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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks February 2003
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]
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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks February 2003 [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett] |
GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - FEBRUARY 2003
!!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!!
SPECIAL NOTE: Back issues of the global tropical cyclone summaries
and monthly cyclone track files can be obtained at the following
websites:
ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/pub/landsea/padgett/>
http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/>
http://www.typhoon2000.ph> OR http://64.235.42.210>
http://mpittweather.com>
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SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN (SWI) - South Indian Ocean West of Longitude 90E
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
issued by Meteo France's Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre on Reunion
Island (MFR), which is the World Meteorological Organization's Regional
Specialised Meteorological Centre for the basin. The 1-minute average
maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from warnings issued by the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy,
located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The center position coordinates from
JTWC were compared with those from MFR and annotations made in the
Remarks column when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm
or more.
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Cyclone GERRY (MFR-10 / 16S) 08 - 17 Feb
Tropical Cyclone HAPE (MFR-11 / 17S) 09 - 16 Feb
Tropical Storm ISHA (MFR-12 / 18S) 11 - 14 Feb
Tropical Cyclone JAPHET (MFR-13 / 19S) 25 Feb - 03 Mar
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Storm Name: GERRY Cyclone Number: 16S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 10
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 08 0600 14.8 S 55.6 E 999 30 25 30 kts to south
03 FEB 08 1200 14.8 S 55.3 E 999 25 "
03 FEB 08 1800 14.5 S 55.5 E 999 30 25 "
03 FEB 09 0000 13.5 S 56.0 E 998 30
03 FEB 09 0600 12.2 S 55.5 E 998 35 30 JTWC: 13.0 S, 55.5 E
03 FEB 09 1200 11.8 S 55.0 E 998 30
03 FEB 09 1800 11.5 S 54.7 E 998 35 30 JTWC: 12.2 S, 55.0 E
03 FEB 10 0000 12.0 S 54.4 E 998 30
03 FEB 10 0600 11.3 S 54.8 E 994 45 35
03 FEB 10 1200 11.8 S 54.6 E 991 40
03 FEB 10 1800 12.2 S 54.4 E 990 55 40
03 FEB 11 0000 12.8 S 54.7 E 988 40
03 FEB 11 0600 13.8 S 54.5 E 988 60 40 JTWC: 13.3 S, 53.7 E
03 FEB 11 1200 14.9 S 53.4 E 985 50
03 FEB 11 1800 15.4 S 53.5 E 985 55 50
03 FEB 12 0000 16.1 S 54.2 E 982 50
03 FEB 12 0600 16.5 S 54.7 E 975 55 50
03 FEB 12 1200 17.2 S 55.3 E 967 65
03 FEB 12 1800 18.1 S 56.2 E 965 75 70 JTWC: 17.9 S, 55.7 E
03 FEB 13 0000 18.7 S 57.2 E 960 70
03 FEB 13 0600 19.4 S 58.6 E 940 105 90
03 FEB 13 1200 20.4 S 59.9 E 940 90
03 FEB 13 1800 22.0 S 61.0 E 940 100 90 JTWC: 21.5 S, 61.0 E
03 FEB 14 0000 22.4 S 61.5 E 948 100 80
03 FEB 14 0600 23.3 S 62.1 E 955 75
03 FEB 14 1200 24.7 S 63.3 E 976 75 60
03 FEB 14 1800 25.8 S 65.0 E 985 50
03 FEB 15 0000 27.3 S 65.3 E 990 35 40
03 FEB 15 0600 27.2 S 66.3 E 992 40
03 FEB 15 1200 28.0 S 67.0 E 993 35 40
03 FEB 15 1800 27.8 S 68.6 E 995 40
03 FEB 16 0000 28.0 S 69.5 E 998 30 Locally 35 kts SW and E
03 FEB 16 0600 27.7 S 70.3 E 998 30 "
03 FEB 16 1200 27.0 S 71.3 E 998 30 Extratropical
03 FEB 16 1800 26.5 S 72.5 E 999 30 Locally 35 kts to south
03 FEB 17 0000 25.7 S 74.1 E 1000 30 "
03 FEB 17 0600 26.4 S 74.3 E 1000 30 "
03 FEB 17 1200 26.3 S 75.2 E 1000 30 "
