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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks July 2004
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]


                GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JULY 2004


          !!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!!

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


                        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 in Miami, Florida, for locations east of longitude
  140W, and from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu,
  Hawaii, for locations west of longitude 140W.  A 1-minute averaging
  period is the standard used by all U. S. civilian and military
  warning services for tropical cyclone warnings.


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

   Tropical Depression (02E)                           02 - 03 Jul
   Tropical Depression (01C)                           05 Jul
   Tropical Storm BLAS (03E)                           12 - 15 Jul
   Hurricane CELIA (04E)                               19 - 25 Jul
   Hurricane DARBY (05E)                               26 Jul - 01 Aug
   Tropical Depression (06E)                           29 Jul - 03 Aug

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 02E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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04 JUL 02 1200  16.5 N  119.3 W  1008   25
04 JUL 02 1800  16.7 N  120.1 W  1008   25
04 JUL 03 0000  17.1 N  121.1 W  1007   25
04 JUL 03 0600  17.3 N  122.1 W  1008   25
04 JUL 03 1200  17.7 N  122.7 W  1008   25
04 JUL 03 1800  17.8 N  124.1 W  1008   25

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 01C     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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04 JUL 05 0000   7.0 N  164.6 W  1007   25 
04 JUL 05 0600   6.9 N  166.7 W  1007   25 
04 JUL 05 1200   6.5 N  167.8 W  1007   25 
04 JUL 05 1800   6.8 N  167.2 W  1007   25
04 JUL 05 2300   8.2 N  168.2 W  1010   20        Dissipated

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Storm Name: BLAS                  Cyclone Number: 03E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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04 JUL 12 1200  14.5 N  105.3 W  1006   30
04 JUL 12 1800  15.4 N  106.7 W  1006   30
04 JUL 13 0000  16.4 N  107.9 W  1002   35
04 JUL 13 0600  17.1 N  109.1 W   994   50
04 JUL 13 1200  17.9 N  110.3 W   994   50
04 JUL 13 1800  19.6 N  112.2 W   994   50
04 JUL 14 0000  20.7 N  113.7 W   996   45
04 JUL 14 0600  21.5 N  115.1 W   999   40
04 JUL 14 1200  22.1 N  116.6 W  1002   35
04 JUL 14 1800  22.4 N  117.9 W  1005   30
04 JUL 15 0000  22.9 N  119.2 W  1006   25

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Storm Name: CELIA                 Cyclone Number: 04E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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04 JUL 19 0000  14.4 N  113.2 W  1008   30
04 JUL 19 0600  14.5 N  114.0 W  1008   30
04 JUL 19 1200  14.5 N  115.2 W  1008   30
04 JUL 19 1800  14.9 N  115.9 W  1002   40
04 JUL 20 0000  15.0 N  116.2 W   996   50
04 JUL 20 0600  15.2 N  116.9 W   997   50
04 JUL 20 1200  15.3 N  117.4 W   997   50
04 JUL 20 1800  15.4 N  118.0 W  1000   45
04 JUL 21 0000  16.0 N  118.7 W  1000   45
04 JUL 21 0600  16.1 N  119.3 W  1000   45
04 JUL 21 1200  16.1 N  119.8 W   997   50
04 JUL 21 1800  16.2 N  120.6 W   991   60
04 JUL 22 0000  16.3 N  121.0 W   987   65
04 JUL 22 0600  16.4 N  121.6 W   985   70
04 JUL 22 1200  16.3 N  122.1 W   985   65
04 JUL 22 1800  16.3 N  123.0 W  1000   50
04 JUL 23 0000  16.3 N  123.9 W  1000   40
04 JUL 23 0600  16.4 N  124.7 W  1002   35
04 JUL 23 1200  16.1 N  125.3 W  1002   35
04 JUL 23 1800  16.1 N  126.1 W  1002   35
04 JUL 24 0000  16.2 N  126.7 W  1002   35
04 JUL 24 0600  16.4 N  127.5 W  1002   30
04 JUL 24 1200  17.0 N  128.4 W  1004   30
04 JUL 24 1800  17.2 N  129.6 W  1004   30
04 JUL 25 0000  17.6 N  130.7 W  1004   30
04 JUL 25 0600  17.9 N  131.9 W  1004   30
04 JUL 25 1200  18.3 N  133.0 W  1006   30
04 JUL 25 1800  18.7 N  134.1 W  1008   25

