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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks February 2009
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]
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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks February 2009 [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett] |
GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - FEBRUARY 2009
!!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!!
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SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN (SWI) - South Indian Ocean West of Longitude 90E
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
issued by Meteo France's Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre on Reunion
Island (MFR), which is the World Meteorological Organization's Regional
Specialised Meteorological Centre for the basin. The 1-minute average
maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from warnings issued by the
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy,
located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The center position coordinates from
JTWC were compared with those from MFR and annotations made in the
Remarks column when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm
or more.
Systems Tracked
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Intense Tropical Cyclone GAEL (MFR-08 / 13S) 01 - 12 Feb
Severe Tropical Storm HINA (MFR-09 / 16S) 21 - 26 Feb
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Storm Name: GAEL Cyclone Number: 13S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 08
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 01 1200 15.1 S 70.4 E 1007 20 Locally 25 kts N semi.
09 FEB 01 2030 15.1 S 69.4 E 25 SAB satellite bulletin
09 FEB 01 2330 15.5 S 69.1 E 25 JTWC satellite bulletin
09 FEB 02 0600 15.6 S 68.3 E 1005 30 20 Locally 25 kts W semi.
09 FEB 02 1200 16.1 S 67.2 E 1003 30 20 Locally 25 kts W & NE
09 FEB 02 1800 16.3 S 66.4 E 1000 35 25 Locally 30 kts N semi.
09 FEB 03 0000 16.5 S 65.9 E 998 30 Locally 35 kts N semi.
09 FEB 03 0600 17.2 S 64.9 E 995 35 35
09 FEB 03 1200 17.6 S 63.3 E 997 35
09 FEB 03 1800 17.7 S 62.6 E 997 35 35
09 FEB 04 0000 17.8 S 61.9 E 995 35
09 FEB 04 0600 17.8 S 60.6 E 995 40 35
09 FEB 04 1200 17.9 S 59.8 E 992 40
09 FEB 04 1800 17.9 S 59.0 E 988 50 45
09 FEB 05 0000 18.1 S 58.5 E 987 45
09 FEB 05 0600 18.2 S 57.4 E 987 55 45
09 FEB 05 1200 18.3 S 56.0 E 980 55
09 FEB 05 1800 18.3 S 55.1 E 970 70 65
09 FEB 06 0000 18.5 S 54.3 E 960 70
09 FEB 06 0600 18.4 S 53.1 E 955 80 75
09 FEB 06 1200 18.6 S 52.5 E 950 100 85
09 FEB 06 1800 19.2 S 52.3 E 941 90
09 FEB 07 0000 19.5 S 51.8 E 941 120 90
09 FEB 07 0600 20.0 S 51.7 E 934 95
09 FEB 07 1200 20.6 S 51.8 E 940 105 90
09 FEB 07 1800 21.2 S 52.1 E 940 90
09 FEB 08 0000 21.9 S 52.5 E 940 105 90
09 FEB 08 0600 22.9 S 53.0 E 940 90
09 FEB 08 1200 24.3 S 53.4 E 950 95 85
09 FEB 08 1800 25.1 S 53.8 E 955 80
09 FEB 09 0000 26.6 S 54.8 E 940 90 85
09 FEB 09 0600 28.2 S 56.4 E 950 80
09 FEB 09 1200 29.5 S 57.5 E 965 75 70 JTWC: 29.8S/58.0E
09 FEB 09 1800 30.9 S 59.4 E 970 65
09 FEB 10 0000 31.4 S 60.6 E 975 55 60 JTWC: 32.0S/61.4E
09 FEB 10 0600 32.2 S 61.9 E 980 55 Extratropical
09 FEB 10 1200 32.3 S 62.8 E 993 40 NRL Monterrey position
09 FEB 10 1800 32.0 S 64.1 E 993 40
09 FEB 11 0000 32.4 S 65.0 E 995 NCEP Re-analysis
09 FEB 11 0600 32.5 S 65.2 E 997
09 FEB 11 1200 32.5 S 66.2 E 998
09 FEB 11 1800 33.4 S 67.5 E 1001
09 FEB 12 0000 34.9 S 67.5 E 1001
09 FEB 12 0600 37.2 S 69.0 E 1003
09 FEB 12 1200 39.7 S 70.0 E 1001
09 FEB 12 1800 42.6 S 72.3 E 1000
Note: The portion of Gael's track from 10/1200 UTC onward was compiled
and sent to the author by Steve Young.
