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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks December 2003
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]
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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks December 2003 [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett] |
GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - DECEMBER 2003
!!!! 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.
A special thanks to David Roth of the Hydrometeorological Prediction
Center (HPC) for compiling and sending me the track for the early,
non-tropical stage of Tropical Storm Peter. The official TPC/NHC
Best Tracks for Odette and Peter can be found along with the storm
reports on NHC's website:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2003odette.shtml?>
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2003peter.shtml?>
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Storm ODETTE (20) 04 - 09 Dec
Tropical Storm PETER (21) 02 - 11 Dec
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Storm Name: ODETTE Cyclone Number: 20 Basin: ATL
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 DEC 04 1200 13.0 N 76.5 W 1005 30
03 DEC 04 1800 13.7 N 75.9 W 1003 30
03 DEC 05 0000 13.8 N 75.1 W 1003 35
03 DEC 05 0600 14.2 N 74.7 W 1002 40
03 DEC 05 1200 14.1 N 74.4 W 993 40
03 DEC 05 1800 14.4 N 73.6 W 995 45
03 DEC 06 0000 15.0 N 73.0 W 995 45
03 DEC 06 0600 16.0 N 72.4 W 994 50
03 DEC 06 1200 16.6 N 72.2 W 994 55
03 DEC 06 1800 17.2 N 72.0 W 994 55
03 DEC 07 0000 17.8 N 71.5 W 998 55
03 DEC 07 0600 18.9 N 70.6 W 999 40 Inland in Hispaniola
03 DEC 07 1200 20.5 N 69.5 W 1002 40 Over the Atlantic
03 DEC 07 1800 23.0 N 68.0 W 1004 35 Extratropical
03 DEC 08 0000 24.0 N 66.0 W 1004 35
03 DEC 08 0600 25.0 N 63.0 W 1004 35
03 DEC 08 1200 25.0 N 61.0 W 1005 35
03 DEC 08 1800 26.0 N 59.0 W 1006 35
03 DEC 09 0000 28.0 N 56.0 W 1008 35
03 DEC 09 0600 29.0 N 54.0 W 1006 35
Note: Tropical Storm Odette is only the sixth Atlantic tropical storm
known to have formed in the month of December since 1886, and is the
first to form in the Caribbean Sea.
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Storm Name: PETER Cyclone Number: 21 Basin: ATL
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 DEC 02 0000 23.5 N 45.5 W 1012 25
03 DEC 02 0600 24.0 N 46.0 W 1011 25
03 DEC 02 1200 25.0 N 47.0 W 1010 25
03 DEC 02 1800 27.0 N 46.5 W 1006 30
03 DEC 03 0000 27.5 N 47.0 W 1004 25
03 DEC 03 0600 29.0 N 47.0 W 1005 25
03 DEC 03 1200 29.5 N 48.0 W 1008 30
03 DEC 03 1800 33.0 N 46.0 W 1004 25
03 DEC 04 0000 33.5 N 44.0 W 1007 25
03 DEC 04 0600 34.0 N 42.5 W 1006 35
03 DEC 04 1200 34.0 N 41.0 W 1010 35
03 DEC 04 1800 36.0 N 40.0 W 1011 25 Frontal wave
03 DEC 05 0000 35.0 N 39.0 W 1009 30
03 DEC 05 0600 35.5 N 38.5 W 1011 25
03 DEC 05 1200 33.0 N 38.0 W 1012 30
03 DEC 05 1800 32.0 N 37.0 W 1010 25
03 DEC 06 0000 30.0 N 35.0 W 1011 35
03 DEC 06 0600 29.0 N 34.0 W 1011 40
03 DEC 06 1200 28.0 N 35.0 W 1010 35
03 DEC 06 1800 27.0 N 35.0 W 1008 35
03 DEC 07 0000 30.0 N 31.5 W 1007 35 No longer frontal
03 DEC 07 0600 29.0 N 31.0 W 1006 35
03 DEC 07 1200 29.0 N 31.0 W 1006 35
03 DEC 07 1800 28.5 N 33.0 W 1005 25 Subtropical storm
03 DEC 08 0000 25.5 N 34.0 W 1003 40
03 DEC 08 0600 25.0 N 35.0 W 1004 40
03 DEC 08 1200 22.5 N 37.0 W 1004 35