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Storm Name: DARBY                 Cyclone Number: 05E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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04 JUL 26 1800  12.3 N  114.3 W  1007   30
04 JUL 27 0000  12.4 N  115.6 W  1003   35
04 JUL 27 0600  12.7 N  116.7 W  1001   45
04 JUL 27 1200  13.2 N  118.1 W   994   55
04 JUL 27 1800  13.6 N  119.2 W   993   60
04 JUL 28 0000  14.2 N  120.6 W   990   60
04 JUL 28 0600  14.6 N  121.7 W   983   70
04 JUL 28 1200  15.2 N  122.8 W   980   75
04 JUL 28 1800  15.9 N  124.0 W   970   90
04 JUL 29 0000  16.3 N  125.2 W   970   90
04 JUL 29 0600  16.8 N  126.2 W   957  105
04 JUL 29 1200  17.4 N  127.4 W   960  100
04 JUL 29 1800  17.7 N  128.3 W   964   90
04 JUL 30 0000  18.2 N  129.3 W   979   75
04 JUL 30 0600  18.5 N  130.2 W   983   65
04 JUL 30 1200  18.5 N  131.6 W   991   55
04 JUL 30 1800  18.6 N  133.1 W   994   50
04 JUL 31 0000  18.7 N  134.6 W   997   40
04 JUL 31 0600  18.9 N  136.0 W  1002   35
04 JUL 31 1200  18.9 N  137.3 W  1005   30
04 JUL 31 1800  18.9 N  138.8 W  1007   25
04 AUG 01 0000  19.0 N  140.4 W  1007   25
04 AUG 01 0600  19.3 N  142.0 W  1007   25

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 06E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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04 JUL 29 0600  16.9 N  113.5 W  1007   25
04 JUL 29 1200  16.8 N  114.3 W  1007   25
04 JUL 29 1800  16.3 N  116.2 W  1007   25
04 JUL 30 0000  16.3 N  117.2 W  1007   25        Dissipating
04 JUL 30 0600  15.7 N  118.5 W         25        See Note
04 JUL 30 1200  15.7 N  119.4 W         25
04 JUL 30 1800  15.3 N  120.4 W         25
04 JUL 31 0000  15.1 N  121.0 W         20
04 JUL 31 0600  15.2 N  121.8 W         20
04 JUL 31 1200  13.9 N  122.0 W         20
04 JUL 31 1800  14.0 N  123.6 W         15
04 AUG 01 0000  13.2 N  124.8 W         15
04 AUG 01 0600  12.7 N  125.4 W         20
04 AUG 01 1200  12.6 N  125.9 W         20
04 AUG 01 1800  12.4 W  127.7 W         25
04 AUG 02 0000  12.3 N  127.4 W  1008   30        Regenerated
04 AUG 02 0600  12.3 N  128.6 W  1006   30
04 AUG 02 1200  12.3 N  129.6 W  1006   30
04 AUG 02 1800  12.6 N  130.7 W  1006   30
04 AUG 03 0000  12.7 N  131.6 W  1006   30
04 AUG 03 0600  12.9 N  132.5 W  1006   30
04 AUG 03 1200  13.3 N  133.4 W  1009   30
04 AUG 03 1800  14.0 N  134.5 W  1009   25

Note: The above track from 30/0600 UTC through 1800 UTC on 1 August
is based upon satellite fix bulletins from SAB.   I arbitrarily 
assigned the following MSW values based upon CI intensity numbers:

1.5       =  25 kts
1.0       =  20 kts
TOO WEAK  =  15 kts

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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 a table comparing the maximum intensities assigned to each
  cyclone from all the applicable warning centers in the Northwest
  Pacific basin.  A very special thanks to Michael and Chunliang for
  the assistance they so reliably provide.


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

   Tropical Storm KOMPASU (12W / 0409 / JULIAN)        13 - 16 Jul
   Typhoon NAMTHEUN (13W / 0410)                       24 Jul - 01 Aug
   Tropical Storm (NMC 0411 / NRL Invest 94W)          26 - 27 Jul

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Storm Name: KOMPASU               Cyclone Number: 12W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: JULIAN      JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0409

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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04 JUL 13 0000  21.0 N  130.0 E  1008         30  JMA bulletin
04 JUL 13 0600  21.0 N  129.5 E  1004   25    30
04 JUL 13 1200  20.8 N  128.0 E  1004   30    30
04 JUL 13 1800  20.7 N  126.1 E  1002   30    30
04 JUL 14 0000  21.4 N  125.0 E   998   30    35
04 JUL 14 0600  21.5 N  123.5 E   996   35    40
04 JUL 14 1200  20.7 N  121.5 E   994   40    45
04 JUL 14 1800  20.1 N  119.8 E   994   45    45
04 JUL 15 0000  19.8 N  118.8 E   992   45    45
04 JUL 15 0600  20.1 N  118.0 E   992   45    45
04 JUL 15 1200  20.6 N  117.1 E   990   45    45
04 JUL 15 1800  20.8 N  116.0 E   990   45    45
04 JUL 16 0000  21.2 N  115.0 E   996   40    40
04 JUL 16 0600  21.9 N  114.3 E   992   35    40
04 JUL 16 1200  23.0 N  114.2 E  1002   35    30  Inland in China
04 JUL 16 1800  24.0 N  114.0 E  1004         25  JMA bulletin

Note: Huang Chunliang is away in Shanghai during July and August for
a job-related training course, and is unable to provide the MSW
comparisons which he has been compiling.  If he should send these
to me at a later date, I'll include them as an addendum to a future
summary.  However, I do have available the PAGASA data for the portion
of Tropical Storm Kompasu/Julian's track which fell in that agency's
AOR.  The peak 10-min avg MSW estimated by PAGASA was 40 kts just prior
to the cyclone's exiting their region of responsibility.

