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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks August 2002
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]
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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks August 2002 [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett] |
GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - AUGUST 2002
!!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!!
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ATLANTIC (ATL) - North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates, central pressure and 1-minute average
maximum sustained wind values were obtained from the operational
forecast/advisories issued by the Tropical Prediction Center/National
Hurricane Center located in Miami, Florida. A 1-minute averaging
period is the standard used by all U. S. civilian and military
warning services for tropical cyclone warnings.
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Storm BERTHA (02) 04 - 09 Aug
Tropical Storm CRISTOBAL (03) 04 - 11 Aug
Tropical Storm DOLLY (04) 29 Aug - 04 Sep
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Storm Name: BERTHA Cyclone Number: 02 Basin: ATL
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 AUG 04 1800 28.7 N 88.5 W 1013 25
02 AUG 04 2100 29.3 N 88.9 W 1009 35
02 AUG 05 0000 29.4 N 89.2 W 1008 35
02 AUG 05 0600 29.6 N 89.7 W 1010 35 Inland in Louisiana
02 AUG 05 1200 30.5 N 90.1 W 1010 30
02 AUG 05 1500 30.8 N 90.2 W 1010 25 Final NHC Advisory
02 AUG 05 2100 31.1 N 90.7 W 1011 17 HPC Summaries
02 AUG 06 0300 30.8 N 91.0 W 1012 11
02 AUG 06 0900 30.6 N 91.2 W 1013 11
02 AUG 06 1500 30.8 N 91.9 W 1012 10
02 AUG 06 2100 30.7 N 92.0 W 1011 10
02 AUG 07 0300 29.6 N 91.3 W 1011 11 Near coast
02 AUG 07 0900 29.2 N 91.7 W 1012 11 Final HPC Summary
02 AUG 07 1800 29.1 N 93.2 W 1010 25 Advisories re-initiated
02 AUG 08 0000 28.7 N 93.7 W 1010 25 Over water
02 AUG 08 0600 28.3 N 94.4 W 1010 25
02 AUG 08 1200 27.8 N 95.3 W 1010 25
02 AUG 08 1800 27.2 N 96.0 W 1011 25
02 AUG 09 0000 27.0 N 96.3 W 1011 25
02 AUG 09 0600 26.8 N 96.9 W 1012 25
02 AUG 09 1200 27.0 N 97.7 W 1012 25 Inland in Texas
02 AUG 09 1500 27.0 N 98.0 W 1012 25 Final NHC Advisory
02 AUG 09 2100 27.5 N 99.2 W 1013 13 Final HPC Summary
Note: Tracking information for the overland portion of Bertha's track
was obtained from Tropical Summaries issued by the Hydrometeorological
Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Maryland.
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Storm Name: CRISTOBAL Cyclone Number: 03 Basin: ATL
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 AUG 04 1200 33.0 N 78.0 W 1016 25 High Seas Forecasts
02 AUG 04 1800 32.0 N 79.0 W 1017 25
02 AUG 05 0000 33.0 N 77.0 W 1015 25
02 AUG 05 0600 33.0 N 77.0 W 1014 25
02 AUG 05 1200 32.0 N 78.0 W 1012 25
02 AUG 05 1800 31.9 N 77.0 W 1008 30 First NHC Advisory
02 AUG 06 0000 31.5 N 77.2 W 1006 30
02 AUG 06 0600 31.1 N 77.0 W 1006 30
02 AUG 06 1200 30.3 N 76.5 W 1006 30
02 AUG 06 1800 30.5 N 76.0 W 1002 30
02 AUG 07 0000 30.2 N 76.1 W 999 40 Upgraded at 06/2330Z
02 AUG 07 0600 29.6 N 76.2 W 999 40
02 AUG 07 1200 29.3 N 76.1 W 999 40
02 AUG 07 1800 29.9 N 75.5 W 1000 40
02 AUG 08 0000 29.5 N 75.4 W 1000 40
02 AUG 08 0600 29.5 N 74.9 W 1000 40
02 AUG 08 1200 29.9 N 74.0 W 1000 40
02 AUG 08 1800 31.0 N 71.8 W 1008 40 Becoming extratropical
02 AUG 09 0000 32.0 N 70.0 W 1008 35 High Seas Forecasts
02 AUG 09 0600 34.0 N 68.0 W 1006 35
02 AUG 09 1200 36.0 N 65.0 W 1012 35
02 AUG 09 1800 38.0 N 63.0 W 1015 35
02 AUG 10 0000 43.0 N 58.0 W 1014 35
02 AUG 10 0600 46.0 N 53.0 W 1014 35 Near SE Newfoundland
02 AUG 10 1200 48.0 N 47.0 W 1012 35
02 AUG 10 1800 49.0 N 46.0 W 1012 30
02 AUG 11 0000 52.0 N 39.0 W 1011 30
02 AUG 11 0600 54.0 N 36.0 W 1009 30
02 AUG 11 1200 53.0 N 30.0 W 1004 30
Note: Tracking information for the pre and post-tropical stages of
Cristobal's track was obtained from High Seas Forecasts issued by the
Marine Prediction Center in Camp Springs, Maryland.
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Storm Name: DOLLY Cyclone Number: 04 Basin: ATL
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 AUG 29 1200 9.5 N 31.2 W 1007 30
02 AUG 29 1800 9.7 N 32.2 W 1005 35
02 AUG 30 0000 9.7 N 33.1 W 1002 40
02 AUG 30 0600 9.8 N 34.3 W 1000 45
02 AUG 30 1200 10.3 N 36.4 W 994 55
02 AUG 30 1800 10.5 N 38.2 W 1000 50
02 AUG 31 0000 11.5 N 39.1 W 1000 45
02 AUG 31 0600 12.1 N 40.9 W 1002 40
02 AUG 31 1200 12.8 N 42.9 W 1005 35
02 AUG 31 1800 13.2 N 44.9 W 1005 35
02 SEP 01 0000 13.6 N 46.8 W 1005 35
02 SEP 01 0600 14.1 N 48.4 W 1005 35
02 SEP 01 1200 14.8 N 49.9 W 1005 35
02 SEP 01 1800 15.7 N 51.4 W 1002 40
02 SEP 02 0000 16.4 N 51.8 W 1001 40
02 SEP 02 0600 17.0 N 52.5 W 1001 40
02 SEP 02 1200 18.0 N 53.0 W 1000 45
02 SEP 02 1800 18.5 N 53.3 W 1002 40
02 SEP 03 0000 19.3 N 53.8 W 1002 40
02 SEP 03 0600 19.7 N 54.3 W 1000 45
02 SEP 03 1200 20.9 N 53.5 W 1000 45
02 SEP 03 1800 22.4 N 52.1 W 1001 45
02 SEP 04 0000 23.1 N 52.4 W 1001 45
02 SEP 04 0600 23.5 N 52.4 W 1005 35
02 SEP 04 1200 23.5 N 52.5 W 1009 25
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NORTHEAST PACIFIC (NEP) - North Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 180
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates, central pressure and 1-minute average
maximum sustained wind values were obtained from the operational
forecast/advisories issued by the Tropical Prediction Center/National
Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, for locations east of longitude
140W, and from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu,
Hawaii, for locations west of longitude 140W. A 1-minute averaging
period is the standard used by all U. S. civilian and military
warning services for tropical cyclone warnings.
