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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks May 2000
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

 
               GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - MAY 2000

ATLANTIC (ATL) - North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico

NOTE:  The information presented below on a possible subtropical
       disturbance southeast of Bermuda was sent to me by Michael
       Pitt.   Tropical Weather Discussions issued by TPC classified
       the system as a complex system with an upper-level LOW with
       supporting fronts and an associated surface LOW.  The Air Force
       Weather Agency (AFWA) assigned Dvorak ratings on the disturbance
       for about 30 hours on 19 and 20 May.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Possible Subtropical Disturbance                19 - 21 May

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: ATL


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 MAY 19 1800  28.0 N   63.0 W  1014             T2.5 (See Note)
00 MAY 20 0000  28.0 N   62.0 W  1012             T2.5
00 MAY 20 0600  27.0 N   63.0 W  1012             T1.5
00 MAY 20 1200  27.0 N   62.0 W  1013             T1.5
00 MAY 20 1800  26.7 N   62.6 W  1015             T1.5
00 MAY 21 0400  26.9 N   62.0 W                   T1.5

Note: The positions by-and-large were taken from the Tropical Weather
Discussions issued by TPC.   The system did not move very much and the
coordinates from AFWA's Satellite Discussions were similar.  The Dvorak
ratings were supplied by AFWA.

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NORTHEAST PACIFIC (NEP) - North Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 180

NOTE:  The tracking and intensity information for Northeast Pacific
       Basin tropical cyclones is based upon operational advisories
       from the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center
       in Miami, Florida, for systems east of Longitude 140W; and
       from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Honolulu, Hawaii,
       for systems west of Longitude 140W.  The MSW are based on a
       1-min averaging period, which is used by all U.S. civilian
       and military weather services for tropical cyclone warnings.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Hurricane ALETTA (01E)                          22 - 28 May

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Storm Name: ALETTA                Cyclone Number: 01E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 MAY 22 1200  13.3 N   99.2 W  1005   30
00 MAY 22 1800  13.9 N  100.2 W  1004   30
00 MAY 23 0000  14.4 N  101.4 W  1003   30
00 MAY 23 0600  14.6 N  101.7 W  1002   35
00 MAY 23 1200  14.8 N  102.4 W  1002   40
00 MAY 23 1800  14.5 N  103.1 W  1000   45
00 MAY 24 0000  14.6 N  103.6 W   998   50
00 MAY 24 0600  14.6 N  104.4 W   994   55
00 MAY 24 1200  14.5 N  105.4 W   987   65
00 MAY 24 1800  14.9 N  105.9 W   984   70
00 MAY 25 0000  14.9 N  106.7 W   977   80
00 MAY 25 0600  15.0 N  107.4 W   970   90
00 MAY 25 1200  15.0 N  108.0 W   970   90
00 MAY 25 1800  15.0 N  107.5 W   975   80
00 MAY 26 0000  14.8 N  107.9 W   975   80
00 MAY 26 0600  14.7 N  107.5 W   979   75
00 MAY 26 1200  14.7 N  107.5 W   980   70
00 MAY 26 1800  14.8 N  107.9 W   985   65
00 MAY 27 0000  15.0 N  107.7 W   990   60
00 MAY 27 0600  15.2 N  107.4 W  1000   45
00 MAY 27 1200  15.5 N  107.5 W  1004   30
00 MAY 27 1800  15.5 N  107.5 W  1004   30
00 MAY 28 0000  16.1 N  107.5 W  1005   25

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NORTHWEST PACIFIC (NWP) - North Pacific Ocean West of Longitude 180

NOTE:  The tracking information for Northwest Pacific Basin tropical
       cyclones is based primarily upon operational warnings from the
       Joint Typhoon Warning Center of the U.S. Air Force and Navy at
       Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Comparisons were made with track coordinates
       given in advisories from the meteorological services of Japan
       (JMA) and the Philippines (PAGASA).  In general, whenever the
       center position differed by more than 40-50 nm from JTWC's, an
       entry was made in the Remarks column.

       The 1-min avg MSW were taken from the JTWC advisories while the
       10-min avg MSW were obtained from PAGASA's advisories if the
       storm was in PAGASA's area of responsibility; otherwise, they
       were gleaned from JMA's advisories or high seas forecasts.  In
       a few cases the 10-min MSW given by PAGASA and JMA did not agree;
       in those cases I reported the higher value.    The estimates of
       central pressure were obtained from JMA's advisories.