03 DEC 08 1800 21.0 N 38.0 W 1006 35
03 DEC 09 0000 20.0 N 38.0 W 1006 35
03 DEC 09 0600 20.0 N 38.0 W 1006 35
03 DEC 09 1200 19.5 N 37.2 W 1002 40 Tropical storm
03 DEC 09 1700 20.3 N 37.1 W 990 60
03 DEC 09 1800 20.9 N 36.9 W 990 60
03 DEC 10 0000 22.2 N 37.0 W 1000 45
03 DEC 10 0600 23.1 N 37.1 W 1005 30
03 DEC 10 1200 23.8 N 37.1 W 1005 30
03 DEC 10 1800 25.0 N 36.7 W 1005 30
03 DEC 11 0000 26.0 N 36.2 W 1005 30
03 DEC 11 0300 26.5 N 36.0 W 1005 30 Opening into trough
Note: The portion of the track above prior to 09/1200 UTC was provided by
David Roth, a meteorologist at the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center
in Maryland. The CP and MSW values for that portion of the track were
gleaned from ship reports. The TPC/NHC Best Track for Peter indicates
that the system had achieved subtropical storm status at 07/1800 UTC
and had become a tropical storm at 09/0600 UTC. The first operational
advisory naming Peter was issued at 09/1500 UTC. Along with Tropical
Storm Odette a few days earlier, the development of Peter makes December
of 2003 the first time since 1887 that two tropical storms have formed
in the month of December. Also, these two cyclones along with Tropical
Storm Ana in April makes 2003 the first year since 1887 that three
tropical storms have formed outside the nominal June to November season.
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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 (27W / ZIGZAG) 24 - 27 Dec
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 27W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: ZIGZAG JMA Tropical Storm Number: None
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 DEC 24 0000 13.3 N 136.6 E 1004 30 JMA Bulletin
03 DEC 24 0600 13.4 N 136.0 E 1002 25 30
03 DEC 24 1200 13.9 N 134.8 E 1002 25 30
03 DEC 24 1800 13.8 N 133.3 E 1002 30 30
03 DEC 25 0000 13.9 N 132.7 E 1004 30 30 JMA: 13.1 N, 132.5 E
03 DEC 25 0600 13.5 N 131.0 E 1004 30 30
03 DEC 25 1200 13.7 N 129.8 E 1004 35 30 JMA: 13.6 N, 130.5 E
03 DEC 25 1800 13.9 N 129.0 E 1004 35 30 JMA: 13.6 N, 129.8 E
03 DEC 26 0000 13.7 N 128.5 E 1004 35 30 PAGASA: 13.7 N, 129.3 E
03 DEC 26 0600 13.6 N 128.3 E 1004 35 30
03 DEC 26 1200 13.5 N 127.9 E 1004 30 30
03 DEC 26 1800 13.1 N 127.2 E 1004 35 30 PAGASA: 13.7 N, 127.0 E
03 DEC 27 0000 11.7 N 126.8 E 1004 35 30 PAGASA: 12.4 N, 126.4 E
03 DEC 27 0600 10.8 N 126.6 E 1004 35 30 PAGASA: 11.5 N, 126.0 E
03 DEC 27 1200 9.9 N 125.5 E 1004 30 25 PAGASA: 10.8 N, 126.0 E
03 DEC 27 1800 9.4 N 125.3 E 25 PAGASA: 9.5 N, 124.6 E
Note: The 10-min MSW estimates after 25/1800 UTC were taken from PAGASA's
bulletins. JMA downgraded the system to weak depression status (25 kts
or less) at 26/0000 UTC. NMCC did not issue warnings on TC-27W as they
normally issue warnings only for tropical storms/typhoons and did not
adjudge this system to be of tropical storm intensity. HKO classified
the system as a tropical depression but did not issue normal warnings
as the depression remained outside that agency's AOR. Neither were
any local numbered warnings issued by CWBT (Taiwan), but the agency
did upgrade the disturbance to depression status at 24/0000 UTC, and
then downgraded it back to a LPA at 27/1200 UTC. No specific wind
estimations were given, but CWBT did not forecast the system to reach
tropical storm intensity.