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Depression (07E) 06 - 08 Aug
Hurricane FAUSTO (08E) 21 Aug - 03 Sep
Tropical Storm ALIKA (01C) 22 - 28 Aug
Tropical Storm GENEVIEVE (09E) 26 Aug - 01 Sep
Hurricane/Typhoon ELE (02C / 0217) 26 Aug - 10 Sep
Hurricane HERNAN (10E) 30 Aug - 06 Sep
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 07E Basin: NEP
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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(mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 AUG 06 0600 13.1 N 120.0 W 1008 30
02 AUG 06 1200 14.0 N 120.9 W 1008 30
02 AUG 06 1800 15.7 N 121.7 W 1008 30
02 AUG 07 0000 16.2 N 122.7 W 1008 30
02 AUG 07 0600 17.0 N 123.8 W 1008 30
02 AUG 07 1200 17.9 N 123.9 W 1008 30
02 AUG 07 1800 18.8 N 124.9 W 1009 25
02 AUG 08 0000 19.0 N 125.8 W 1009 25
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Storm Name: FAUSTO Cyclone Number: 08E Basin: NEP
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 AUG 21 1200 12.8 N 107.5 W 1006 30
02 AUG 21 1800 12.8 N 107.8 W 1005 35
02 AUG 22 0000 12.8 N 108.6 W 1004 35
02 AUG 22 0600 13.0 N 109.8 W 1001 45
02 AUG 22 1200 13.1 N 111.0 W 994 55
02 AUG 22 1800 13.7 N 112.3 W 987 65
02 AUG 23 0000 14.2 N 113.7 W 979 75
02 AUG 23 0600 14.5 N 115.3 W 976 85
02 AUG 23 1200 14.7 N 116.5 W 966 95
02 AUG 23 1800 15.0 N 117.9 W 962 100
02 AUG 24 0000 15.2 N 119.2 W 959 105
02 AUG 24 0600 15.3 N 120.7 W 948 115
02 AUG 24 1200 15.7 N 121.8 W 935 125
02 AUG 24 1800 16.0 N 122.9 W 935 125
02 AUG 25 0000 16.5 N 124.0 W 935 125
02 AUG 25 0600 17.2 N 125.2 W 948 115
02 AUG 25 1200 17.8 N 126.6 W 965 95
02 AUG 25 1800 18.5 N 127.9 W 970 90
02 AUG 26 0000 19.3 N 129.3 W 973 85
02 AUG 26 0600 20.2 N 130.6 W 980 75
02 AUG 26 1200 21.0 N 131.9 W 987 60
02 AUG 26 1800 21.4 N 133.9 W 994 45
02 AUG 27 0000 22.0 N 135.6 W 1002 40
02 AUG 27 0600 22.6 N 137.0 W 1004 35
02 AUG 27 1200 23.4 N 138.5 W 1007 30
02 AUG 27 1800 24.0 N 139.8 W 1009 30
02 AUG 28 0000 24.6 N 141.5 W 1009 30 CPHC Warnings
02 AUG 28 0600 26.3 N 142.8 W 1010 25 Final Advisory
02 SEP 01 1800 34.7 N 167.3 W 1009 30 Advisories re-initiated
02 SEP 02 0000 35.2 N 168.6 W 1009 30
02 SEP 02 0600 35.7 N 169.2 W 1009 30
02 SEP 02 1200 37.2 N 170.0 W 1009 30
02 SEP 02 1800 40.0 N 170.3 W 1014 30
02 SEP 03 0000 43.1 N 169.8 W 1016 30 Final Advisory again
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Storm Name: ALIKA Cyclone Number: 01C Basin: NEP
(Name assigned by Central Pacific Hurricane Center)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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(mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 AUG 22 1800 10.7 N 142.7 W 1009 30
02 AUG 23 0000 10.7 N 144.1 W 1009 30
02 AUG 23 0600 11.1 N 145.0 W 1009 30
02 AUG 23 1200 11.1 N 146.2 W 1004 30
02 AUG 23 1800 11.4 N 147.3 W 1007 30
02 AUG 24 0000 11.5 N 148.0 W 1007 30
02 AUG 24 0600 11.6 N 149.0 W 1007 30
02 AUG 24 1200 11.7 N 149.7 W 1007 30
02 AUG 24 1800 11.8 N 150.9 W 1007 30
02 AUG 25 0000 12.2 N 151.5 W 996 40
02 AUG 25 0600 12.7 N 152.1 W 995 50
02 AUG 25 1200 12.9 N 153.1 W 995 55
02 AUG 25 1800 12.5 N 155.1 W 998 50
02 AUG 26 0000 12.5 N 156.3 W 998 50
02 AUG 26 0600 12.6 N 157.5 W 1000 45
02 AUG 26 1200 13.0 N 158.9 W 1000 45
02 AUG 26 1800 13.0 N 158.9 W 1004 35
02 AUG 27 0000 14.6 N 162.0 W 1010 30
02 AUG 27 0600 15.3 N 162.9 W 1009 30
02 AUG 27 1200 15.6 N 164.4 W 1010 30
02 AUG 27 1800 15.8 N 166.2 W 1010 30
02 AUG 28 0000 16.0 N 167.5 W 1009 25
02 AUG 28 0600 16.2 N 168.9 W 1010 25
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Storm Name: GENEVIEVE Cyclone Number: 09E Basin: NEP
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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(mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 AUG 26 0000 15.0 N 110.0 W 1007 30
02 AUG 26 0600 15.0 N 110.7 W 1008 30
02 AUG 26 1200 14.8 N 111.8 W 1007 30
02 AUG 26 1800 14.2 N 112.7 W 1006 30
02 AUG 27 0000 14.0 N 113.2 W 1005 35
02 AUG 27 0600 13.9 N 113.7 W 1002 40
02 AUG 27 1200 13.9 N 114.3 W 994 55
02 AUG 27 1800 14.1 N 114.9 W 990 60
02 AUG 28 0000 14.5 N 115.6 W 989 60
02 AUG 28 0600 15.2 N 116.1 W 989 60
