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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks May 2008
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]
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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks May 2008 [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett] |
GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - MAY 2008
!!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!!
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ATLANTIC (ATL) - North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico
Sources of Information
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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 located in Miami, Florida. A 1-minute averaging
period is the standard used by all U. S. civilian and military
warning services for tropical cyclone warnings.
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Storm ARTHUR (01) 31 May - 02 Jun
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Storm Name: ARTHUR Cyclone Number: 01 Basin: ATL
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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(mb) (kts) (kts)
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08 MAY 31 1200 17.9 N 88.1 W 1005 35 On N. Belize coast
08 MAY 31 1800 18.3 N 88.6 W 1005 35 Inland in N. Belize
08 JUN 01 0000 18.4 N 89.2 W 1006 35
08 JUN 01 0600 18.3 N 89.8 W 1006 35
08 JUN 01 1200 18.1 N 90.4 W 1006 35
08 JUN 01 1800 17.8 N 90.8 W 1006 30 Downgraded at 1500Z
08 JUN 02 0000 17.5 N 91.1 W 1006 25 Center dissip. at 0300Z
Note: Arthur's formation was related to the former Eastern Pacific system
Tropical Storm Alma. The track for this cyclone follows.
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NORTHEAST PACIFIC (NEP) - North Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 180
Sources of Information
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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
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Tropical Storm ALMA (01E) 29 - 31 May
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Storm Name: ALMA Cyclone Number: 01E Basin: NEP
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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08 MAY 29 0000 10.0 N 86.5 W 1003 25
08 MAY 29 0600 10.7 N 86.7 W 1003 25
08 MAY 29 1200 10.7 N 86.7 W 1003 30
08 MAY 29 1500 11.5 N 86.8 W 1001 40
08 MAY 29 1600 11.7 N 86.9 W 994 55
08 MAY 29 1800 12.0 N 86.9 W 994 55
08 MAY 30 0000 12.9 N 87.1 W 998 45 Inland in Nicaragua
08 MAY 30 0600 14.1 N 87.4 W 1002 35
08 MAY 30 1200 15.0 N 88.0 W 1006 20 Downgraded at 0900Z
08 MAY 30 1500 15.4 N 88.2 W 1006 20
08 MAY 30 2345 16.8 N 87.8 W SAB bulletins
08 MAY 31 0545 17.5 N 87.8 W
08 MAY 31 0845 17.8 N 87.4 W
08 MAY 31 1145 17.7 N 88.4 W
Note: I included the SAB bulletins on the former Alma to show the
continuity with the formation of Tropical Storm Arthur in the Gulf of
Honduras. According to NHC the actual surface center of Alma dissipated
over the Central American mountains, but SAB followed the remnants,
assigning a Dvorak rating of T1.5/1.5 at 31/0545 and 0845 UTC. The
final position shown above at 31/1145 UTC is very near the 1200 UTC
position of Arthur gleaned from the initial NHC advisory on that system.
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NORTHWEST PACIFIC (NWP) - North Pacific Ocean West of Longitude 180
Sources of Information
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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). A special thanks to Michael for his efforts.
Systems Tracked
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Super Typhoon RAMMASUN (03W / 0802 / BUTCHOY) 06 - 13 May
Tropical Storm MATMO (04W / 0803 / DINDO) 14 - 17 May
Typhoon HALONG (05W / 0804 / COSME) 13 - 23 May
Typhoon NAKRI (06W / 0805 / ENTENG) 26 May - 09 Jun
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Storm Name: RAMMASUN Cyclone Number: 03W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: BUTCHOY JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0802
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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08 MAY 06 1800 6.0 N 135.0 E 1004 25 JMA bulletins
08 MAY 07 0000 7.4 N 133.8 E 1004 30
08 MAY 07 0600 7.4 N 133.0 E 1000 30 30
08 MAY 07 1200 7.7 N 132.3 E 1000 30 30 JMA: 7.8N/131.7E
08 MAY 07 1800 7.9 N 131.5 E 996 35 35 JMA: 8.2N/130.6E
08 MAY 08 0000 8.4 N 131.3 E 996 40 40
08 MAY 08 0600 8.7 N 131.5 E 996 40 40
08 MAY 08 1200 9.2 N 131.5 E 994 45 45
08 MAY 08 1800 10.0 N 131.9 E 985 55 50 JMA: 9.6N/131.4E
08 MAY 09 0000 11.1 N 132.2 E 980 65 55 JMA: 11.0N/131.7E
08 MAY 09 0600 12.0 N 132.2 E 975 70 65
08 MAY 09 1200 12.7 N 132.2 E 960 80 70
08 MAY 09 1800 13.7 N 132.1 E 950 100 80
08 MAY 10 0000 14.5 N 132.1 E 940 120 85
08 MAY 10 0600 15.5 N 132.1 E 930 125 90
08 MAY 10 1200 16.9 N 132.0 E 915 135 105
08 MAY 10 1800 18.2 N 131.9 E 920 130 100
08 MAY 11 0000 19.5 N 131.8 E 920 135 100
08 MAY 11 0600 20.9 N 132.2 E 925 115 95
08 MAY 11 1200 22.2 N 132.8 E 940 105 85
08 MAY 11 1800 23.6 N 133.5 E 950 95 80
08 MAY 12 0000 25.2 N 134.5 E 955 85 80
08 MAY 12 0600 27.3 N 135.9 E 960 75 70
08 MAY 12 1200 29.3 N 138.4 E 970 65 65
08 MAY 12 1800 30.3 N 140.2 E 975 50 60
08 MAY 13 0000 31.8 N 141.8 E 985 50 JMA warnings
08 MAY 13 0600 33.0 N 144.0 E 990 45 Extratropical
Note: I lost my original track for Rammasun when my computer suffered a
disk crash. The above track was reconstructed from Michael Padua's logs
on his Typhoon2000 website. Michael does not continue his logs past
extratropical transition so I was unable to track the extratropical
stage of former Super Typhoon Rammasun.
