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Northern Hemisphere 2007 Tropical Cyclone Season Review
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

                A REVIEW OF THE 2007 TROPICAL CYCLONE SEASON

                       FOR THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE


     Following is a tabular summary of all the tropical depressions,
  tropical storms, hurricanes, and typhoons which occurred in the
  Northern Hemisphere between 1 January and 31 December 2007, as
  reported in the Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summaries prepared
  by the author.

    (1) Number - this is the sequential cyclone number assigned by either
                 TPC/NHC, CPHC in Honolulu, or JTWC.  If neither of these
                 agencies issued any warnings, no number will be given.

    (2) Name - the name (if any) assigned by either TPC/NHC, CPHC, IMD,
               or JMA (and PAGASA for Western North Pacific systems in 
               their area of warning responsibility).

    (3) Dates - range of dates for which tracking information for the 
                cyclone is available in the Global Tropical Cyclone
                Tracks files prepared by the author.

    (4) Pressure - Lowest central pressure (either estimated or recorded)
                   during the lifetime of the cyclone.  For Atlantic and
                   Northeastern Pacific systems these will be the values
                   reported in operational advisories from TPC/NHC or
                   CPHC.  For Northwest Pacific systems the central
                   pressure estimates are taken from advisories issued by
                   the Japanese Meteorological Agency.  An asterisk (*)
                   following the pressure indicates the reading was an
                   actual measured pressure normally obtained by a drop-
                   sonde released during an aerial reconnaissance
                   flight.    Central pressure is given in millibars,
                   which is numerically equivalent to hectopascals.

    (5) MSW - maximum 1-minute average sustained windspeed in knots.
              For the Northwestern Pacific and North Indian Ocean
              basins, these will be the highest value assigned
              operationally by JTWC.  For the Atlantic and Northeastern
              Pacific basins, the MSW values are taken from the
              official tropical cyclone reports prepared by the
              TPC/NHC Hurricane Specialists and which are available
              on TPC/NHC's website:  .

    (6) Basins - tropical cyclone basins where the cyclone tracked during
                 its life:

                 ATL - North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea
                 NEP - North Pacific east of Longitude 180
                 NWP - North Pacific west of Longitude 180
                       (including South China Sea)
                 NIO - Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea

     For tropical systems in the NWP basin, two additional columns of
  information are given:

     (1) The tropical storm serial number assigned by the Japanese
         Meteorological Agency to tropical depressions which are deemed
         to have reached tropical storm intensity.  This does not always
         agree with JTWC's assessment.

     (2) An estimate of the maximum 10-minute average sustained wind.
         The value given represents the highest 10-min avg MSW assigned
         by any agency.  If from any warning center other than JMA, a
         numbered note below identifies which center's value is given.

     A number in parentheses (e.g. (1) ) following an entry refers to
  a note following the entries for the given basin.   A separate table
  is given for each of the four Northern Hemisphere basins.

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                              ATLANTIC BASIN

 NUM  NAME          DATES           CENT PRS   MSW               BASIN
                                      (mb)    (kts)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 01   Andrea        06-14 May         1001      50                ATL (1)
 02   Barry         01-05 Jun          997 *    50                ATL
 03   Chantal       30 Jul-04 Aug      994      45                ATL
 04   Dean          13-23 Aug          906 *   150                ATL
 05   Erin          15-19 Aug          995      50                ATL (2)
 06   Felix         31 Aug-05 Sep      930 *   150                ATL
 07   Gabrielle     04-12 Sep         1004 *    50                ATL (4)
 08   Ingrid        12-18 Sep         1002      40                ATL
 09   Humberto      12-14 Sep          985 *    80                ATL
 10   -----         18-22 Sep         1005 *    30                ATL
 11   Jerry         20-25 Sep         1003      35                ATL (4)
 12   Karen         25-30 Sep          988      65                ATL (3)
 13   Lorenzo       25-28 Sep          990 *    70                ATL
 14   Melissa       23 Sep-02 Oct     1005      35                ATL
 15   -----         11-13 Oct         1011      30                ATL
 16   Noel          28 Oct-05 Nov      980 *    70                ATL (5)
 17   Olga          10-16 Dec         1003      50                ATL (4)   
 --   -----         26 Dec-02 Jan     1004      45                ATL (6)

 NOTES:

 (1) System was a subtropical storm which never acquired full tropical
     characteristics.  The max winds/min pressure given above are for
     the subtropical portion of its life only.  The parent extratropical
     cyclone from which Andrea evolved produced winds exceeding hurricane
     force.

 (2) The peak winds during the lifetime of Tropical Storm Erin occurred
     during a brief and very surprising intensification episode over
     Oklahoma hundreds of miles inland and three days after landfall on
     the Texas coast.  NHC has officially not classified this phase of
     Erin's life as a tropical storm, but there are some meteorologists
     who disagree with this assessment.