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Storm Name: HAPE Cyclone Number: 17S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 11
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 09 0600 12.2 S 65.5 E 1000 25
03 FEB 09 1200 12.2 S 65.0 E 1000 25
03 FEB 09 1800 12.6 S 64.8 E 1000 25
03 FEB 10 0000 13.2 S 64.4 E 999 25 Locally 30-35 kts
03 FEB 10 0600 14.5 S 64.0 E 998 30 30 JTWC: 13.7 S, 65.0 E
03 FEB 10 1200 14.8 S 63.8 E 998 30
03 FEB 10 1800 15.8 S 63.7 E 998 40 30
03 FEB 11 0000 16.7 S 63.7 E 997 30
03 FEB 11 0600 16.5 S 64.5 E 995 45 35
03 FEB 11 1200 17.5 S 65.0 E 975 60
03 FEB 11 1800 17.6 S 66.1 E 972 75 60
03 FEB 12 0000 17.5 S 67.1 E 968 65
03 FEB 12 0600 17.0 S 68.1 E 965 80 70
03 FEB 12 1200 16.7 S 69.0 E 965 70
03 FEB 12 1800 16.0 S 70.0 E 968 75 65 JTWC: 16.6 S, 69.6 E
03 FEB 13 0000 15.5 S 70.5 E 970 65
03 FEB 13 0600 15.1 S 71.2 E 975 80 55 JTWC: 15.1 S, 70.9 E
03 FEB 13 1200 14.6 S 72.2 E 975 55
03 FEB 13 1800 14.7 S 72.0 E 975 80 60
03 FEB 14 0000 14.7 S 72.5 E 975 60
03 FEB 14 0600 15.8 S 73.8 E 982 65 50 JTWC: 15.4 S, 73.0 E
03 FEB 14 1200 16.7 S 73.9 E 984 50
03 FEB 14 1800 17.3 S 74.7 E 985 60 60 JTWC: 16.7 S, 74.5 E
03 FEB 15 0000 17.8 S 75.3 E 985 60
03 FEB 15 0600 20.1 S 76.2 E 990 35 40
03 FEB 15 1200 21.5 S 77.8 E 995 35
03 FEB 15 1800 23.2 S 78.8 E 998 30
03 FEB 16 0000 23.9 S 80.0 E 1000 25
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Storm Name: ISHA Cyclone Number: 18S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 12
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 11 0000 14.0 S 81.2 E 30 JTWC Warning
03 FEB 11 1200 15.5 S 81.5 E 1000 30 25
03 FEB 12 0000 16.3 S 82.1 E 999 40 25 Locally 30 kts
03 FEB 12 0600 16.3 S 82.8 E 998 30
03 FEB 12 1200 17.0 S 83.2 E 997 40 30
03 FEB 12 1800 17.5 S 83.7 E 997 30
03 FEB 13 0000 18.3 S 84.3 E 996 45 30 JTWC: 17.7 S, 84.5 E
03 FEB 13 0600 19.2 S 84.9 E 995 35
03 FEB 13 1200 20.0 S 85.6 E 997 45 30
03 FEB 13 1800 20.8 S 85.5 E 999 25 Locally 30 kts to S
03 FEB 14 0000 20.7 S 85.6 E 35 JTWC Warning
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Storm Name: JAPHET Cyclone Number: 19S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 13
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 25 1200 22.1 S 43.0 E 1002 25
03 FEB 25 1800 22.5 S 42.4 E 1001 30 25
03 FEB 26 0000 22.3 S 41.0 E 1000 30 25 JTWC: 22.5 S, 42.2 E
03 FEB 26 0600 22.0 S 40.1 E 998 30
03 FEB 26 1200 21.3 S 39.6 E 997 35 30
03 FEB 26 1800 21.4 S 39.3 E 995 35
03 FEB 27 0000 21.1 S 39.3 E 990 45 40
03 FEB 27 0600 21.6 S 39.3 E 987 45
03 FEB 27 1200 22.0 S 38.5 E 980 60 55
03 FEB 27 1800 22.1 S 38.3 E 976 60
03 FEB 28 0000 22.4 S 38.0 E 976 75 60 JTWC: 23.0 S, 37.9 E
03 FEB 28 0600 23.0 S 37.8 E 965 70
03 FEB 28 1200 23.2 S 37.6 E 955 85 75
03 FEB 28 1800 23.6 S 37.4 E 940 90
03 MAR 01 0000 23.8 S 37.6 E 935 115 95
03 MAR 01 0600 23.7 S 37.6 E 927 100
03 MAR 01 1200 23.6 S 37.6 E 927 115 100
03 MAR 01 1800 23.6 S 37.4 E 927 100
03 MAR 02 0000 23.1 S 37.0 E 940 105 90
03 MAR 02 0600 22.6 S 36.5 E 946 85
03 MAR 02 1200 22.1 S 35.6 E 946 85 85
03 MAR 02 1800 21.6 S 35.2 E 955 80
03 MAR 03 0000 21.1 S 34.5 E 970 60 60 Inland
03 MAR 03 0600 20.9 S 34.3 E 980 45
03 MAR 03 1200 20.7 S 33.3 E 55 35
03 MAR 03 1800 20.5 S 32.5 E 25 See Note
Note: The final warning on Japhet from MFR did not contain any MSW
value, but based on the time inland since landfall, I would estimate
that winds did not exceed 25 kts. The final bulletin at 03/1800 UTC
contained the following comments: "Squally weather extending up to
250 km, and locally up to 400 km, in the southeastern sector. The
more intense convective activity, associated with the strongest
rainfall, is in the northern semicircle and in the eastern sector."