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Storm Name: HINA Cyclone Number: 16S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 09
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 21 0600 12.6 S 77.3 E 1003 25 Locally 30 kts N & SE
09 FEB 21 1200 13.1 S 77.4 E 1001 25 "
09 FEB 21 1800 14.6 S 77.8 E 997 35 30
09 FEB 22 0000 15.0 S 78.0 E 995 35
09 FEB 22 0600 16.0 S 78.4 E 987 50 45
09 FEB 22 1200 16.8 S 78.6 E 980 55
09 FEB 22 1800 17.6 S 78.7 E 980 55 55 JTWC: 18.1S/78.3E
09 FEB 23 0000 18.5 S 78.6 E 980 55
09 FEB 23 0600 18.7 S 77.7 E 982 60 50 JTWC: 19.2S/78.2E
09 FEB 23 1200 19.5 S 77.9 E 985 45
09 FEB 23 1800 19.5 S 77.8 E 990 45 45 JTWC: 20.2S/77.4E
09 FEB 24 0000 19.5 S 76.6 E 997 35 30 Locally 35 kts S semi.
09 FEB 24 0600 20.0 S 75.7 E 1000 25 "
09 FEB 24 1200 20.4 S 74.6 E 1000 25 "
09 FEB 24 1800 20.7 S 72.9 E 1000 25 Locally 30 kts S semi.
09 FEB 25 0000 21.4 S 71.4 E 1000 25 "
09 FEB 25 0600 22.0 S 69.8 E 1003 25 "
09 FEB 25 1200 23.4 S 67.9 E 1000 30 NRL Monterrey data
09 FEB 25 1800 24.8 S 66.7 E 1000 30
09 FEB 26 0000 25.8 S 65.8 E 1004 25
09 FEB 26 0600 26.1 S 65.3 E 1004 25
09 FEB 26 1200 26.8 S 64.4 E 1004 25
09 FEB 26 1800 27.7 S 63.4 E 1004 25
Note: The portion of Hina's track from 25/1200 UTC onward was compiled
and sent to the author by Steve Young.
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NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA/SOUTHEAST INDIAN OCEAN (AUW) - Longitude 90E to 135E
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Perth, Western
Australia, and Darwin, Northern Territory. The 1-minute average
maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from warnings issued by
the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and
Navy, located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The center position coordinates
from JTWC were compared with those from the Australian centres and
annotations made in the Remarks column when the differences in general
amounted to 40-50 nm or more.