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Storm Name: MATMO Cyclone Number: 04W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: DINDO JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0803
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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08 MAY 14 0000 16.0 N 125.0 E 1002 25 JMA bulletin
08 MAY 14 0600 16.4 N 123.8 E 1000 25 30 JMA: 15.5N/122.8E
08 MAY 14 1200 16.4 N 123.7 E 1000 30 30 JMA: 15.9N/122.8E
08 MAY 14 1800 16.8 N 123.6 E 1000 30 30 JMA: 16.1N/123.2E
08 MAY 15 0000 17.7 N 123.8 E 998 30 30 JMA: 16.8N/123.5E
08 MAY 15 0600 19.1 N 125.0 E 998 30 30
08 MAY 15 1200 20.6 N 126.4 E 998 30 35
08 MAY 15 1800 22.1 N 128.3 E 996 35 40 JMA: 22.7N/128.6E
08 MAY 16 0000 23.9 N 129.9 E 994 40 45
08 MAY 16 0600 25.2 N 131.9 E 994 40 45
08 MAY 16 1200 26.2 N 134.5 E 994 45 JMA warnings
08 MAY 16 1800 26.9 N 138.5 E 996 40
08 MAY 17 0000 27.0 N 141.0 E 1000 35 Extratropical
Note: In the case of Matmo, the JMA High Seas Warning at 17/0600 UTC did
not contain a reference to any LOW which would have been ex-Matmo. It
seems likely that the former tropical cyclone was absorbed into a
developing LOW which at 17/0600 UTC was located near 30N/149E.
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Storm Name: HALONG Cyclone Number: 05W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: COSME JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0804
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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08 MAY 13 1800 12.0 N 118.0 E 1002 25 JMA bulletins
08 MAY 14 0000 12.0 N 117.0 E 1004 25
08 MAY 14 0600 12.3 N 117.5 E 1000 30 PAGASA warnings
08 MAY 14 1200 12.6 N 117.5 E 1000 30
08 MAY 14 1800 12.8 N 117.5 E 1000 30 JMA: 11.8N/116.8E
08 MAY 15 0000 13.1 N 117.4 E 1000 30 JMA: 12.2N/117.0E
08 MAY 15 0600 13.7 N 117.4 E 1000 30
08 MAY 15 1200 12.9 N 117.6 E 1002 25 30 JTWC warnings
08 MAY 15 1800 13.2 N 117.5 E 1002 30 35 PAGASA MSW (10-min avg)
08 MAY 16 0000 13.6 N 117.7 E 1002 30 35 JMA: 14.0N/117.0E
08 MAY 16 0600 14.3 N 117.7 E 996 40 35 JMA MSW (10-min avg)
08 MAY 16 1200 14.7 N 117.8 E 987 45 45
08 MAY 16 1800 15.2 N 118.3 E 990 50 45
08 MAY 17 0000 15.6 N 118.9 E 985 55 50
08 MAY 17 0600 15.9 N 119.3 E 975 65 60
08 MAY 17 1200 16.4 N 120.1 E 975 70 60
08 MAY 17 1800 17.0 N 120.9 E 985 55 50 Over northern Luzon
08 MAY 18 0000 17.6 N 121.8 E 990 45 45
08 MAY 18 0600 18.4 N 123.2 E 990 45 45 In Philippine Sea
08 MAY 18 1200 19.1 N 124.6 E 990 45 45
08 MAY 18 1800 20.0 N 125.8 E 985 50 50
08 MAY 19 0000 21.0 N 127.2 E 985 55 50
08 MAY 19 0600 22.1 N 128.7 E 980 55 55
08 MAY 19 1200 23.4 N 130.5 E 985 55 50
08 MAY 19 1800 24.8 N 133.0 E 990 45 45
08 MAY 20 0000 26.4 N 135.2 E 990 45 45
08 MAY 20 0600 28.4 N 138.6 E 992 40 JMA warnings
08 MAY 20 1200 31.0 N 142.0 E 1000 50 Extratropical
08 MAY 20 1800 34.0 N 144.0 E 1002 50
08 MAY 21 0000 36.0 N 148.0 E 1002 50
08 MAY 21 0600 39.0 N 152.0 E 1002 50
08 MAY 21 1200 41.0 N 155.0 E 1002 50
08 MAY 21 1800 43.0 N 157.0 E 1004 45
08 MAY 22 0000 44.0 N 158.0 E 1004 45
08 MAY 22 0600 46.0 N 160.0 E 1004 40
08 MAY 22 1200 47.0 N 161.0 E 1004 35
08 MAY 22 1800 48.0 N 161.0 E 1004 35