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NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (NIO) - Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea
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. Occasionally some information may
have been gleaned from the daily tropical weather outlooks and other
bulletins issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which
is the World Meteorological Organization's Regional Specialised Meteor-
ological Centre for the basin.
The reported maximum sustained winds are based on a 1-minute
averaging period, which is used by all U. S. civilian and military
weather services for tropical cyclone warnings. For synoptic
observations in the North Indian Ocean region, both 10-minute and
3-minute average winds are employed, but IMD makes no attempt to
modify the Dvorak scale for estimating tropical cyclone intensity;
hence, a 1-minute average MSW is implied.
Thanks to Huang Chunliang for compiling, typing and sending me
the tracks for TC-03B based on bulletins from the meteorological
departments of India (IMD) and Thailand (TMD).
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Cyclone (03B) 12 - 15 Dec
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 03B Basin: NIO
(The initial track below based on JTWC warnings)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 DEC 12 1800 8.3 N 88.4 E 30
03 DEC 13 0600 8.3 N 87.6 E 30
03 DEC 13 1800 9.1 N 86.4 E 35
03 DEC 14 0600 10.6 N 84.7 E 45
03 DEC 14 1800 12.1 N 83.6 E 45
03 DEC 15 0600 14.7 N 81.4 E 55
03 DEC 15 1800 16.4 N 81.1 E 50 Inland
Note: Huang Chunliang compiled tracks based on operational warnings
from both the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Thai
Meteorological Department (TMD). Initially, I attempted to supplement
the JTWC-based track with positions and intensities gleaned from the
IMD and TMD tracks in a manner similar to the way I treat the multiple
tracks I normally have available for Western Pacific cyclones, but
because those tracks contained data points at irregular hours and not
at the standard synoptic hours, and also because JTWC's track was at
only 12-hourly intervals, it quickly became very messy and subjective
(on my part). So I've simply included the tracks based on IMD's and
TMD's operational warnings below (with minor editing).
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INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (IMD/New Delhi)
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-->Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB0303
Date Press MSW/Gust
& Time Sta (hpa) (kt)/CI Position
====== === ===== =========== ============
121112 D --- -- 4.5N 90.5E
121203 D --- -- 6.0N 89.0E
121212 D --- -- 7.5N 88.0E
121303 DD --- -- 9.0N 87.5E
121312 CS --- -- 9.5N 87.5E
121318 CS 998 -- 10.0N 87.0E
121400 CS 998 -- 10.0N 86.5E
121403 CS 996 -- 10.5N 85.5E
121406 CS 996 -- 10.5N 85.0E
121409 CS 996 -- 11.0N 85.0E
121412 CS --- -- 11.5N 84.0E
121418 SCS --- -- 12.0N 83.0E
121500 SCS 992 -- 12.5N 82.5E
121503 SCS 992 -- 13.5N 82.0E
121509 SCS 992 -- 14.5N 81.5E
121512 SCS 992 55/65/T3.5 15.5N 81.0E
121515 SCS 992 -- 16.0N 81.0E
121518 SCS --- -- Near Gunnavaram
121521 CS --- -- Near Gunnavaram
121603 DD --- -- Near Nidadavolu
Note 1: This agency upgraded the LPA to depression status at 11/1200 UTC.
Note 2: This agency had downgraded the system back to LPA status by
17/0300 UTC.
Note 3: The above was tabulated based on all the bulletins available on
the IMD website. A "---" indicates no data was given in the relevant
bulletin for that entry. Also, no digital positions were specified in
the IMD bulletins for an overland cyclone.