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Cyclone FREDDY (14S) 03 - 15 Feb
Tropical LOW 26 - 28 Feb
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Storm Name: FREDDY Cyclone Number: 14S Basin: AUW
(Name assigned by Perth TCWC)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 03 0000 16.0 S 126.0 E 1000 25
09 FEB 03 0600 15.7 S 125.6 E 998 30
09 FEB 03 1200 15.4 S 125.2 E 998 30
09 FEB 03 1800 15.2 S 124.2 E 998 30
09 FEB 04 0000 15.7 S 122.4 E 998 30
09 FEB 04 0600 15.9 S 119.3 E 998 30 Relocated
09 FEB 04 1200 15.5 S 119.2 E 998 30
09 FEB 04 1800 15.4 S 118.3 E 998 30
09 FEB 05 0000 15.9 S 118.2 E 998 30
09 FEB 05 0600 16.0 S 117.3 E 998 30
09 FEB 05 1200 16.2 S 116.6 E 998 30
09 FEB 05 1800 16.6 S 116.0 E 996 25
09 FEB 06 0000 16.4 S 114.9 E 996 25
09 FEB 06 0600 16.0 S 113.9 E 993 30
09 FEB 06 1200 15.8 S 113.5 E 993 30 30
09 FEB 06 1800 15.6 S 113.3 E 990 35
09 FEB 07 0000 16.0 S 113.2 E 987 35 40 JTWC: 16.2S/112.4E
09 FEB 07 0600 16.1 S 113.1 E 989 40
09 FEB 07 1200 16.1 S 112.4 E 988 40 40
09 FEB 07 1800 16.3 S 111.5 E 988 45 40
09 FEB 08 0000 15.9 S 110.4 E 983 50
09 FEB 08 0600 16.2 S 109.8 E 985 55 50 JTWC: 16.1S/109.3E
09 FEB 08 1200 16.6 S 108.5 E 987 50
09 FEB 08 1800 17.0 S 107.6 E 989 45 45
09 FEB 09 0000 17.5 S 106.9 E 992 40
09 FEB 09 0600 18.3 S 105.8 E 996 40 35
09 FEB 09 1200 18.8 S 104.6 E 996 35
09 FEB 09 1800 19.2 S 103.5 E 996 35 35
09 FEB 10 0000 19.9 S 102.4 E 997 35
09 FEB 10 0600 20.6 S 101.3 E 997 35
09 FEB 10 1200 21.0 S 99.8 E 998 30
09 FEB 10 1800 21.4 S 98.6 E 1000 30
09 FEB 11 0000 21.6 S 98.1 E 1007 20 NRL post-warning data
09 FEB 11 0600 21.6 S 97.4 E 1007 20
09 FEB 11 1200 21.7 S 97.0 E 1007 20
09 FEB 11 1800 21.1 S 96.3 E 1007 20
09 FEB 12 0000 20.6 S 95.3 E 1007 20
09 FEB 12 0600 20.3 S 94.6 E 1007 20
09 FEB 12 1200 19.8 S 93.4 E 1007 20
09 FEB 12 1800 19.6 S 91.9 E 1007 20
09 FEB 13 0000 19.4 S 90.1 E 1007 20
09 FEB 13 0600 18.7 S 89.1 E 1007 20
09 FEB 13 1200 18.6 S 87.5 E 1007 20
09 FEB 13 1800 18.5 S 85.5 E 1007 20
09 FEB 14 0000 18.5 S 83.7 E 1007 20
09 FEB 14 0600 18.3 S 81.9 E 1007 20
09 FEB 14 1200 18.3 S 80.8 E 1007 20
09 FEB 14 1800 18.2 S 79.0 E 1007 20
09 FEB 15 0000 17.9 S 76.9 E 1007 20
09 FEB 15 0600 17.8 S 74.1 E 1007 20
09 FEB 15 1200 18.0 S 72.3 E 1007 20
Note: The portion of Freddy's track from 11/0000 UTC onward was compiled
and sent to the author by Steve Young.
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: AUW
(Australian LOW number was 15U)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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02 FEB 26 0600 13.3 S 125.0 E 1001 30
02 FEB 26 1200 13.9 S 123.7 E 1002 30
02 FEB 26 1800 14.1 S 122.7 E 1002 30
02 FEB 27 0000 14.5 S 122.5 E 1002 30
02 FEB 27 0600 15.6 S 120.9 E 1002 30
02 FEB 27 1200 16.4 S 119.7 E 999 33 Shipping wrng: 20 kts
02 FEB 27 1800 17.1 S 119.0 E 998 33 Shipping wrng: 20 kts
02 FEB 28 0000 18.2 S 118.6 E 998 33 Shipping wrng: 25 kts
02 FEB 28 0600 19.3 S 118.5 E 997 33 Shipping wrng: 30 kts
02 FEB 28 1200 20.2 S 118.7 E 996 33 Moving inland
Note: The MSW values for this system were obtained from the peak gusts
given in the public advices, reducing to a 10-min avg MSW by dividing
by 1.41. This does not match the MSW values given in the shipping
warnings, commencing at 27/1200 UTC.