 (3) Upgraded to a hurricane during post-storm analysis.

 (4) System was initially named as a subtropical storm but made the
     transition into a tropical cyclone.

 (5) Winds reached 75 kts after Noel had become, or at least was in the
     process of becoming, an extratropical cyclone.

 (6) System was a non-tropical LOW south of the Azores that developed
     organized convection.  It looked best on 29 December when satellite
     intensity estimates were 35-40 kts, and may have been a subtropical
     storm that day before merging with a front and weakening on the 30th.
     (Comments from Jack Beven.)  Drifting buoy 62901 reported a pressure
     of 1004.6 mb at 31/0000 UTC very near the low-level center, and an
     ASCAT pass around the same time revealed a few 45-kt wind vectors
     near the swath edge in the northwestern semicircle, where the
     pressure gradient would be tightest due to high pressure centered
     to the northwest.

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                         NORTHEAST PACFICIC BASIN

 NUM  NAME          DATES           CENT PRS   MSW               BASIN
                                      (mb)    (kts)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 01E  Alvin         27-31 May         1003      35                NEP
 02E  Barbara       29 May-02 Jun     1000      45                NEP
 03E  -----         11-13 Jun         1004      30                NEP
 04E  -----         09-11 Jul         1006      30                NEP
 05E  -----         14-16 Jul         1006      30                NEP
 06E  Cosme         14-23 Jul          987      65                NEP
 07E  Dalila        22-27 Jul          995      50                NEP
 08E  Erick         31 Jul-02 Aug     1004      35                NEP
 09E  Flossie       08-16 Aug          949     120                NEP
 10E  Gil           29 Aug-02 Sep     1001      40                NEP
 11E  Henriette     30 Aug-06 Sep      972      75                NEP
 12E  Ivo           18-24 Sep          984      70                NEP
 13E  -----         19-20 Sep         1007      30                NEP
 14E  Juliette      29 Sep-02 Oct      997      50                NEP
 15E  Kiko          15-25 Oct          991      60                NEP

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                         NORTHWEST PACFICIC BASIN

 JTWC    NAME(S)      JMA     DATES         CENT    MSW   MSW    BASIN
 NUM                TROP STM                PRS    1-MIN 10-MIN
                      NUM                   (mb)   (kts) (kts)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 01W  Kong-rey        0701  31 Mar-07 Apr    960     90    75     NWP
 02W  Yutu/Amang      0702  15-25 May        935    125    95     NWP
 03W  Toraji          0703  03-06 Jul        996     35    35     NWP
 04W  Man-yi/Bebeng   0704  07-20 Jul        930    130    95     NWP (1)
 05W  Usagi           0705  27 Jul-07 Aug    945    120    90     NWP
 06W  -----           ----  02-07 Aug        994     35    30     NWP
 07W  Pabuk/Chedeng   0706  04-14 Aug        975     65    65     NWP
 08W  Wutip/Dodong    0707  06-09 Aug        990     40    40     NWP
 ---  -----           ----  10-12 Aug        992     --    30     NWP (2)
 09W  Sepat/Egay      0708  11-22 Aug        910    140   110     NWP
 ---  -----           ----  14-15 Aug       1002     --    30     NWP (2)
 ---  -----           ----  21-25 Aug       1004     --    30     NWP (2)
 10W  Fitow           0709  26 Aug-09 Sep    970     85    65     NWP (3)
 11W  Danas           0710  06-17 Sep        994     60    50     NWP
 ---  -----           ----  09-14 Sep       1000     --    30     NWP (2)
 12W  Nari/Falcon     0711  11-18 Sep        940    120    95     NWP
 13W  Wipha/Goring    0712  15-21 Sep        930    135   100     NWP
 14W  -----           ----  19-21 Sep       1006     30    25     NWP
 15W  Francisco       0713  21-26 Sep        990     45    45     NWP
 16W  Lekima/Hanna    0714  27 Sep-04 Oct    975     70    60     NWP (4)
 17W  Krosa/Ineng     0715  01-09 Oct        925    130   105     NWP
 ---  Haiyan          0716  30 Sep-07 Oct    998     65    35     NWP (5)
 ---  Podul           0717  03-09 Oct        990     55    35     NWP (6)
 18W  Lingling        0718  09-19 Oct        994     45    45     NWP (7)
 19W  Kajiki          0719  18-25 Oct        945    110    90     NWP (8)
 20W  Faxai/Juaning   0720  24-31 Oct        980     40    55     NWP
 21W  Peipah/Kabayan  0721  02-10 Nov        970     75    70     NWP
 22W  Tapah           0722  10-13 Nov        996     35    35     NWP
 23W  Hagibis/Lando   0724  18-28 Nov        970     85    70     NWP
 24W  Mitag/Mina      0723  20-27 Nov        955     95    80     NWP (9)
 25W  -----           ----  26-27 Nov        ---     25    --     MWP (10)
 26W  -----           ----  28-29 Nov        ---     35    --     NWP (11)

 NOTES:

 (1) Dr. Karl Hoarau performed his own analysis of Typhoon Man-yi and
     does not believe that it reached 130 kts, but rather peaked at
     125 kts (1-min avg).