02 AUG 28 1200 15.8 N 116.7 W 989 60
02 AUG 28 1800 16.6 N 117.9 W 989 60
02 AUG 29 0000 16.9 N 119.0 W 992 60
02 AUG 29 0600 17.4 N 119.8 W 994 55
02 AUG 29 1200 18.3 N 120.1 W 1002 40
02 AUG 29 1800 18.6 N 120.7 W 1005 35
02 AUG 30 0000 19.1 N 121.5 W 1005 35
02 AUG 30 0600 19.7 N 122.1 W 1007 30
02 AUG 30 1200 20.0 N 122.8 W 1007 30
02 AUG 30 1800 20.7 N 123.5 W 1007 30
02 AUG 31 0000 21.5 N 124.2 W 1009 25
02 AUG 31 0600 22.3 N 124.9 W 1009 25
02 AUG 31 1200 23.3 N 125.1 W 1009 25
02 AUG 31 1800 24.1 N 125.6 W 1008 25
02 SEP 01 0000 24.5 N 126.5 W 1009 20
02 SEP 01 0600 24.9 N 127.0 W 1009 20
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Storm Name: ELE Cyclone Number: 02C Basin: NEP/NWP
(Name assigned by Central Pacific Hurricane Center) JMA Number: 0217
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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(mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 AUG 26 0600 10.4 N 163.1 W 1008 25
02 AUG 26 1200 10.4 N 164.2 W 1008 25
02 AUG 26 1800 10.3 N 165.4 W 1008 25
02 AUG 27 0000 10.3 N 165.5 W 1008 30
02 AUG 27 0600 10.2 N 169.2 W 1002 40
02 AUG 27 1200 10.0 N 170.7 W 994 60
02 AUG 27 1800 10.1 N 172.4 W 993 60
02 AUG 28 0000 9.8 N 173.3 W 987 65
02 AUG 28 0600 9.8 N 174.2 W 987 65
02 AUG 28 1200 10.4 N 175.3 W 984 75
02 AUG 28 1800 10.9 N 176.8 W 983 75
02 AUG 29 0000 10.9 N 178.2 W 981 75
02 AUG 29 0600 10.7 N 177.5 W 976 90 70
02 AUG 29 1200 11.2 N 178.4 W 976 90 70
02 AUG 29 1800 11.7 N 179.2 W 970 100 70
02 AUG 30 0000 12.1 N 179.9 W 945 115 70 Final CPHC Advisory
02 AUG 30 0600 12.5 N 179.7 E 955 105 80 First JTWC Warning
02 AUG 30 1200 13.1 N 179.2 E 950 105 85
02 AUG 30 1800 13.8 N 178.5 E 950 105 85
02 AUG 31 0000 14.3 N 178.0 E 950 110 85
02 AUG 31 0600 15.0 N 177.6 E 950 115 85
02 AUG 31 1200 15.9 N 177.2 E 950 115 85
02 AUG 31 1800 16.9 N 177.0 E 950 115 85
02 SEP 01 0000 17.9 N 176.7 E 945 115 85
02 SEP 01 0600 18.9 N 176.4 E 945 110 85
02 SEP 01 1200 19.9 N 176.0 E 945 105 85
02 SEP 01 1800 20.8 N 175.5 E 945 95 85
02 SEP 02 0000 21.7 N 175.1 E 945 100 85
02 SEP 02 0600 22.7 N 175.0 E 940 110 90
02 SEP 02 1200 23.3 N 175.0 E 940 110 90
02 SEP 02 1800 24.1 N 175.4 E 940 110 90
02 SEP 03 0000 24.9 N 175.6 E 940 115 90
02 SEP 03 0600 25.3 N 176.0 E 940 110 90
02 SEP 03 1200 25.6 N 176.3 E 940 105 90
02 SEP 03 1800 25.9 N 176.7 E 945 105 85
02 SEP 04 0000 26.1 N 176.8 E 945 90 85
02 SEP 04 0600 26.4 N 177.0 E 945 85 85
02 SEP 04 1200 26.7 N 177.0 E 950 80 80
02 SEP 04 1800 27.4 N 176.6 E 955 75 75
02 SEP 05 0000 27.7 N 175.7 E 965 70 65
02 SEP 05 0600 28.2 N 175.1 E 970 65 65
02 SEP 05 1200 28.7 N 174.6 E 970 65 65
02 SEP 05 1800 29.3 N 174.3 E 965 65 65
02 SEP 06 0000 30.1 N 173.9 E 965 70 65
02 SEP 06 0600 30.8 N 173.0 E 965 70 65
02 SEP 06 1200 31.1 N 172.6 E 970 70 65
02 SEP 06 1800 31.8 N 172.3 E 975 70 60
02 SEP 07 0000 32.7 N 170.8 E 975 65 60
02 SEP 07 0600 33.6 N 169.9 E 980 60 55
02 SEP 07 1200 34.0 N 168.7 E 985 55 50
02 SEP 07 1800 34.2 N 167.2 E 990 45 50
02 SEP 08 0000 34.5 N 166.5 E 990 40 50
02 SEP 08 0600 35.0 N 166.0 E 992 40 50
02 SEP 08 1200 35.6 N 165.8 E 992 40 40
02 SEP 08 1800 36.0 N 165.3 E 992 35 40
02 SEP 09 0000 36.8 N 165.3 E 992 35 40
02 SEP 09 0600 37.7 N 165.4 E 992 35 40
02 SEP 09 1200 38.7 N 166.2 E 996 35 35
02 SEP 09 1800 39.8 N 167.4 E 1000 30 30
02 SEP 10 0000 40.7 N 167.6 E 30
02 SEP 10 0600 41.9 N 168.5 E 25
02 SEP 10 1200 43.3 N 170.2 E 20
Note: JTWC issued warnings on this system prior to its crossing of
longitude 180, but they were essentially a reformatting of CPHC's
advisories for U. S. military interests. The intensities were the
same until the final CPHC warning at 30/0000 UTC. JTWC's MSW was
100 kts instead of 115 kts. The decrease in MSW in the track above
upon Ele's crossing the Dateline was due to this difference in opinion
between warning agencies. Likewise, the "rise" in central pressure
given above at 30/0600 UTC reflects the switch from CPHC to JMA as the
source of central pressure estimates. Center coordinates from JTWC,
NMCC, and JMA were in excellent agreement throughout Ele's history
west of the Dateline. The 10-min avg MSW values reported by NMCC
are tabulated below.
