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Northern Hemisphere 2004 Tropical Cyclone Season Review
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]


               A REVIEW OF THE 2004 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 2004, 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, 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: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov> .

    (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.

     For tropical systems in the NIO basin, a column is given referencing
  IMD's identifier for cyclonic storms:  ARB for Arabian Sea cyclones and
  BOB for Bay of Bengal systems.

     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   Alex          31 Jul-06 Aug      957 *   105                ATL
 02   Bonnie        03-14 Aug         1001 *    55                ATL
 03   Charley       09-15 Aug          941 *   130                ATL
 04   Danielle      13-24 Aug          964      95                ATL
 05   Earl          13-15 Aug         1009 *    45                ATL
 06   Frances       25 Aug-10 Sep      935 *   125                ATL
 07   Gaston        27 Aug-03 Sep      985 *    65                ATL
 08   Hermine       27-31 Aug         1002 *    50                ATL
 09   Ivan          02-24 Sep          910 *   145                ATL
 10   -----         07-10 Sep         1009      30                ATL
 11   Jeanne        13-29 Sep          950 *   105                ATL
 12   Karl          16-28 Sep          938     125                ATL
 13   Lisa          19 Sep-03 Oct      987      65                ATL
 14   Matthew       08-11 Oct          997 *    40                ATL
 15   Nicole        10-11 Oct          986      45                ATL (1)
 16   Otto          26 Nov-05 Dec      995      45                ATL (2)

 NOTES:

 (1) System was a subtropical storm which never developed full tropical
     cyclone characteristics.

 (2) System was initially a subtropical storm which evolved into a tropical
     storm.  The peak winds of 45 kts occurred during the subtropical storm
     stage--the highest MSW after transforming into a tropical storm was
     40 kts.

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                         NORTHEAST PACFICIC BASIN