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NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA/SOUTHEAST INDIAN OCEAN (AUW) - Longitude 90E to 135E
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Perth, Western
Australia, and Darwin, Northern Territory. The 1-minute average
maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from warnings issued by
the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and
Navy, located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The center position coordinates
from JTWC were compared with those from the Australian centres and
annotations made in the Remarks column when the differences in general
amounted to 40-50 nm or more.
Systems Tracked
---------------
Tropical LOW 04 - 06 Feb
Severe Tropical Cyclone FIONA (14S) 04 - 13 Feb
Tropical Cyclone GRAHAM (20S) 26 Feb - 01 Mar
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: AUW
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 04 0400 11.0 S 99.1 E 1004 See Note
03 FEB 04 1000 11.1 S 98.5 E 1002
03 FEB 04 1600 11.2 S 97.7 E 1002
03 FEB 04 2200 11.2 S 96.7 E 1002
03 FEB 05 0400 11.4 S 96.9 E 1002
03 FEB 05 1000 11.5 S 96.2 E 1002
03 FEB 05 1600 11.4 S 95.8 E 998
03 FEB 05 2200 11.4 S 95.0 E 1000
03 FEB 06 0400 11.5 S 94.0 E 1000
Note: The gale warnings from Perth never specified any maximum winds, but
likely the MSW would have been around 25-30 kts.
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Storm Name: FIONA Cyclone Number: 14S Basin: AUW
(Name assigned by the Perth, Western Australia, TCWC)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 04 2200 11.5 S 113.5 E 1000 30
03 FEB 05 0400 11.7 S 111.6 E 1000 30 30
03 FEB 05 0700 11.8 S 111.2 E 997 40
03 FEB 05 1000 11.7 S 110.8 E 990 35 45
03 FEB 05 1600 11.9 S 109.8 E 985 35 45 JTWC-18Z: 12.0S, 110.8E
03 FEB 05 2200 11.9 S 109.4 E 985 50
03 FEB 06 0400 11.9 S 109.5 E 985 50 50
03 FEB 06 1000 11.9 S 109.0 E 975 55 55
03 FEB 06 1600 12.0 S 108.3 E 970 55 60
03 FEB 06 2200 12.1 S 107.7 E 970 60 60
03 FEB 07 0400 12.2 S 106.6 E 965 65
03 FEB 07 1000 12.4 S 105.9 E 960 75 70
03 FEB 07 1600 12.7 S 104.8 E 960 70
03 FEB 07 2200 13.2 S 104.0 E 955 90 75
03 FEB 08 0400 13.7 S 103.1 E 930 100
03 FEB 08 1000 14.2 S 102.2 E 930 100 105
03 FEB 08 1600 14.6 S 101.1 E 930 105
03 FEB 08 2200 15.1 S 100.0 E 930 100 105
03 FEB 09 0400 15.6 S 99.1 E 935 95
03 FEB 09 1000 16.3 S 97.9 E 945 100 90
03 FEB 09 1600 16.5 S 96.4 E 955 80
03 FEB 09 2200 16.7 S 95.6 E 955 100 80
03 FEB 10 0400 16.6 S 94.6 E 955 80
03 FEB 10 1000 17.1 S 93.5 E 960 90 80
03 FEB 10 1600 17.1 S 92.5 E 960 80
03 FEB 10 2200 17.4 S 91.7 E 960 80 70
03 FEB 11 0400 17.9 S 91.5 E 965 70
03 FEB 11 1000 18.4 S 91.1 E 960 80 75
03 FEB 11 1600 19.0 S 91.0 E 960 75
03 FEB 11 2200 19.6 S 91.0 E 960 60 75
03 FEB 12 0400 20.3 S 91.4 E 970 60
03 FEB 12 1000 21.2 S 91.9 E 980 55 55
03 FEB 12 1600 21.7 S 92.2 E 990 45
03 FEB 12 2200 22.1 S 92.7 E 998 30 40
03 FEB 13 0400 21.9 S 92.1 E 1002 35 Final Perth Warning
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Storm Name: GRAHAM Cyclone Number: 20S Basin: AUW