Date Time Estimated 10-min avg MSW in kts
(GMT) NMCC
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02 AUG 30 0600 80
02 AUG 30 1200 80
02 AUG 30 1800 80
02 AUG 31 0000 80
02 AUG 31 0600 80
02 AUG 31 1200 80
02 AUG 31 1800 80
02 SEP 01 0000 80
02 SEP 01 0600 80
02 SEP 01 1200 75
02 SEP 01 1800 75
02 SEP 02 0000 80
02 SEP 02 0600 100
02 SEP 02 1200 110
02 SEP 02 1800 100
02 SEP 03 0000 100
02 SEP 03 0600 100
02 SEP 03 1200 100
02 SEP 03 1800 100
02 SEP 04 0000 100
02 SEP 04 0600 100
02 SEP 04 1200 100
02 SEP 04 1800 80
02 SEP 05 0000 80
02 SEP 05 0600 70
02 SEP 05 1200 70
02 SEP 05 1800 70
02 SEP 06 0000 70
02 SEP 06 0600 70
02 SEP 06 1200 70
02 SEP 06 1800 65
02 SEP 07 0000 65
02 SEP 07 0600 60
02 SEP 07 1200 50
02 SEP 07 1800 50
02 SEP 08 0000 50
02 SEP 08 0600 45
02 SEP 08 1200 40
02 SEP 08 1800 40
02 SEP 09 0000 40
02 SEP 09 0600 40
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Storm Name: HERNAN Cyclone Number: 10E Basin: NEP
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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02 AUG 30 0600 13.5 N 103.0 W 1006 30
02 AUG 30 1200 13.8 N 103.1 W 1004 35
02 AUG 30 1800 14.2 N 104.0 W 1000 45
02 AUG 31 0000 14.7 N 105.0 W 991 60
02 AUG 31 0600 15.1 N 106.0 W 987 70
02 AUG 31 1200 15.3 N 106.9 W 970 90
02 AUG 31 1800 15.7 N 107.8 W 962 105
02 SEP 01 0000 16.5 N 108.8 W 948 115
02 SEP 01 0600 16.8 N 110.1 W 931 130
02 SEP 01 1200 17.2 N 111.1 W 921 140
02 SEP 01 1800 17.6 N 112.3 W 921 140
02 SEP 02 0000 17.9 N 113.4 W 927 135
02 SEP 02 0600 18.3 N 114.3 W 948 115
02 SEP 02 1200 18.4 N 115.4 W 952 110
02 SEP 02 1800 18.6 N 116.3 W 956 100
02 SEP 03 0000 18.8 N 117.3 W 965 95
02 SEP 03 0600 18.8 N 118.3 W 970 90
02 SEP 03 1200 19.0 N 119.3 W 975 85
02 SEP 03 1800 19.2 N 120.0 W 976 75
02 SEP 04 0000 19.5 N 120.8 W 983 70
02 SEP 04 0600 20.2 N 121.6 W 987 65
02 SEP 04 1200 20.7 N 122.1 W 994 55
02 SEP 04 1800 21.1 N 122.8 W 997 45
02 SEP 05 0000 21.7 N 123.5 W 1002 40
02 SEP 05 0600 21.9 N 123.7 W 1002 35
02 SEP 05 1200 22.1 N 123.9 W 1004 30
02 SEP 05 1800 22.9 N 124.4 W 1006 30
02 SEP 06 0000 23.3 N 124.3 W 1006 30
02 SEP 06 0600 23.8 N 124.3 W 1009 25
02 SEP 06 1200 23.5 N 124.5 W 1009 25
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NORTHWEST PACIFIC (NWP) - North Pacific Ocean West of Longitude 180
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates and 1-minute average maximum sustained wind
values in general were taken from operational warnings issued by the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy,
located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The central pressure and 10-minute
average maximum sustained wind estimates for most systems were obtained
from warnings issued by the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA), which
is the World Meteorological Organization's Regional Specialised Meteor-
ological Centre for the basin. In a few instances, information from
warnings issued by other Asian warning centers may have been utilized.
The center position coordinates from JMA and other centers were com-
pared with those from JTWC and annotations made in the Remarks column
when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm or more.
Michael V. Padua of Naga City in the Philippines, owner of the
Typhoon 2000 website, sends me cyclone tracks based upon warnings
issued by the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the Philippines'
Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA). Also, Huang Chunliang of Fuzhou City, China, sends me
each month tracks obtained from warnings issued by the National
Meteorological Center of China (NMCC), the Central Weather Bureau
of Taiwan (CWBT) and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). A very
special thanks to Michael and Chunliang for the assistance they so
reliably provide.
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Storm KAMMURI (16W / 0212 / LAGALAG) 01 - 06 Aug
Tropical Depression (17W) 05 - 06 Aug
Tropical Storm VONGFONG (18W-20W / 0214 / MILENYO) 10 - 20 Aug
Super Typhoon PHANFONE (19W / 0213) 11 - 24 Aug
Typhoon RUSA (21W / 0215) 22 Aug - 01 Sep
Typhoon SINLAKU (22W / 0216) 28 Aug - 08 Sep
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Storm Name: KAMMURI Cyclone Number: 16W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: LAGALAG JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0212
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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02 AUG 01 0000 18.0 N 124.7 E 30 PAGASA Warnings
02 AUG 01 0600 18.1 N 124.4 E 30
02 AUG 01 1200 19.8 N 121.2 E 30 Relocated
02 AUG 01 1800 19.6 N 121.4 E 30
02 AUG 02 0000 19.4 N 119.3 E 30 Relocated
02 AUG 02 0600 18.6 N 118.2 E 30 30 PAGASA: 19.7 N, 119.6 E
02 AUG 02 1200 18.8 N 117.5 E 30 30 PAGASA: 20.0 N, 119.3 E
02 AUG 02 1800 19.6 N 117.6 E 998 30 30 PAGASA: 20.5 N, 117.6 E
02 AUG 03 0000 20.7 N 117.7 E 998 30 30
02 AUG 03 0600 21.1 N 116.8 E 994 30 30
02 AUG 03 1200 21.1 N 115.1 E 994 30 30
02 AUG 03 1800 20.9 N 114.3 E 994 40 35 HKO: 20.7 N, 114.9 E
02 AUG 04 0000 20.9 N 114.5 E 992 45 40
02 AUG 04 0600 21.2 N 115.1 E 990 45 45
02 AUG 04 1200 21.6 N 115.2 E 985 45 45
02 AUG 04 1800 22.0 N 115.6 E 980 45 50
02 AUG 05 0000 23.0 N 115.9 E 980 45 50 Inland in China
02 AUG 05 0600 24.2 N 115.6 E 985 35 50
02 AUG 05 1200 25.1 N 115.5 E 992 25 40
02 AUG 05 1800 26.1 N 115.6 E 992 30 NMCC Warnings
02 AUG 06 0000 27.4 N 115.7 E 994 30
02 AUG 06 0600 27.6 N 116.0 E 996 30
02 AUG 06 1200 27.8 N 116.3 E 997 25
Note: The first entry in the JMA track for Kammuri was at 02/1800 UTC.