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

 01E  Agatha        22-26 May          997      50                NEP
 02E  -----         02-05 Jul         1007      30                NEP
 01C  -----         05 Jul            1007      25                NEP
 03E  Blas          12-19 Jul          991      55                NEP
 04E  Celia         19-26 Jul          981      75                NEP
 05E  Darby         26 Jul-01 Aug      957     105                NEP
 06E  -----         29 Jul-03 Aug     1006      30                NEP
 07E  Estelle       19-25 Aug          989      60                NEP
 08E  Frank         23-27 Aug          979      75                NEP
 09E  -----         23-28 Aug         1005      30                NEP
 10E  Georgette     26 Aug-03 Sep      995      55                NEP
 11E  Howard        30 Aug-10 Sep      943     120                NEP
 12E  Isis          08-21 Sep          987      65                NEP
 13E  Javier        10-20 Sep          930     130                NEP
 14E  Kay           04-07 Oct         1004      40                NEP
 15E  Lester        11-13 Oct         1000      45                NEP
 16E  -----         25-26 Oct         1004      30                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  Ambo            ----  11-16 Feb       1000     45    30     NWP (1)
 02W  Butchoy         ----  16-23 Mar        998     45    45     NWP (2)
 03W  Sudal/Cosme     0401  03-18 Apr        940    130    95     NWP (3)
 04W  Nida/Dindo      0402  13-22 May        930    140   110     NWP (4)
 05W  -----           ----  14-20 May       1002     35    30     NWP (1)
 06W  Omais/Enteng    0403  16-23 May        985     65    50     NWP
 07W  Conson/Frank    0404  04-11 Jun        960     95    80     NWP (5)
 08W  Chanthu/Gener   0405  07-15 Jun        970     75    65     NWP
 09W  Dianmu/Helen    0406  12-23 Jun        915    155   130     NWP (5)
 10W  Mindulle/Igme   0407  23 Jun-05 Jul    940    125   105     NWP (2)
 11W  Tingting        0408  25 Jun-06 Jul    945     80    85     NWP
 12W  Kompasu/Julian  0409  13-16 Jul        990     45    45     NWP
 13W  Namtheun        0410  24 Jul-01 Aug    945    115   100     NWP (5)
 ---  NMCC TS-0411    ----  26-27 Jul        990     --    45     NWP (6)
 14W  Meranti         0412  03-09 Aug        960     90    75     NWP
 15W  Malou           0411  04-06 Aug        994     30    40     NWP
 ---  -----           ----  06-07 Aug       1002     --    30     NWP (7)
 16W  Rananim/Karen   0413  06-13 Aug        950     90    90     NWP (5)
 17W  Malakas         0414  10-13 Aug        990     35    45     NWP
 18W  Megi/Lawin      0415  14-22 Aug        970     65    65     NWP
 19W  Chaba           0416  18 Aug-03 Sep    910    155   130     NWP (5)
 20W  Aere/Marce      0417  19-31 Aug        955     85    80     NWP
 21W  -----           ----  26-31 Aug       1000     35    30     NWP (1)
 22W  Songda/Nina     0418  27 Aug-11 Sep    925 *  130   120     NWP (5)
 23W  Sarika          0419  03-09 Sep        980     60    60     NWP (5)
 ---  NMCC TD04       ----  08-11 Sep       1002     --    30     NWP
 24W  Haima/Ofel      0420  10-14 Sep        996     30    40     NWP
 ---  Pablo           ----  14-18 Sep       1006     --    30     NWP
 ---  NMCC TD06       ----  15-16 Sep       1006     --    30     NWP
 25W  Meari/Quinta    0421  20 Sep-01 Oct    940    120   100     NWP (5)
 26W  Ma-on/Rolly     0422  03-10 Oct        920    140   105     NWP (8)
 27W  Tokage/Siony    0423  12-23 Oct        940    125   100     NWP (5)
 28W  Nock-ten/Tonyo  0424  14-27 Oct        945    110    90     NWP (5)
 29W  Muifa/Unding    0425  14-26 Nov        955    115    90     NWP (5)
 ---  Merbok/Violeta  0426  22-23 Nov        998     --    35     NWP 
 ---  Winnie          ----  27-30 Nov       1000     --    30     NWP
 30W  Nanmadol/Yoyong 0427  28 Nov-04 Dec    935    130   100     NWP (2)
 31W  Talas/Zosimo    0428  10-21 Dec        992     45    40     NWP
 32W  Noru            0429  17-23 Dec        990     55    50     NWP (5)

 NOTES:

 (1) Classified as a tropical storm by JTWC only.

 (2) The highest 10-min avg MSW was assigned by PAGASA. 

 (3) The highest 10-min avg MSW was assigned by HKO.

 (4) The highest 10-min avg MSW was assigned by HKO and NMCC.

 (5) The highest 10-min avg MSW was assigned by NMCC.

 (6) NMCC was the only agency to classify this system as a tropical
     storm.

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

 (8) The highest 10-min avg MSW was assigned by the CWB of Taiwan.

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                       NORTH INDIAN OCEAN BASIN

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

 01A  -----      ARB0401     05-10 May         ---      45        NIO
 02B  -----      BOB0401     17-19 May         ---      60        NIO
 03A  Onil       ARB0402     01-09 Oct         ---      40        NIO (1)
 ---  -----      -------     02-08 Oct         ---      25        NIO (2)
 04A  -----      -------     04-07 Nov         ---      40        NIO
 05A  Agni       ARB0403     28 Nov-03 Dec     ---      65        NIO

 NOTES:

 (1) Onil was quite likely more intense than indicated in the warnings
     from JTWC.  SAB ranked the cyclone at T3.5/3.5 (55 kts) on 1 and
     2 October.

 (2) This system was treated as a depression by IMD.  No track was
     available for inclusion in the Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks
     File for October; however, a short report can be found in the
     October monthly summary.

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 Prepared by Gary Padgett
 [email protected]
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Document: summ2004.htm
Updated: 17th May, 2005

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