(Name assigned by the Perth, Western Australia, TCWC)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 26 0100 17.0 S 119.5 E 997 30 See Note
03 FEB 26 0400 17.0 S 119.5 E 997 30
03 FEB 26 1000 17.0 S 119.5 E 997 30
03 FEB 26 1600 17.5 S 119.5 E 997 30
03 FEB 26 2200 17.5 S 119.6 E 990 30
03 FEB 27 0400 17.5 S 119.6 E 990 30 30
03 FEB 27 0700 17.5 S 120.0 E 988 45
03 FEB 27 1000 17.6 S 120.1 E 988 45
03 FEB 27 1600 17.5 S 120.1 E 985 30 45
03 FEB 27 2200 17.5 S 120.4 E 985 45
03 FEB 28 0400 18.1 S 121.8 E 985 35 40 JTWC-06Z: 18.3S, 120.9E
03 FEB 28 1000 18.6 S 121.5 E 985 45
03 FEB 28 1600 19.3 S 121.5 E 985 35 45 Inland
03 FEB 28 2200 19.7 S 121.4 E 985 45
03 MAR 01 0400 19.4 S 122.6 E 990 25 35 JTWC-06Z: 20.6S, 120.8E
Note: During Graham's formative period, west to northwest winds of
35-40 kts were occuring north of the monsoon trough and well north of
the system's centre. I chose to represent the 10-min avg MSW during
this period with 30 kts to underscore the fact that the system had not
yet been named as a tropical cyclone. From 27/0700 UTC onward the
MSW values given above were taken from the High Seas Warnings. The
public advices estimated the peak gusts at 100-110 km/hr, which would
equate to around a 39 to 42-kt 10-min avg MSW.
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NORTHEAST AUSTRALIA/CORAL SEA (AUE) - Longitude 135E to 160E
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Darwin, Northern
Territory; Brisbane, Queensland; and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
The 1-minute average maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from
warnings issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S.
Air Force and Navy, located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The center
position coordinates from JTWC were compared with those from the
Australian centres and annotations made in the Remarks column when the
differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm or more.
Systems Tracked
---------------
Hybrid LOW 28 Feb - 01 Mar
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: AUE
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 28 0000 23.4 S 154.8 E 1001 See Note
03 FEB 28 0600 23.9 S 154.4 E 998
03 FEB 28 1200 24.3 S 154.5 E 997 40
03 FEB 28 1800 25.0 S 155.0 E 998 40
03 FEB 28 2300 25.5 S 156.0 E 998 35
03 MAR 01 0430 26.0 S 158.0 E 998 30
Note: This LOW was likely a hybrid of some sort. There was some deep
convection associated with the system, but not organised near the
centre.
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SOUTH PACIFIC (SPA) - South Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 160E
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Nadi, Fiji, and
Wellington, New Zealand. The 1-minute average maximum sustained wind
estimates were taken from warnings issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning
Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy, located at Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii. The center position coordinates from JTWC were compared with
those from the Southern Hemisphere centres and annotations made in the
Remarks column when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm
or more.