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Storm Name: NAMTHEUN              Cyclone Number: 13W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0410

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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04 JUL 24 1200  20.7 N  151.0 E  1006         30  JMA bulletin
04 JUL 24 1800  20.8 N  150.9 E  1004         30        "
04 JUL 25 0000  21.4 N  150.6 E  1000   25    30  JMA: 22.2N/150.6E
04 JUL 25 0600  22.8 N  150.0 E  1000   30    30
04 JUL 25 1200  23.5 N  149.4 E   996   50    40
04 JUL 25 1800  24.2 N  148.8 E   990   50    45
04 JUL 26 0000  24.7 N  148.3 E   980   65    55
04 JUL 26 0600  25.4 N  147.8 E   950   90    80
04 JUL 26 1200  26.1 N  147.1 E   945  105    85
04 JUL 26 1800  26.9 N  146.6 E   945  115    85
04 JUL 27 0000  27.7 N  146.0 E   945  115    85
04 JUL 27 0600  28.5 N  145.4 E   945  110    85
04 JUL 27 1200  29.7 N  144.5 E   945  105    85
04 JUL 27 1800  30.4 N  143.7 E   950   90    80
04 JUL 28 0000  30.8 N  142.6 E   950   90    80
04 JUL 28 0600  31.2 N  141.6 E   955   90    80
04 JUL 28 1200  31.4 N  140.7 E   960   80    75
04 JUL 28 1800  31.5 N  140.3 E   960   80    75
04 JUL 29 0000  31.5 N  139.8 E   960   80    75
04 JUL 29 0600  31.5 N  139.3 E   960   80    75
04 JUL 29 1200  31.5 N  138.8 E   960   80    75
04 JUL 29 1800  31.5 N  138.3 E   960   75    75
04 JUL 30 0000  31.6 N  137.8 E   960   75    75
04 JUL 30 0600  31.9 N  136.7 E   960   75    75
04 JUL 30 1200  31.9 N  136.1 E   965   65    70
04 JUL 30 1800  32.2 N  135.3 E   965   60    70
04 JUL 31 0000  32.4 N  134.7 E   970   60    65
04 JUL 31 0600  33.1 N  133.4 E   975   55    65
04 JUL 31 1200  33.8 N  132.5 E   992   50    45  Over Shikoku
04 JUL 31 1800  35.0 N  131.5 E   996   40    35  In Sea of Japan
04 AUG 01 0000  34.8 N  131.1 E   996   35    35
04 AUG 01 0600  35.5 N  131.4 E   996   30    35
04 AUG 01 1200  37.0 N  131.0 E  1000         30  JMA bulletin

Note: Huang Chunliang is away in Shanghai during July and August for
a job-related training course, and is unable to provide the MSW
comparisons which he has been compiling.  If he should send these
to me at a later date, I'll include them as an addendum to a future
summary.

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: NWP
NMCC Tropical Storm Number: 0411  Monterrey NRL Invest Number: 94W

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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04 JUL 26 0600  19.2 N  118.2 E  1000         30
04 JUL 26 1200  19.4 N  117.9 E  1000         30  SAB-1425Z: 20.4N/117.9E
04 JUL 26 1800  19.6 N  117.7 E  1000         30  SAB-2025Z: 21.9N/117.4E
04 JUL 27 0000  22.7 N  116.6 E   990         45
04 JUL 27 0300  22.9 N  116.2 E   995         40  SAB-0225Z: T2.5/2.5
04 JUL 27 0600  23.3 N  115.7 E  1000         25  Inland in China
04 JUL 27 0825  23.9 N  115.5 E                   SAB bulletin

Note: NMCC was the only warning agency to upgrade this system to tropical
storm status, although the satellite fix bulletin from SAB at 0225 UTC
on 27 July supported tropical storm intensity.  Some coastal stations
in China reported wind gusts in the 50 to 60-kt range which also tend to
suggest this system was of tropical storm intensity.   JMA issued one
bulletin on this LOW as a 30-kt (10-min avg) tropical depression.  (The
above NMCC track was sent by Huang Chunliang--a special thanks to
Chunliang for sending the information.)

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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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Document: trak0407.htm
Updated: 17th May, 2005

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