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Northern Hemisphere 1999 Tropical Cyclone Season Review
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

               A REVIEW OF THE 1999 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 1999, as
  reported in the Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Summaries prepared
  by the author.

    (1) Number - this is the cyclone warning 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, or
               JTWC (and PAGASA for Western North Pacific systems in 
               their area of warning responsibility).    Greek letter
               names were assigned to certain systems by the author
               for purposes of discussion in the monthly summaries.

    (3) Dates - range of dates for which tracking information for the 
                cyclone is available in the Global Tropical Cyclone
                Tracks documents 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 Northwestern 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
              preliminary seasonal summary released by TPC/NHC at the
              end of the official Hurricane Season on 30 November.

    (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.
         These values are taken from either Japan's or Manila's warnings,
         whichever had the higher value.


     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.

  ***********************************************************************

                           ATLANTIC BASIN

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

 01   Arlene        11-18 Jun         1008*     50                ATL
 02   -----         02-03 Jul         1004*     30                ATL
 03   Bret          18-25 Aug          944*    120                ATL
 04   Cindy         19-31 Aug          944     120                ATL
 05   Dennis        24 Aug-07 Sep      962*     90                ATL
 06   Emily         24-28 Aug         1004*     45                ATL
 07   -----         05-07 Sep         1005      30                ATL
 08   Floyd         07-17 Sep          921*    135                ATL
 --   "Delta"       07-11 Sep          ---      25                ATL (1)
 09   Gert          11-24 Sep          930     130                ATL
 --   "Epsilon"     13-17 Sep         1005      30                ATL (2)
 10   Harvey        19-22 Sep          994*     50                ATL
 11   -----         04-06 Oct         1002*     30                ATL
 12   -----         06-08 Oct         1007      30                ATL
 13   Irene         13-21 Oct          958*     95                ATL
 14   Jose          17-28 Oct          979*     85                ATL
 15   Katrina       28 Oct-01 Nov      999*     35                ATL
 --   -----         05-07 Nov          998      30                ATL (3)
 16   Lenny         13-21 Nov          933*    135                ATL
 --   -----         24 Nov-03 Dec      997      40                ATL (3)

 NOTES:

 (1) After a post-season review of available data, it was determined that
     this system had been quite weak.  But in satellite imagery it did
     display some features which raised the possibility that it could
     have been a very small midget tropical cyclone of somewhat greater
     intensity--hence its inclusion in the September summary.  

 (2) This system had more to commend its possible inclusion as an unnamed
     tropical storm, but after a careful review of available data, it
     was decided not to include the system as a tropical storm.  There
     were some winds exceeding gale force reported by ships, but these
     were not near the center when the LOW was best organized.  This
     system will likely be considered as a unnumbered/non-operational
     tropical depression by TPC/NHC.

 (3) These two systems were hybrid LOWs which exhibited some subtropical
     characteristics but which never acquired enough organized central
     convection to be regarded as tropical cyclones.   The gale-force
     winds reported in the second system were peripheral gales well
     removed from the central area of the LOW.

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                         NORTHEAST PACFICIC BASIN

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

 01E  Adrian        18-22 Jun          975      85                NEP
 02E  Beatriz       09-16 Jul          956     105                NEP
 03E  -----         14-15 Jul         1007      30                NEP
 04E  -----         23-25 Jul         1007      30                NEP
 05E  Calvin        25-27 Jul         1005      35                NEP
 06E  -----         26-28 Jul         1005      30                NEP
 07E  Dora (9911)   06-23 Aug          943     120                NEP/NWP
 08E  Eugene        06-15 Aug          965      95                NEP
 09E  -----         13-15 Aug         1005      30                NEP
 10E  Fernanda      17-22 Aug          994      55                NEP
 11E  -----         23-24 Aug         1000      30                NEP
 12E  Greg          05-09 Sep          987      65                NEP
 13E  Hilary        17-21 Sep          987      65                NEP
 14E  Irwin         08-11 Oct          997      50                NEP


 NOTE:  Hurricane Dora was assigned the number 9911 by the Japanese
 Meteorological Agency when the storm crossed longitude 180 and entered
 the Northwest Pacific basin.