 (2) Classified as a tropical depression by JMA only.

 (3) The times of JTWC's and JMA's respective peak intensities do not
     coincide.  When JMA was estimating 65 kts (10-min avg), JTWC's peak
     MSW was 80 kts (1-min avg).  At the time of JTWC's peak 1-min avg
     MSW of 85 kts, JMA's 10-min avg MSW was 60 kts.

 (4) This system was classified as Tropical Storm Hanna well before it was
     officially named Lekima by JMA, by which time it had moved westward
     out of PAGASA's AOR.

 (5) No warnings were issued on TS Haiyan by JTWC.  The 1-min avg MSW
     estimates were sent to the author by Dr. Karl Hoarau.

 (6) No warnings were issued on TS Podul by JTWC.  The 1-min avg MSW
     estimates were sent to the author by Dr. Karl Hoarau.

 (7) The peak 1-min avg MSW of 45 kts was estimated by Dr. Karl Hoarau
     during a time prior to warnings being issued on this system by any
     agency.   The peak operational 1-min avg MSW assigned by JTWC was
     35 kts, concurrent with the peak 10-min avg of 45 kts assigned by
     JMA.

 (8) Dr. Karl Hoarau performed a Dvorak analysis of TY Kajiki and estimates
     the peak 1-min avg MSW at 125 kts.

 (9) The times of JTWC's and JMA's respective peak intensities do not
     coincide.  When JMA was estimating 80 kts (10-min avg), JTWC's peak
     MSW was 90 kts (1-min avg).  At the time of JTWC's peak 1-min avg
     MSW of 95 kts, JMA's 10-min avg MSW was 75 kts.

 (10) While JTWC's peak 1-min avg MSW was only 25 kts, several SAB
      satellite fix bulletins rated the system at T2.0/2.0, suggesting
      that the depression produced 30-kt winds at some point.  JMA never
      referenced this system in their High Seas bulletins, even as a
      low-pressure area.  According to Dr. Karl Hoarau, microwave imagery
      clearly indicated the presence of a LLCC.

 (11) JTWC issued only two warnings on this system, and the highest MSW
      was only 25 kts.   Rather unusual, given that the translational speed
      was 29 kts!  Dr. Karl Hoarau estimates that the MSW peaked at 35 kts,
      and I included that value in the track I prepared.  The Dvorak
      estimates from JTWC's own satellite analyst reached T2.5/2.5 for
      several hours, and one SAB rating reached T3.0/3.0.  There was ample
      evidence from satellite imagery, plus the rapid forward motion, to
      believe that this system was a tropical storm.  JMA never elevated
      the system above weak depression status.

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                          NORTH INDIAN OCEAN BASIN

 NUM  NAME                     DATES        CENT PRS   MSW       BASIN
                                              (mb)    (kts)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 01B  Akash                  12-15 May         ---      65        NIO
 02A  Gonu                   01-07 Jun         920     140        NIO
 03B  Yemyin                 21-27 Jun         ---      50        NIO (1)
 04B  -----                  27 Jun-01 Jul     ---      45        NIO
 ---  -----                  05-06 Aug         ---      30        NIO
 05A  -----                  27 Oct-04 Nov     ---      45        NIO
 ---  -----                  26-28 Oct         ---      30        NIO
 06B  Sidr                   10-16 Nov         ---     135        NIO (2)

 NOTES:

 (1) This system was not officially named operationally by IMD, who has
     official naming responsibility for the NIO basin.  However, the
     Pakistani Meteorological Service unofficially named the storm Yemyin
     and this name was given wide dissemination by the press.  Later, IMD
     re-analyzed the system to have been of cyclone intensity and made
     the decision to officially let the name Yemyin stand.  The highest
     MSW assigned to Yemyin by JTWC was 50 kts, but based on most Dvorak
     intensity estimates, microwave imagery, and at least one SLP
     observation a few hours after landfall, the storm was likely of
     hurricane intensity when it made landfall in Pakistan.

 (2) Dr. Karl Hoarau believes that Sidr peaked at 140 kts.

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 Prepared by Gary Padgett
 [email protected]
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Document: summ2007.htm
Updated: 4th November 2008

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