Note 4: Status symbols employed by IMD:
LPA -- Low Pressure Area (MSW less than 17 kts)
D -- depression (MSW 17-27 kts)
DD -- deep depression (MSW 28-33 kts)
CS -- cyclonic storm (MSW 34-47 kts)
SCS -- severe cyclonic storm (MSW 48-63 kts)
VSCS -- very severe cyclonic storm (MSW 64-119 kts)
SpCS -- Super Cyclonic Storm (MSW greater than 119 kts)
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THAI METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (TMD/Bangkok)
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-->Tropical Cyclone 03B
Date Press &
& Time Sta Wind(kt) Position
====== === ======== ============
121200 TD 1008/27 9.0N 91.0E
121206 TD 1006/27 9.0N 89.5E
121212 TD 1004/27 9.5N 89.0E
121218 TD 1004/27 9.0N 89.0E
121300 TD 1004/30 9.0N 87.5E
121318 TC 1000/35 9.1N 86.5E
121400 TC 1004/35 9.5N 86.0E
121406 TC 1004/35 10.5N 85.0E
121412 TC 1002/35 11.0N 83.5E
121418 TC 1002/35 12.0N 83.0E
121500 TC 1002/35 12.5N 83.2E
121506 TC 1002/35 14.4N 81.5E
121512 TC 1000/35 15.5N 81.2E
121518 TC 1002/35 16.4N 81.1E
121600 TD 1002/30 16.5N 80.6E
121606 TD 1004/27 17.5N 81.5E
Note 1: This agency upgraded the LPC (Low Pressure Cell) to TD status at
12/0000 UTC, then downgraded it back to a LPC at 16/1200 UTC.
Note 2: The 13/0600 UTC & 13/1200 UTC bulletins were missing.
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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 CELA (MFR-03 / 03S) 05 - 21 Dec
Tropical Storm DARIUS (MFR-04 / 06S) 29 Dec - 04 Jan
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Storm Name: CELA Cyclone Number: 03S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 03
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
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03 DEC 05 0600 11.5 S 62.3 E 1000 30
03 DEC 05 1200 11.5 S 61.7 E 1000 30
03 DEC 05 1800 11.9 S 61.1 E 999 30 25 Locally 30 kts
03 DEC 06 0000 11.9 S 60.5 E 999 25 "
03 DEC 06 0600 11.9 S 60.5 E 1000 30 25 "
03 DEC 06 1200 12.0 S 60.0 E 1000 25 "
03 DEC 06 1800 12.2 S 59.6 E 1000 30 30
03 DEC 07 0000 12.8 S 58.6 E 999 30
03 DEC 07 0600 12.9 S 57.8 E 997 35 30
03 DEC 07 1200 13.1 S 57.4 E 997 30
03 DEC 07 1800 13.3 S 57.1 E 997 40 30
03 DEC 08 0000 13.7 S 56.2 E 996 30
03 DEC 08 0600 13.6 S 55.0 E 994 45 35
03 DEC 08 1200 13.4 S 54.0 E 994 40
03 DEC 08 1800 13.5 S 53.4 E 989 40
03 DEC 09 0000 13.5 S 52.8 E 986 45
03 DEC 09 0600 12.9 S 51.4 E 990 45 40
03 DEC 09 1200 13.1 S 50.1 E 992 35
03 DEC 09 1800 13.2 S 49.8 E 995 35 30 Inland in Madagascar
03 DEC 10 0000 13.3 S 48.9 E 1000 30 "
03 DEC 10 0600 13.5 S 48.0 E 1002 30 30 Over water again
03 DEC 10 1200 15.5 S 45.0 E 1005 20 Relocated
03 DEC 10 1800 15.6 S 44.4 E 1005 25 20 Final bulletin
03 DEC 11 0000 16.1 S 44.0 E 1003 20
03 DEC 11 0600 15.8 S 43.6 E 35 JTWC warning
03 DEC 11 1200 16.0 S 44.2 E 1003 25 Bulletins restarted
03 DEC 11 1800 15.7 S 44.0 E 1003 40 25
03 DEC 12 0000 15.5 S 44.2 E 1000 25
03 DEC 12 0600 16.2 S 44.2 E 1002 40 25
03 DEC 12 1200 16.5 S 44.3 E 1002 25
03 DEC 12 1800 16.4 S 44.1 E 1003 35 25
03 DEC 13 0000 16.5 S 43.8 E 1002 25
03 DEC 13 0600 16.5 S 43.8 E 999 35 25
03 DEC 13 1200 16.0 S 42.7 E 1001 25