Prior to that time, the 10-min avg MSW values were taken from PAGASA's
warnings, the final one issued at 02/1800 UTC as the system moved out of
PAGASA's AOR. From 05/1800 UTC forward the track information was
obtained from NMCC's warnings. Between these times the 10-min avg MSW
values in the track above were taken from JMA's warnings. The following
table lists the 10-min avg MSW estimates from NMCC, HKO and PAGASA.
Date Time Estimated 10-min avg MSW in kts
(GMT) NMCC HKO PAGASA
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02 AUG 01 0000 30
02 AUG 01 0600 30
02 AUG 01 1200 30
02 AUG 01 1800 30
02 AUG 02 0000 30
02 AUG 02 0600 30
02 AUG 02 1200 30
02 AUG 02 1800 30
02 AUG 03 0000 30
02 AUG 03 0600 30 25
02 AUG 03 1200 30 30
02 AUG 03 1800 30 35
02 AUG 04 0000 40 35
02 AUG 04 0600 40 35
02 AUG 04 1200 45 40
02 AUG 04 1800 60 50
02 AUG 05 0000 55 50
02 AUG 05 0600 45 30
02 AUG 05 1200 35
02 AUG 05 1800 30
02 AUG 06 0000 30
02 AUG 06 0600 30
02 AUG 06 1200 25
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 17W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None JMA Tropical Storm Number: None
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
02 AUG 05 0300 34.1 N 149.5 E 1004 20 JTWC's TCFA
02 AUG 05 0600 34.2 N 150.6 E 1008 25 25
02 AUG 05 1200 34.4 N 151.9 E 1010 25 25
02 AUG 05 1800 34.0 N 152.0 E 1008 25 JMA Bulletins
02 AUG 06 0000 35.0 N 153.0 E 1008 25
Note: JMA did not consider this system of high-latitude origin to be a
tropical depression, as evidenced by the references to it as a LOW in the
High Seas Summaries instead of as a Low Pressure Area--the terminology
normally used for tropical LOWs. The 25-kt 10-min avg MSW values are
just an estimate--they were not explicitly given in the JMA bulletins.
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Storm Name: VONGFONG Cyclone Number: 18W/20W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: MILENYO JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0214
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
02 AUG 10 1800 10.0 N 131.0 E 25
02 AUG 11 0000 10.2 N 130.9 E 1004 25 30
02 AUG 11 0600 10.4 N 130.0 E 1002 30 30
02 AUG 11 1200 10.9 N 128.9 E 1002 30 30 JMA: 11.0 N, 129.1 E
02 AUG 11 1800 11.5 N 129.1 E 1002 30 30 PAGASA: 11.5 N, 128.0 E
02 AUG 12 0000 12.1 N 128.2 E 1002 30 30 PAGASA: 12.3 N, 126.8 E
02 AUG 12 0600 12.8 N 127.9 E 1000 30 30 PAGASA: 13.5 N, 126.0 E
02 AUG 12 1200 13.0 N 127.1 E 1000 35 30 JMA: 13.1 N, 128.1 E
02 AUG 12 1800 13.8 N 125.7 E 998 35 30 JMA: 13.4 N, 127.0 E
02 AUG 13 0000 14.2 N 124.2 E 1000 25 30 JMA: 14.6 N, 122.4 E
02 AUG 13 0600 14.6 N 122.5 E 1000 25 30 JMA: 15.0 N, 120.5 E
02 AUG 13 1200 14.8 N 120.9 E 1000 25 30 JMA: 16.3 N, 119.7 E
02 AUG 13 1800 14.2 N 117.2 E 1000 15 30 JMA: 16.3 N, 118.9 E
02 AUG 14 0000 13.5 N 115.9 E 1000 15 30 JMA: 14.3 N, 115.7 E
02 AUG 14 0600 12.8 N 114.2 E 998 15 30 JMA: 13.9 N, 114.9 E
02 AUG 14 1200 12.6 N 113.7 E 1000 20 25 JMA: 15.0 N, 115.0 E
02 AUG 14 1800 12.7 N 113.2 E 20
02 AUG 15 0000 12.9 N 112.9 E 20
02 AUG 15 0600 13.2 N 113.1 E 994 20 30
02 AUG 15 1200 13.4 N 113.4 E 992 25 30 First JTWC Wrng on 20W
02 AUG 15 1800 14.0 N 113.9 E 992 25 30 JMA: 14.5 N, 113.4 E
02 AUG 16 0000 14.5 N 114.5 E 992 25 30 JMA: 14.6 N, 113.7 E
02 AUG 16 0600 15.0 N 114.4 E 990 25 30
02 AUG 16 1200 15.2 N 114.5 E 990 25 30
02 AUG 16 1800 15.0 N 114.5 E 990 25 30
02 AUG 17 0000 15.9 N 114.6 E 990 25 30
02 AUG 17 0600 16.3 N 113.6 E 990 25 30
02 AUG 17 1200 15.9 N 113.1 E 990 30 30
02 AUG 17 1800 15.9 N 113.6 E 990 30 30 JMA: 16.2 N, 112.8 E
02 AUG 18 0000 16.5 N 113.4 E 985 35 35 JMA: 16.3 N, 112.5 E
02 AUG 18 0600 16.6 N 112.2 E 985 35 40
02 AUG 18 1200 16.7 N 111.6 E 985 35 40
02 AUG 18 1800 18.2 N 111.6 E 985 45 40 JMA: 17.6 N, 111.5 E
02 AUG 19 0000 18.6 N 111.6 E 985 45 40
02 AUG 19 0600 20.0 N 111.1 E 985 55 40
02 AUG 19 1200 21.1 N 110.7 E 980 50 40 Nearing coast of China
02 AUG 19 1800 22.5 N 110.3 E 992 40 35 NMCC: 23.3 N, 109.8 E
02 AUG 20 0000 23.6 N 109.6 E 996 25 30 NMCC: 24.8 N, 108.1 E
Note: The track and nomenclature of this system is most complicated.