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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  Hilda/Auring    ----  03-08 Jan       1000     35    30     NWP
 02W  Iris/Bebeng     ----  15-18 Feb        ---     35    30     NWP
 03W  Jacob/Karing    ----  06-10 Apr        ---     35    30     NWP
 04W  Kate/Diding     9901  22-28 Apr        980     75    55     NWP
 05W  Leo             9902  27 Apr-02 May    960    110    75     NWP
 06W  Maggie/Etang    9903  01-08 Jun        955    105    85     NWP
 ---  Gening          ----  04-06 Jun        ---     --    30     NWP (1)
 07W  -----           9904  15-18 Jul        996     30    35     NWP (2)
 08W  -----           ----  21-22 Jul        ---     30    --     NWP
 09W  Neil/Helming    9905  21-28 Jul        980     40    50     NWP
 10W  ----            9906  26-27 Jul        985     25    40     NWP (2)
 11W  Olga/Ising      9907  28 Jul-03 Aug    970     75    65     NWP
 12W  Paul            9908  03-08 Aug        985     50    45     NWP
 13W  Rachel          9909  05-09 Aug        992     35    35     NWP
 14W  -----           ----  08-10 Aug        ---     30    --     NWP
 ---  "Alpha"         ----  08-11 Aug        ---     55    --     NWP (3)
 ---  "Beta"          ----  09-11 Aug        ---     45    --     NWP (3)
 ---  "Gamma"         ----  11-17 Aug        ---     35    --     NWP (3)
 15W  -----           ----  16-18 Aug        ---     25    --     NWP
 16W  Sam/Luding      9910  18-23 Aug        980     75    55     NWP
 17W  Tanya           9912  19-24 Aug        ---     70    50     NWP (4)
 18W  -----           ----  21-24 Aug        ---     30    --     NWP (5)
 19W  Virgil          9913  24-29 Aug        ---     75    45     NWP (6)
 20W  Wendy/Mameng    9914  30 Aug-04 Sep    996     40    40     NWP
 21W  York/Neneng     9915  10-17 Sep        980     70    55     NWP
 22W  Zia             9916  13-15 Sep        985     35    45     NWP
 23W  Ann             9917  15-20 Sep        980     45    50     NWP
 24W  Bart/Oniang     9918  17-25 Sep        930    140    90     NWP
 25W  Cam             9919  22-26 Sep        990     40    45     NWP
 26W  Dan/Pepang      9920  02-11 Oct        960    110    80     NWP
 27W  Eve/Rening      9921  15-20 Oct        990     45    45     NWP
 ---  "Zeta"          ----  02-05 Nov       1003     20    --     NWP (7)
 28W  -----           ----  05-07 Nov       1000     30    30     NWP
 29W  Frankie/Sendang ----  06-10 Nov        994     35    40     NWP (8)
 ---  "Eta"           ----  08-16 Nov        ---     60    --     NWP (9)
 30W  Gloria/Trining  9922  13-16 Nov        980     65    50     NWP
 ---  "Theta"         ----  26 Nov-01 Dec    ---     50    --     NWP (A)
 31W  -----           ----  01-04 Dec        ---     30    --     NWP
 32W  -----           ----  09-11 Dec        ---     30    --     NWP
 33W  -----           ----  14-16 Dec        ---     30    --     NWP


 NOTES:

 (1) System was carried as a tropical depression by PAGASA only.

 (2) These depressions were classifed as tropical storms by JMA.

 (3) Tracks and intensities for these systems were provided by Dr. Mark
     Lander of the University of Guam.  Greek letter names were assigned
     by the author.

 (4) Mark Lander's highest MSW for Tanya was 90 kts.

 (5) Mark Lander's highest MSW for 18W was 45 kts.

 (6) Mark Lander's highest MSW for Virgil was 100 kts.

 (7) System was a monsoon depression which brought extremely devastating
     floods to Vietnam.    According to Mark Lander, gale-force winds
     were present in a peripheral cloud band to the north and east of
     the center, and winds were likely approaching gale force in the
     central region when landfall occurred.

 (8) Frankie/Sendang was not regarded as a tropical storm by JMA.

 (9) Track and intensity for this system provided by Mark Lander.
     The peak winds of 60 kts occurred after the initial tropical
     depression had weakened and had transformed into a vigorous
     subtropical cyclone.  Estimated strongest winds while still a
     tropical depression were 30 kts.

 (A) Track and intensity for this system provided by Mark Lander.
     System originated east of Dateline as a typical Hawaiian Kona LOW.
     Peak winds of 50 kts occurred during this initial subtropical phase.
     After transforming into a tropical storm the highest MSW were
     estimated to be on the order of 40-45 kts.

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                       NORTH INDIAN OCEAN BASIN

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

 01B  -----         01-05 Feb          ---      40                NIO
 02A  -----         16-22 May          ---     110                NIO
 03B  -----         10-11 Jun          ---      35                NIO (1)
 ---  -----         17 Jun             ---      30                NIO (2)
 ---  -----         27-28 Jul          ---      25                NIO (3)
 ---  -----         06-08 Aug          ---      25                NIO (2)
 04B  -----         15-19 Oct          ---     120                NIO
 05B  -----         25 Oct-01 Nov      ---     140                NIO
 ---  -----         08-11 Dec          ---      25                NIO (2)

 NOTES:

 (1) System was intensifying at landfall and winds likely reached
     40-45 kts shortly before moving inland.

 (2) Treated as a depression by only IMD.

 (3) Treated as a depression by only IMD.  System was strengthening at
     landfall and winds were likely 30 kts as it moved inland.

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 Prepared by Gary Padgett
 [email protected]
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 Work: 850-882-2594

Document: summ1999.htm
Updated: 4th January 2007

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