08 MAY 23 0000 49.0 N 161.0 E 1008 35
08 MAY 23 0600 50.0 N 161.0 E 1006 30
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Storm Name: NAKRI Cyclone Number: 06W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: ENTENG JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0805
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
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08 MAY 26 0000 9.0 N 141.0 E 1010 25 JMA bulletins
08 MAY 26 0600 10.0 N 140.0 E 1008 25
08 MAY 26 1200 11.8 N 139.2 E 1010 30
08 MAY 26 1800 12.5 N 138.4 E 1008 30
08 MAY 27 0000 13.7 N 138.2 E 1008 25 30
08 MAY 27 0600 14.1 N 137.6 E 1000 35 35
08 MAY 27 1200 14.2 N 137.5 E 996 40 40
08 MAY 27 1800 14.5 N 137.5 E 990 45 45
08 MAY 28 0000 15.4 N 137.1 E 985 55 50 JMA: 14.8N/137.1E
08 MAY 28 0600 15.6 N 136.9 E 985 55 50
08 MAY 28 1200 15.8 N 136.9 E 975 65 60
08 MAY 28 1800 16.0 N 136.4 E 960 80 75
08 MAY 29 0000 16.0 N 136.3 E 950 95 85
08 MAY 29 0600 16.2 N 135.8 E 930 120 105
08 MAY 29 1200 16.2 N 135.5 E 930 125 105
08 MAY 29 1800 16.4 N 135.1 E 930 125 105
08 MAY 30 0000 16.5 N 134.7 E 930 125 105
08 MAY 30 0600 17.0 N 134.1 E 945 125 90
08 MAY 30 1200 17.4 N 133.4 E 945 110 90
08 MAY 30 1800 17.9 N 133.0 E 950 95 80
08 MAY 31 0000 18.3 N 132.9 E 960 80 70
08 MAY 31 0600 19.2 N 132.9 E 960 70 70
08 MAY 31 1200 19.8 N 132.8 E 970 65 65
08 MAY 31 1800 20.1 N 132.8 E 970 65 65
08 JUN 01 0000 20.7 N 132.9 E 970 70 65
08 JUN 01 0600 21.6 N 133.1 E 970 65 65
08 JUN 01 1200 22.4 N 133.3 E 970 70 65
08 JUN 01 1800 23.5 N 133.7 E 965 75 70
08 JUN 02 0000 25.0 N 134.4 E 965 80 70
08 JUN 02 0600 26.8 N 135.5 E 965 75 70
08 JUN 02 1200 28.4 N 137.0 E 975 65 60
08 JUN 02 1800 30.1 N 139.1 E 980 55 55 JMA: 29.9N/138.7E
08 JUN 03 0000 31.7 N 141.9 E 990 50 50 JMA: 31.5N/140.3E
08 JUN 03 0600 33.0 N 143.0 E 992 50 Extratropical
08 JUN 03 1200 33.0 N 144.0 E 994 50
08 JUN 03 1800 33.0 N 147.0 E 996 45
08 JUN 04 0000 34.0 N 149.0 E 1004 40
08 JUN 04 0600 34.0 N 152.0 E 1004 40
08 JUN 04 1200 33.0 N 154.0 E 1004 35
08 JUN 04 1800 32.0 N 157.0 E 1006 35
08 JUN 05 0000 31.0 N 162.0 E 1008 35
08 JUN 05 0600 31.0 N 169.0 E 1008 35
08 JUN 05 1200 31.0 N 173.0 E 1008 35
08 JUN 05 1800 32.0 N 178.0 E 1008 35
08 JUN 06 0000 33.0 N 179.0 W 1008 35
08 JUN 06 0600 34.0 N 177.0 W 1010 35 OPC High Seas Forecast
08 JUN 06 1200 36.0 N 173.0 W 1010 35
08 JUN 06 1800 39.0 N 169.0 W 1008 35
08 JUN 07 0000 40.0 N 167.0 W 1008 35
08 JUN 07 0600 42.0 N 164.0 W 1008 35
08 JUN 07 1200 44.0 N 163.0 W 1004 35
08 JUN 07 1800 45.0 N 162.0 W 1001 35
08 JUN 08 0000 47.0 N 160.0 W 1004 35
08 JUN 08 0600 47.0 N 159.0 W 1004 35
08 JUN 08 1200 48.0 N 157.0 W 1006 35
08 JUN 08 1800 48.0 N 156.0 W 1012 30
08 JUN 09 0000 47.0 N 155.0 W 1017 25
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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:
https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.php>
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>
http://www.tropicalcyclone2005.com/>
PREPARED BY:
Gary Padgett [email protected]
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
Michael V. Padua [email protected]
[email protected]
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