Based on JTWC's operational warnings, it was two separate tropical
cyclones. However, JMA, NMCC, CWBT, the Guangdong Regional Meteoro-
logical Centre (GRMC), and the Thai Meteorological Department considered
TC-20W (later named Vongfong) to be a redevelopment of TC-18W (named
Milenyo by PAGASA). According to Huang Chunliang, HKO was the only other
warning agency besides JTWC to regard the system as two separate
cyclones. Mark Lander is also of the opinion that TD-20W was a
redevelopment of TD-18W. JTWC issued the final warning on TD-18W at
13/1200 UTC. A STWO issued at 1500 UTC mentioned a disturbance located
near 14.8N, 118.5E, or approximately 140 nm west of the final warning
position on TD-18W. This disturbance subsequently developed into
TD-20W. The track coordinates and 1-min avg MSW values in the table
above from 13/1800 through 15/0600 UTC were taken from JTWC's JMV file
for TC-20W. As is evident from the comparisons annotated in the Remarks
column above, during the system's early stages it was ill-defined and
difficult to track, resulting in significant differences in the estimated
center coordinates. I have included PAGASA's entire track in the table
below, which also contains the 10-min avg MSW estimates from NMCC and
HKO.
Date Time Estimated 10-min avg MSW in kts PAGASA's
(GMT) NMCC HKO PAGASA Coordinates
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
02 AUG 11 0000 30 10.4 N 130.5 E
02 AUG 11 0600 30 10.6 N 129.9 E
02 AUG 11 1200 30 11.0 N 129.0 E
02 AUG 11 1800 30 11.5 N 128.0 E
02 AUG 12 0000 30 12.3 N 126.8 E
02 AUG 12 0600 30 13.5 N 126.0 E
02 AUG 12 1200 30 13.8 N 125.2 E
02 AUG 12 1800 30 14.3 N 123.8 E
02 AUG 13 0000 30 14.5 N 122.7 E
02 AUG 13 0600 30 14.7 N 121.9 E
02 AUG 13 1200 30 15.5 N 118.5 E
02 AUG 13 1800 30 15.5 N 116.8 E
02 AUG 14 0000 30 15.0 N 115.0 E
02 AUG 15 1200
02 AUG 15 1800 30
02 AUG 16 0000 30
02 AUG 16 0600 30
02 AUG 16 1200 30
02 AUG 16 1800 30
02 AUG 17 0000 30 30
02 AUG 17 0600 30 30
02 AUG 17 1200 35 30
02 AUG 17 1800 35 35
02 AUG 18 0000 35 35
02 AUG 18 0600 40 40
02 AUG 18 1200 40 45
02 AUG 18 1800 40 45
02 AUG 19 0000 45 45
02 AUG 19 0600 50 50
02 AUG 19 1200 60 50
02 AUG 19 1800 45 30
02 AUG 20 0000 30
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Storm Name: PHANFONE Cyclone Number: 19W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0213
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
02 AUG 11 0000 9.9 N 160.2 E 25
02 AUG 11 0600 10.3 N 159.5 E 1002 25 30
02 AUG 11 1200 10.6 N 158.5 E 1002 30 30
02 AUG 11 1800 10.2 N 157.8 E 1000 40 30
02 AUG 12 0000 10.3 N 157.3 E 998 40 35 JMA: 10.6 N, 158.2 E
02 AUG 12 0600 11.2 N 157.3 E 996 45 35 JMA: 10.7 N, 158.2 E
02 AUG 12 1200 11.8 N 157.0 E 990 55 45
02 AUG 12 1800 12.6 N 157.3 E 985 55 50
02 AUG 13 0000 13.8 N 157.0 E 980 60 55
02 AUG 13 0600 15.4 N 156.1 E 980 65 55
02 AUG 13 1200 16.8 N 154.8 E 975 70 60
02 AUG 13 1800 17.4 N 153.5 E 975 75 60
02 AUG 14 0000 18.3 N 152.2 E 970 75 65
02 AUG 14 0600 19.0 N 150.6 E 965 80 70
02 AUG 14 1200 19.3 N 149.4 E 965 85 70
02 AUG 14 1800 20.1 N 148.3 E 965 90 70
02 AUG 15 0000 21.2 N 146.9 E 960 100 75
02 AUG 15 0600 21.9 N 145.7 E 950 110 80
02 AUG 15 1200 22.9 N 144.6 E 945 120 85
02 AUG 15 1800 23.9 N 143.3 E 945 135 85
02 AUG 16 0000 24.8 N 142.0 E 945 130 85
02 AUG 16 0600 25.4 N 141.0 E 940 130 85
02 AUG 16 1200 25.8 N 140.0 E 945 130 85
02 AUG 16 1800 26.8 N 139.4 E 945 120 80
02 AUG 17 0000 27.5 N 138.8 E 945 115 80
02 AUG 17 0600 28.5 N 138.1 E 945 115 80
02 AUG 17 1200 29.6 N 137.7 E 945 115 80
02 AUG 17 1800 30.4 N 137.2 E 945 110 80
02 AUG 18 0000 30.7 N 136.8 E 945 105 80
02 AUG 18 0600 31.1 N 136.5 E 945 100 80
02 AUG 18 1200 31.5 N 137.0 E 955 90 75
02 AUG 18 1800 31.8 N 137.7 E 955 90 75
02 AUG 19 0000 32.2 N 139.0 E 960 85 70
02 AUG 19 0600 32.6 N 139.6 E 965 75 65
02 AUG 19 1200 33.2 N 141.1 E 970 65 65 NMCC: 33.3 N, 140.6 E
02 AUG 19 1800 33.5 N 142.6 E 975 55 60
02 AUG 20 0000 33.9 N 144.5 E 975 50 60 JMA: 34.3 N, 146.1 E
02 AUG 20 0600 36.0 N 148.8 E 975 50 60
02 AUG 20 1200 38.4 N 152.4 E 975 60 JMA Warnings
02 AUG 20 1800 41.9 N 153.3 E 975 60
02 AUG 21 0000 43.9 N 151.6 E 970 60 Extratropical
02 AUG 21 0600 44.0 N 152.0 E 974 60 JMA High Seas Forecasts
02 AUG 21 1200 45.0 N 152.0 E 976 55
02 AUG 21 1800 45.0 N 152.0 E 978 50
02 AUG 22 0000 45.0 N 152.0 E 980 50
02 AUG 22 0600 45.0 N 154.0 E 984 45
02 AUG 22 1200 46.0 N 156.0 E 986 40
02 AUG 22 1800 47.0 N 158.0 E 990 35
02 AUG 23 0000 47.0 N 160.0 E 994 35
02 AUG 23 0600 48.0 N 162.0 E 996 35
02 AUG 23 1200 49.0 N 165.0 E 1000 35
02 AUG 23 1800 50.0 N 168.0 E 1000 35
02 AUG 24 0000 50.0 N 171.0 E 1000 35
02 AUG 24 0600 50.0 N 177.0 E 1000 35
02 AUG 24 1200 51.0 N 178.0 E 998 35
Note: The 10-min avg MSW values reported by NMCC are tabulated below.