Systems Tracked
---------------
Tropical Depression (08F) 30 Jan - 09 Feb
Tropical Cyclone DOVI (09F / 15P) 05 - 12 Feb
Depression ("L1") 18 - 21 Feb
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 08F
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 JAN 30 1800 11.0 S 171.0 W 1005 See Note
03 JAN 31 0600 11.5 S 169.0 W 1002
03 JAN 31 2100 10.1 S 169.0 W 1002
03 FEB 03 0600 15.0 S 168.0 W 1003
03 FEB 03 2100 15.0 S 167.0 W 1002
03 FEB 04 0600 15.0 S 167.0 W 1001
03 FEB 04 2100 13.0 S 165.0 W 1001
03 FEB 05 0600 15.0 S 171.0 W 1002 15 Relocated
03 FEB 06 0600 16.0 S 172.0 W 1002 15
03 FEB 06 2100 17.5 S 180.0 W 1004 15 Relocated
03 FEB 08 0600 16.0 S 177.0 E 1004 15
03 FEB 08 2100 15.1 S 176.5 E 1004 15
03 FEB 09 0600 13.9 S 177.7 E 1003 15
Note: No maximum winds were given in the Tropical Disturbance Summaries
from Nadi prior to 5 February. The system was referred to as a tropical
disturbance through the 4th, but was accorded tropical depression status
from the 5th through the 8th.
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Storm Name: DOVI Cyclone Number: 15P Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 09F
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 05 0600 11.0 S 163.0 W 999 25 30 Peripheral gales
03 FEB 05 1200 12.0 S 163.2 W 999 30 "
03 FEB 05 1800 13.1 S 162.2 W 997 30 30 "
03 FEB 05 2300 14.0 S 162.8 W 995 40
03 FEB 06 0000 14.1 S 162.8 W 990 40
03 FEB 06 0600 14.5 S 162.6 W 990 35 40
03 FEB 06 1200 15.0 S 162.7 W 990 40
03 FEB 06 1800 16.0 S 163.3 W 985 65 50
03 FEB 07 0000 16.3 S 163.8 W 970 70
03 FEB 07 0600 16.4 S 164.2 W 970 75 75
03 FEB 07 1200 17.0 S 164.5 W 970 80
03 FEB 07 1800 17.5 S 165.5 W 925 125 100
03 FEB 08 0000 18.0 S 166.1 W 920 110
03 FEB 08 0600 18.4 S 166.7 W 925 130 100
03 FEB 08 1200 18.9 S 167.4 W 920 110
03 FEB 08 1800 19.4 S 167.8 W 920 130 110
03 FEB 09 0000 20.2 S 168.5 W 920 110
03 FEB 09 0600 20.9 S 168.9 W 925 125 100
03 FEB 09 1200 21.5 S 169.1 W 935 90
03 FEB 09 1800 22.1 S 169.3 W 945 110 85
03 FEB 10 0000 23.1 S 169.0 W 960 75
03 FEB 10 0600 24.0 S 168.5 W 970 85 65
03 FEB 10 1200 24.2 S 168.5 W 980 55
03 FEB 10 1800 24.9 S 168.2 W 985 55 50
03 FEB 10 2300 26.0 S 169.0 W 986 50 XTRP - New Zealand Wrng
03 FEB 11 0500 27.0 S 170.0 W 985 50
03 FEB 11 1100 27.0 S 170.0 W 986 50
03 FEB 11 2300 27.0 S 170.0 W 992 45
03 FEB 12 0500 28.0 S 170.0 W 987 45
03 FEB 12 1700 28.0 S 169.0 W 990 35
03 FEB 12 2300 28.0 S 169.0 W 993 35
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: None (Designated as Depression L1)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 FEB 18 2100 17.5 S 154.8 W 1004 Classed as LOW
03 FEB 19 0600 17.5 S 154.8 W 1004
03 FEB 19 2100 17.0 S 153.0 W 1004
03 FEB 20 2100 20.3 S 147.7 W 1004 Classed as depression
03 FEB 21 0600 21.0 S 146.0 W 1004
03 FEB 21 2100 24.5 S 145.5 W 1003
Note: This system was likely not fully tropical, as evidenced by the
fact that it wasn't designated with one of Nadi's sequential tropical
disturbance numbers; also, it was referred to simply as a depression,
not as a tropical depression. No maximum winds were given in the
Tropical Disturbance Summaries.
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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>
PREPARED BY:
Gary Padgett [email protected]
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
Michael V. Padua [email protected]
[email protected]
Huang Chunliang [email protected]
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