03 DEC 13 1800 16.4 S 42.8 E 1000 35 25
03 DEC 14 0000 16.7 S 42.1 E 999 30
03 DEC 14 0600 16.9 S 41.7 E 997 35 30
03 DEC 14 1200 17.5 S 41.9 E 994 35
03 DEC 14 1800 18.5 S 41.6 E 994 35 35
03 DEC 15 0000 19.0 S 41.1 E 994 35
03 DEC 15 0600 19.7 S 41.2 E 991 35 35
03 DEC 15 1200 20.4 S 41.2 E 984 50
03 DEC 15 1800 20.6 S 41.1 E 984 45 50
03 DEC 16 0000 20.7 S 41.2 E 985 50
03 DEC 16 0600 20.7 S 41.7 E 972 65 60
03 DEC 16 1200 20.9 S 41.7 E 970 65
03 DEC 16 1800 21.2 S 41.9 E 970 65 65
03 DEC 17 0000 21.2 S 41.5 E 970 65
03 DEC 17 0600 21.5 S 41.0 E 976 55 55
03 DEC 17 1200 22.5 S 40.2 E 985 50
03 DEC 17 1800 23.3 S 39.4 E 978 55 60
03 DEC 18 0000 23.7 S 39.3 E 978 60
03 DEC 18 0600 24.0 S 39.0 E 968 55 65
03 DEC 18 1200 24.2 S 39.0 E 970 65
03 DEC 18 1800 24.6 S 39.5 E 970 55 65
03 DEC 19 0000 24.8 S 40.2 E 970 65
03 DEC 19 0600 24.9 S 41.6 E 975 55 60
03 DEC 19 1200 25.5 S 42.2 E 975 60
03 DEC 19 1800 26.2 S 42.9 E 975 65 60
03 DEC 20 0000 27.3 S 42.5 E 975 60
03 DEC 20 0600 27.5 S 42.5 E 980 65 60
03 DEC 20 1200 29.1 S 42.4 E 982 55
03 DEC 20 1800 31.0 S 42.0 E 985 50 50
03 DEC 21 0000 32.8 S 42.0 E 990 40
03 DEC 21 0600 34.5 S 43.9 E 992 45 40
03 DEC 21 1200 36.2 S 46.8 E 992 40 Locally 45-50 kts / XT
Note: The JTWC position at 10/0600 UTC was 14.1S, 47.2E.
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Storm Name: DARIUS Cyclone Number: 06S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 04
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 DEC 29 0600 10.0 S 63.9 E 1003 25 25
03 DEC 29 1200 10.7 S 63.5 E 1002 25
03 DEC 29 1800 11.8 S 63.0 E 1002 35 25
03 DEC 30 0000 12.0 S 62.2 E 1002 25
03 DEC 30 0600 12.9 S 61.0 E 999 40 30
03 DEC 30 1200 13.5 S 60.6 E 997 30
03 DEC 30 1800 14.5 S 60.4 E 994 45 40
03 DEC 31 0000 14.9 S 59.9 E 991 40
03 DEC 31 0600 14.8 S 59.4 E 992 55 40
03 DEC 31 1200 15.2 S 58.8 E 991 40
03 DEC 31 1800 15.7 S 59.0 E 984 65 50
04 JAN 01 0000 16.5 S 59.0 E 984 50
04 JAN 01 0600 16.5 S 59.0 E 980 65 55
04 JAN 01 1200 17.2 S 58.6 E 980 55
04 JAN 01 1800 18.0 S 58.4 E 976 60 55
04 JAN 02 0000 18.4 S 58.5 E 980 55
04 JAN 02 0600 18.7 S 58.4 E 985 45 50
04 JAN 02 1200 19.8 S 58.2 E 984 50
04 JAN 02 1800 20.3 S 58.0 E 980 55 50
04 JAN 03 0000 21.3 S 58.0 E 985 50
04 JAN 03 0600 22.1 S 57.9 E 988 55 45
04 JAN 03 1200 23.8 S 58.4 E 990 45
04 JAN 03 1800 24.9 S 58.7 E 990 45 45
04 JAN 04 0000 26.2 S 59.3 E 991 45
04 JAN 04 0600 28.0 S 59.6 E 993 40 45
04 JAN 04 1200 29.9 S 61.8 E 993 35 40 Extratropical
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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
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Severe Tropical Cyclone JANA (04S) 07 - 12 Dec
Severe Tropical Cyclone DEBBIE (05P) 17 - 21 Dec
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Storm Name: JANA Cyclone Number: 04S Basin: AUW
(System named 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 DEC 07 0000 7.6 S 95.5 E 35 JTWC Warning
03 DEC 07 0400 7.7 S 96.0 E 998 30
03 DEC 07 1000 7.8 S 96.2 E 992 50 40
03 DEC 07 1600 8.0 S 96.6 E 990 45
03 DEC 07 2200 8.1 S 97.0 E 985 65 55
03 DEC 08 0400 7.9 S 98.0 E 970 60