Date Time Estimated 10-min avg MSW in kts
(GMT) NMCC
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
02 AUG 12 0000 35
02 AUG 12 0600 40
02 AUG 12 1200 40
02 AUG 12 1800 45
02 AUG 13 0000 55
02 AUG 13 0600 55
02 AUG 13 1200 60
02 AUG 13 1800 60
02 AUG 14 0000 65
02 AUG 14 0600 70
02 AUG 14 1200 75
02 AUG 14 1800 75
02 AUG 15 0000 90
02 AUG 15 0600 90
02 AUG 15 1200 100
02 AUG 15 1800 100
02 AUG 16 0000 100
02 AUG 16 0600 100
02 AUG 16 1200 100
02 AUG 16 1800 100
02 AUG 17 0000 90
02 AUG 17 0600 90
02 AUG 17 1200 90
02 AUG 17 1800 90
02 AUG 18 0000 90
02 AUG 18 0600 90
02 AUG 18 1200 80
02 AUG 18 1800 75
02 AUG 19 0000 75
02 AUG 19 0600 70
02 AUG 19 1200 65
02 AUG 19 1800 60
02 AUG 20 0000 50
02 AUG 20 0600 45
02 AUG 20 1200 40
02 AUG 20 1800 35
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Storm Name: RUSA Cyclone Number: 21W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0215
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
02 AUG 22 1200 15.1 N 163.1 E 1008 30 30
02 AUG 22 1800 15.5 N 162.6 E 1006 30 30
02 AUG 23 0000 16.2 N 161.3 E 1000 40 35
02 AUG 23 0600 16.7 N 160.1 E 996 45 40
02 AUG 23 1200 17.7 N 159.7 E 990 50 45
02 AUG 23 1800 18.5 N 158.5 E 985 55 50
02 AUG 24 0000 18.9 N 157.1 E 985 65 50
02 AUG 24 0600 19.3 N 156.1 E 985 65 50
02 AUG 24 1200 19.5 N 155.2 E 985 65 50 NMCC: 19.5 N, 154.5 E
02 AUG 24 1800 20.0 N 154.2 E 980 70 55
02 AUG 25 0000 20.7 N 152.5 E 980 75 55
02 AUG 25 0600 21.0 N 151.0 E 975 80 60
02 AUG 25 1200 21.4 N 149.6 E 975 85 60
02 AUG 25 1800 21.9 N 147.9 E 970 90 65
02 AUG 26 0000 22.1 N 146.7 E 960 100 75
02 AUG 26 0600 22.5 N 145.6 E 955 115 75
02 AUG 26 1200 22.7 N 144.5 E 950 115 80
02 AUG 26 1800 23.2 N 143.2 E 950 115 80
02 AUG 27 0000 23.5 N 142.0 E 955 115 75
02 AUG 27 0600 23.9 N 140.5 E 955 105 75
02 AUG 27 1200 24.2 N 139.3 E 955 90 75
02 AUG 27 1800 24.8 N 137.9 E 955 95 75
02 AUG 28 0000 25.2 N 136.5 E 955 95 75
02 AUG 28 0600 25.7 N 135.1 E 955 90 75
02 AUG 28 1200 26.4 N 133.9 E 955 90 75
02 AUG 28 1800 26.7 N 132.7 E 950 85 80
02 AUG 29 0000 27.3 N 131.5 E 950 85 80
02 AUG 29 0600 27.9 N 130.3 E 955 80 75
02 AUG 29 1200 28.5 N 129.4 E 950 80 70
02 AUG 29 1800 28.9 N 129.0 E 950 80 70
02 AUG 30 0000 29.2 N 128.4 E 950 80 70
02 AUG 30 0600 30.0 N 127.9 E 950 80 75
02 AUG 30 1200 30.5 N 127.7 E 950 70 75
02 AUG 30 1800 31.6 N 127.5 E 955 70 70
02 AUG 31 0000 32.7 N 127.6 E 960 70 70
02 AUG 31 0600 34.3 N 127.5 E 960 70 70
02 AUG 31 1200 35.3 N 127.6 E 975 55 50 Inland in Korea
02 AUG 31 1800 36.6 N 127.6 E 985 55 40
02 SEP 01 0000 38.0 N 128.4 E 990 45 35
02 SEP 01 0600 38.8 N 129.5 E 992 35 30 NMCC: 39.5 N, 129.9 E
02 SEP 01 1200 41.0 N 131.0 E 998 25 JMA Summary
Note: I did not make any annotations listing JMA's coordinates. In
general they were quite close to JTWC's positions. There were some
instances during the latter stages where the center locations may have
differed from 20 to 25 nm--more than normal for a storm of typhoon
intensity with a well-defined eye--but considering the large size of
Rusa's eye during its last few days over water, I decided that deltas
of that magnitude were to be expected. The 10-min avg MSW values
reported by NMCC are tabulated below.
