center in order to qualify as
a tropical cyclone.    At 15/2100 UTC and 16/2100 UTC, two ships
reported northerly winds to 40 kts within 100 nm of the center; however,
these winds were believed to have been associated with local squalls.

Document: trak9903.htm
Updated: 18th March 2008

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