03 DEC 08 1000 8.4 S 98.0 E 960 65 70
03 DEC 08 1600 8.8 S 98.7 E 960 75
03 DEC 08 2200 9.6 S 99.2 E 960 75 75
03 DEC 09 0400 10.6 S 99.4 E 960 75
03 DEC 09 1000 11.8 S 99.4 E 965 80 70
03 DEC 09 1600 12.8 S 99.4 E 965 70
03 DEC 09 2200 13.6 S 99.4 E 965 80 70
03 DEC 10 0400 14.0 S 98.8 E 970 60
03 DEC 10 1000 14.5 S 98.4 E 970 75 60
03 DEC 10 1600 14.9 S 97.9 E 970 60
03 DEC 10 2200 14.7 S 97.6 E 985 55 50
03 DEC 11 0400 14.8 S 96.8 E 990 40
03 DEC 11 1000 15.0 S 95.9 E 990 35 40
03 DEC 11 1600 15.2 S 95.0 E 992 40
03 DEC 11 2200 15.0 S 94.0 E 997 33
03 DEC 12 0000 14.9 S 94.3 E 30 JTWC Warning
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Storm Name: DEBBIE Cyclone Number: 05P Basin: AUE/AUW
(System named by the Darwin, Northern Territory, TCWC)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 DEC 17 0000 9.2 S 137.6 E 30 Darwin Satellite Fix
03 DEC 17 0600 9.4 S 136.5 E 1000 30
03 DEC 17 1200 9.1 S 136.0 E 998 30
03 DEC 17 1800 9.5 S 135.5 E 998 30
03 DEC 18 0000 9.6 S 134.9 E 995 30
03 DEC 18 0600 9.7 S 135.7 E 995 30
03 DEC 18 1200 9.9 S 135.6 E 995 30
03 DEC 18 1800 9.9 S 135.4 E 992 35 35
03 DEC 19 0000 9.9 S 135.1 E 988 45
03 DEC 19 0600 10.1 S 134.5 E 982 45 50
03 DEC 19 1200 10.1 S 134.7 E 975 60
03 DEC 19 1800 10.6 S 134.3 E 970 50 65
03 DEC 20 0000 11.0 S 134.0 E 970 65
03 DEC 20 0600 11.4 S 133.7 E 970 65 65
03 DEC 20 1200 11.7 S 133.6 E 970 65
03 DEC 20 1800 12.4 S 133.4 E 980 55 40 Inland
03 DEC 21 0000 13.3 S 133.5 E 995 30
03 DEC 21 0500 13.4 S 133.8 E 35 JTWC-06Z: 13.8S, 133.3E
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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
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Monsoon Depression 30 Dec - 01 Jan
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: AUE
(System was probably a monsoon depression)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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03 DEC 30 1800 18.0 S 165.0 E 999 30
03 DEC 31 0000 19.0 S 165.0 E 999 30
03 DEC 31 0600 20.0 S 164.0 E 998 30
03 DEC 31 1200 20.0 S 163.0 E 998 30
03 DEC 31 1800 19.0 S 162.0 E 998 30
04 JAN 01 0000 19.0 S 161.0 E 998 35
04 JAN 01 0600 18.5 S 160.5 E 996 35
04 JAN 01 1200 18.0 S 160.5 E 999 35
04 JAN 01 1800 18.0 S 159.0 E 998 35
04 JAN 01 2200 18.0 S 161.0 E 999 35 Final gale warning
Note: This LOW was not a tropical cyclone. It was described in the
early warnings from Brisbane as a monsoon LOW.
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!!!!!! IMPORTANT NOTE - PLEASE READ !!!!!!
To repeat the caveat which is included in the Author's Note
at the end of the cyclone summaries--the tropical cyclone tracks
I prepare are based upon the operational warnings/advisories/
advices/bulletins which are issued by 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>
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>
http://mpittweather.com>
PREPARED BY:
Gary Padgett [email protected]
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
Michael V. Padua [email protected]
[email protected]
Huang Chunliang [email protected]
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