Date Time Estimated 10-min avg MSW in kts
(GMT) NMCC
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02 AUG 23 0000 35
02 AUG 23 0600 40
02 AUG 23 1200 50
02 AUG 23 1800 50
02 AUG 24 0000 50
02 AUG 24 0600 50
02 AUG 24 1200 60
02 AUG 24 1800 60
02 AUG 25 0000 60
02 AUG 25 0600 60
02 AUG 25 1200 65
02 AUG 25 1800 70
02 AUG 26 0000 80
02 AUG 26 0600 80
02 AUG 26 1200 90
02 AUG 26 1800 90
02 AUG 27 0000 90
02 AUG 27 0600 90
02 AUG 27 1200 90
02 AUG 27 1800 80
02 AUG 28 0000 80
02 AUG 28 0600 75
02 AUG 28 1200 80
02 AUG 28 1800 80
02 AUG 29 0000 80
02 AUG 29 0600 80
02 AUG 29 1200 80
02 AUG 29 1800 80
02 AUG 30 0000 80
02 AUG 30 0600 80
02 AUG 30 1200 80
02 AUG 30 1800 75
02 AUG 31 0000 75
02 AUG 31 0600 70
02 AUG 31 1200 65
02 AUG 31 1800 55
02 SEP 01 0000 40
02 SEP 01 0600 35
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Storm Name: SINLAKU Cyclone Number: 22W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0216
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
02 AUG 28 1200 16.5 N 155.4 E 1004 30 JMA Warning
02 AUG 28 1800 16.7 N 154.3 E 1002 25 30 JMA: 16.7 N, 155.1 E
02 AUG 29 0000 17.4 N 154.5 E 1002 30 30 JMA: 17.1 N, 155.4 E
02 AUG 29 0600 18.3 N 155.0 E 996 35 35
02 AUG 29 1200 18.9 N 154.8 E 990 45 45
02 AUG 29 1800 19.6 N 154.4 E 990 45 45
02 AUG 30 0000 20.4 N 154.0 E 985 55 55
02 AUG 30 0600 21.5 N 153.4 E 980 55 55
02 AUG 30 1200 22.5 N 152.6 E 980 70 55
02 AUG 30 1800 23.0 N 151.5 E 975 80 60
02 AUG 31 0000 23.4 N 150.8 E 960 90 75
02 AUG 31 0600 23.7 N 149.7 E 950 110 80
02 AUG 31 1200 23.7 N 148.6 E 950 110 80
02 AUG 31 1800 23.9 N 147.8 E 950 105 80
02 SEP 01 0000 23.8 N 146.7 E 950 105 80
02 SEP 01 0600 23.9 N 145.7 E 950 115 80
02 SEP 01 1200 24.2 N 144.5 E 950 115 80
02 SEP 01 1800 24.2 N 143.1 E 950 105 80
02 SEP 02 0000 24.2 N 141.8 E 950 100 80
02 SEP 02 0600 24.4 N 140.4 E 950 95 80
02 SEP 02 1200 24.4 N 139.0 E 955 90 75
02 SEP 02 1800 24.5 N 137.8 E 955 90 75
02 SEP 03 0000 24.7 N 136.3 E 955 90 75
02 SEP 03 0600 25.1 N 134.8 E 955 90 75
02 SEP 03 1200 25.3 N 133.7 E 955 90 75
02 SEP 03 1800 25.6 N 132.1 E 955 90 75
02 SEP 04 0000 25.8 N 130.8 E 960 90 75
02 SEP 04 0600 26.0 N 129.6 E 960 90 75
02 SEP 04 1200 26.2 N 128.5 E 955 90 75 Just SE of Okinawa
02 SEP 04 1800 26.4 N 127.5 E 955 95 75
02 SEP 05 0000 26.5 N 126.8 E 955 95 80
02 SEP 05 0600 26.6 N 126.1 E 955 90 80
02 SEP 05 1200 26.6 N 125.7 E 955 90 80
02 SEP 05 1800 26.5 N 125.4 E 955 90 80
02 SEP 06 0000 26.2 N 125.0 E 955 90 80
02 SEP 06 0600 26.1 N 124.7 E 955 85 80
02 SEP 06 1200 26.3 N 124.5 E 955 85 80
02 SEP 06 1800 26.3 N 123.8 E 955 80 80
02 SEP 07 0000 26.9 N 123.0 E 960 70 75
02 SEP 07 0600 27.3 N 121.4 E 965 70 70
02 SEP 07 1200 27.6 N 120.2 E 970 65 65 NMCC: 27.3 N, 120.4 E
02 SEP 07 1800 27.3 N 118.9 E 985 35 50 Inland in China
02 SEP 08 0000 28.0 N 117.4 E 998 30 30 NMCC: 27.3 N, 117.0 E
02 SEP 08 0600 28.2 N 115.4 E 1000 25 NMCC Warnings
02 SEP 08 1200 28.4 N 114.5 E 1006 15
Note: The 10-min avg MSW estimates from NMCC, HKO and CWBT are tabulated
below.
Date Time Estimated 10-min avg MSW in kts
(GMT) NMCC HKO CWBT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
02 AUG 29 0600 35
02 AUG 29 1200 40
02 AUG 29 1800 40
02 AUG 30 0000 50
02 AUG 30 0600 55
02 AUG 30 1200 55
02 AUG 30 1800 60
02 AUG 31 0000 70
02 AUG 31 0600 70
02 AUG 31 1200 70
02 AUG 31 1800 80
02 SEP 01 0000 80
02 SEP 01 0600 90
02 SEP 01 1200 95
02 SEP 01 1800 100
02 SEP 02 0000 100
02 SEP 02 0600 100
02 SEP 02 1200 100
02 SEP 02 1800 90
02 SEP 03 0000 90
02 SEP 03 0600 90
02 SEP 03 1200 90
02 SEP 03 1800 90
02 SEP 04 0000 90 80
02 SEP 04 0600 90 80
02 SEP 04 1200 80 80
02 SEP 04 1800 80 80
02 SEP 05 0000 80 80
02 SEP 05 0600 80 80
02 SEP 05 1200 80 80
02 SEP 05 1800 80 80
02 SEP 06 0000 80 80
02 SEP 06 0600 80 80 80
02 SEP 06 1200 80 80 80
02 SEP 06 1800 80 80 80
02 SEP 07 0000 80 80 80
02 SEP 07 0600 80 80 75
02 SEP 07 1200 65 65 65
02 SEP 07 1800 50 50 55
02 SEP 08 0000 30
02 SEP 08 0600 25
02 SEP 08 1200 15
Note: The actual final warnings from HKO and CWBT were issued at
07/2100 UTC with the 10-min avg MSW values being 40 kts and 45 kts,
respectively.
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!!!!!! IMPORTANT NOTE - PLEASE READ !!!!!!
It has been brought to my attention that I should repeat in the
cyclone tracks file the caveat which is included in the Author's
Note at the end of the cyclone summaries. The tropical cyclone
tracks which I prepare are based upon the operational warnings/
advisories/advices/bulletins from the various tropical cyclone
warning agencies around the world. Users of these tracks should
be aware that they are preliminary and subject to revision during
post-seasonal analyses of the cyclones by the forecasters and
analysts at the several warning centers.
For the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific basins, official tropical
cyclone reports and "best tracks" can be found at the website of
the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov>
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center's website contains links to their
Annual Tropical Cyclone Reports which include that agency's "best
tracks" for tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific basin, the
North Indian Ocean, and the Southern Hemisphere:
http://199.10.200.33/jtwc.html>
In the near future I shall contact the other tropical warning
centers to see if I can locate any links to sites where their "best
tracks" might be archived.
PREPARED BY:
Gary Padgett [email protected]
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
Michael V. Padua [email protected]
[email protected]
Huang Chunliang [email protected]
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