       Michael V. Padua, owner of the Typhoon 2000 webpage sent me the 
       PAGASA and JMA tracks for these systems--a special thanks to 
       Michael for his assistance.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Super Typhoon DAMREY (01W / 0001 / ASIANG)       5 - 12 May
   Tropical Storm LONGWANG (02W / 0002 / BIRING)   17 - 20 May
   Tropical Depression (03W / KONSING)             20 - 22 May
   Tropical Depression (04W)                       30 May - 1 Jun

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Storm Name: DAMREY                Cyclone Number: 01W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: ASIANG      JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0001

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 MAY 05 1800  11.2 N  132.9 E         30
00 MAY 06 0000  11.8 N  132.2 E         30    30  PAGASA: 11.7 N, 133.9 E
00 MAY 06 0600  11.8 N  132.4 E  1002   30    30
00 MAY 06 1200  12.4 N  132.2 E   998   40    30
00 MAY 06 1800  13.2 N  131.6 E   998   55    35
00 MAY 07 0000  13.3 N  131.7 E   990   60    45
00 MAY 07 0600  13.4 N  131.8 E   980   65    55  JMA: 13.7 N, 131.2 E
00 MAY 07 1200  13.6 N  131.4 E   980   70    55  PAGASA: 14.0 N, 131.1 E
00 MAY 07 1800  13.7 N  131.5 E   975   75    65  PAGASA: 14.1 N, 131.0 E
00 MAY 08 0000  13.9 N  131.5 E   970   75    65  PAGASA: 14.3 N, 131.0 E
00 MAY 08 0600  14.3 N  132.0 E   965   75    70
00 MAY 08 1200  14.4 N  132.4 E   960   80    75
00 MAY 08 1800  15.1 N  133.0 E   960  105    75
00 May 09 0000  15.6 N  133.4 E   950  115    80
00 MAY 09 0600  16.4 N  134.4 E   940  130    85
00 MAY 09 1200  17.3 N  135.2 E   930  150    90
00 MAY 09 1800  18.6 N  136.1 E   930  155    90
00 MAY 10 0000  19.5 N  136.8 E   930  140    90
00 MAY 10 0600  20.9 N  137.7 E   935  105    85
00 MAY 10 1200  21.9 N  138.3 E   940   90    85  JMA: 22.2 N, 138.8 E
00 MAY 10 1800  22.9 N  138.9 E   950   65    80  JMA: 23.0 N, 139.5 E
00 MAY 11 0000  23.8 N  139.8 E   960   60    70
00 MAY 11 0600  25.0 N  140.9 E   970   45    65
00 MAY 11 1200  26.1 N  141.9 E   975   40    60
00 MAY 11 1800  27.1 N  143.5 E   980   35    55
00 MAY 12 0000  27.7 N  145.8 E   985   35    50
00 MAY 12 0600  28.3 N  147.7 E   994   25    35
00 MAY 12 1200  29.2 N  149.8 E   998         30  Extratropical (JMA Pos)

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Storm Name: LONGWANG              Cyclone Number: 02W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: BIRING      JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0002

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 MAY 17 1800  16.5 N  119.5 E  1002         25  PAGASA Warning
00 MAY 18 0000  16.6 N  120.6 E  1002         25         "
00 MAY 18 0600  18.6 N  122.4 E  1002         30         "
00 MAY 18 1200  19.6 N  123.5 E  1002         30         "
00 MAY 18 1800  20.1 N  123.6 E  1002   30    30
00 MAY 19 0000  20.9 N  125.3 E   998   35    40
00 MAY 19 0600  22.1 N  126.4 E   996   40    40
00 MAY 19 1200  23.3 N  128.3 E   996   40    40
00 MAY 19 1800  23.9 N  129.6 E   992   35    45  JMA: 24.7 N, 130.7 E
00 MAY 20 0000  26.8 N  135.0 E   994   30    40
00 MAY 20 0600  28.3 N  139.1 E   996   25    40  Extratropical

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 03W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: KONSING     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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00 MAY 20 1800  18.5 N  118.0 E               25  PAGASA Warning
00 MAY 21 0000  18.2 N  118.2 E  1002   30    30  PAGASA: 19.0 N, 119.8 E
00 MAY 21 0600  19.5 N  119.7 E  1002   30    30  PAGASA: 19.6 N, 120.5 E
00 MAY 21 1200  21.0 N  121.9 E  1002   30    30  PAGASA: 21.0 N, 122.5 E
00 MAY 21 1800  20.5 N  123.0 E  1004   25    30  PAGASA: 22.0 N, 123.5 E
00 MAY 22 0000  21.4 N  124.7 E  1008   25    30  PAGASA: 22.3 N, 124.8 E
00 MAY 22 0600  23.0 N  126.0 E               30  PAGASA Warning

Note: JMA's positions were normally fairly close to either JTWC's or
PAGASA's, but there were two times when there was considerable spread
between all three agencies' positions.   JMA's coordinates for these
two times are:

  21/1200 UTC - 19.7 N, 121.6 E
  22/0000 UTC - 24.0 N, 126.0 E

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 04W     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)
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00 MAY 30 1800  12.3 N  110.5 E         25
00 MAY 31 0000  12.9 N  110.7 E         25
00 MAY 31 0600  14.2 N  110.6 E         25
00 MAY 31 1200  14.8 N  110.2 E         30
00 MAY 31 1800  14.4 N  109.4 E         30
00 JUN 01 0000  16.1 N  108.8 E         25
00 JUN 01 0600  16.7 N  108.2 E         25
00 JUN 01 1200  17.3 N  107.7 E         25
00 JUN 01 1800  18.2 N  106.9 E         25

Note: Neither PAGASA nor JMA issued any warnings on this depression;
hence, there are no 10-min avg MSW estimates.

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AUSTRALIAN REGION (AUS) - From Longitude 90E Eastward to Longitude 160E

NOTE:  The tracking information presented below was obtained from
       operational warnings issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning
       Centres at Brisbane, Queensland.   

       A special thanks is due to Matthew Saxby of Queanbeyan, New
       South Wales, Australia, for sending me the tabulated track for
       this tropical LOW.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Tropical LOW                                    20 - 23 May

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: AUS


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 MAY 20 2100  12.0 S  160.5 E  1008             
00 MAY 21 2300  12.6 S  158.0 E  1002         40  See Note
00 MAY 22 0600  13.0 S  157.1 E  1004         35  
00 MAY 22 1200  13.0 S  157.0 E  1004         35  
00 MAY 22 1800  13.0 S  157.0 E  1004         35     
00 MAY 23 0000  11.8 S  155.8 E  1006                
00 MAY 23 0600  11.8 S  156.0 E  1004    25

Note: Gales were forecast for the southern quadrant only.  I did not
see any Dvorak ratings exceeding T1.5 for this depression.

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SOUTHWEST PACIFIC (SWP) - South Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 160E

NOTE:  The tracking and intensity information for Southwest Pacific
       Basin tropical cyclones was taken from real-time operational
       warnings issued by the Nadi TCWC, Fiji for positions north of
       25S and from the Wellington, New Zealand office for positions
       south of 25S.

       A special thanks to Matthew Saxby of Queanbeyan, New South Wales,
       Australia, for preparing the tabular track below.


                            Systems Tracked
                            ---------------

   Tropical Depression (22F)                       3 - 8 May

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SWP
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 22F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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00 MAY 03 1200  19.0 S  167.0 W  1004         30  
00 MAY 03 1800  20.4 S  165.5 W  1004         30  
00 MAY 04 0000  20.6 S  165.6 W  1004         30  
00 MAY 04 0000  20.5 S  164.2 W  1004         35  See Note 
00 MAY 04 0600  20.5 S  165.7 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 04 1200  20.7 S  166.0 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 04 1800  20.8 S  166.7 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 05 0000  20.0 S  165.0 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 05 0600  20.0 S  165.0 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 05 1200  20.0 S  165.0 W  1001         35  
00 MAY 05 1800  20.3 S  165.9 W  1001         40  
00 MAY 06 0000  20.4 S  165.7 W  1001         40  
00 MAY 06 0600  20.3 S  166.1 W  1001         40  
00 MAY 06 1200  20.3 S  166.3 W  1004         40  
00 MAY 06 1800  20.4 S  166.1 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 07 0000  20.7 S  165.4 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 07 0600  21.1 S  165.1 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 07 1200  21.9 S  165.2 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 07 1800  21.9 S  166.1 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 08 0000  21.9 S  167.1 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 08 0600  21.8 S  167.8 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 08 1200  21.9 S  168.8 W  1004         35  
00 MAY 08 1800  22.2 S  169.2 W  1004         35

Note: Gales were forecast to be occurring only in the southern semi-
circle of the depression.   Dvorak T-numbers from JTWC and KGWC were
quite low for this system (T1.5 or less).
                                              
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Updated: 4th January 2007

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