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SOUTH PACIFIC (SPA) - South Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 160E
Sources of Information
----------------------
The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Nadi, Fiji, and
Wellington, New Zealand. The 1-minute average maximum sustained wind
estimates were taken from warnings issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning
Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy, located at Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii. The center position coordinates from JTWC were compared with
those from the Southern Hemisphere centres and annotations made in the
Remarks column when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm
or more.
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Depression (09F) 01 - 05 Feb
Tropical Cyclone INNIS (10F / 15P) 14 - 24 Feb
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 09F
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 01 2100 15.2 S 163.6 E 1000 25
09 FEB 02 0900 16.0 S 163.3 E 1000 25
09 FEB 02 2100 13.0 S 161.0 E 999 25
09 FEB 03 0000 13.0 S 161.0 E 999 30
09 FEB 03 0600 13.7 S 160.6 E 999 30
09 FEB 03 1200 15.0 S 161.5 E 999 30
09 FEB 03 1800 17.0 S 162.4 E 999 30 Relocated
09 FEB 04 0000 19.1 S 161.6 E 999 30
09 FEB 04 0600 20.6 S 162.1 E 999 30
09 FEB 04 1200 21.7 S 162.0 E 999 30
09 FEB 04 1800 22.0 S 162.9 E 998 30
09 FEB 05 0000 22.4 S 163.4 E 997 30 Peripheral gales to S
09 FEB 05 0600 23.4 S 165.0 E 997 30 "
09 FEB 05 1200 24.6 S 166.3 E 997 30 "
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Storm Name: INNIS Cyclone Number: 15P Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 10F
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 FEB 14 2100 18.0 S 172.5 E 1004 30 Peripheral gales N semi
09 FEB 15 0000 18.5 S 171.4 E 1004 30 "
09 FEB 15 0600 18.5 S 171.1 E 1004 30 "
09 FEB 15 1200 17.9 S 170.5 E 1004 30 "
09 FEB 15 1800 17.6 S 170.0 E 1003 30 Perip. gales NE quad
09 FEB 16 0000 17.9 S 169.6 E 1001 30 Perip. gales NE/SE quad
09 FEB 16 0600 18.4 S 169.1 E 1000 30 "
09 FEB 16 1200 19.0 S 167.9 E 1000 30 "
09 FEB 16 1800 19.8 S 165.8 E 1000 30 "
09 FEB 17 0000 20.4 S 164.7 E 1000 35 30 "
09 FEB 17 0600 21.8 S 163.9 E 995 35 Named TC Innis
09 FEB 17 1200 22.9 S 163.7 E 990 35 40
09 FEB 17 1800 24.8 S 160.5 E 995 35
09 FEB 18 0000 26.0 S 161.0 E 996 35 35 XTRP/Wellington wrngs
09 FEB 18 0600 29.0 S 160.0 E 998 35
09 FEB 18 1200 31.0 S 160.0 E 995 35
09 FEB 18 1800 33.5 S 160.6 E 1004 25 NRL Monterrey position
09 FEB 19 0000 37.4 S 159.5 E 999 NCEP Re-analysis
09 FEB 19 0600 39.1 S 160.2 E 997
09 FEB 19 1200 39.9 S 162.8 E 996
09 FEB 19 1800 41.9 S 165.1 E 992
09 FEB 20 0000 42.4 S 166.6 E 989
09 FEB 20 0600 42.5 S 167.4 E 990
09 FEB 20 1200 42.6 S 168.0 E 989
09 FEB 20 1800 42.6 E 169.1 E 990
09 FEB 21 0000 43.7 E 166.6 E 991
09 FEB 21 0600 44.8 S 166.6 E 992
09 FEB 21 1200 44.7 S 167.2 E 994
09 FEB 21 1800 44.9 S 167.6 E 994
09 FEB 22 0000 44.9 S 168.2 E 997
09 FEB 22 0600 44.9 S 170.6 E 997 Secondary: 45.0S/174.1E
09 FEB 22 1200 47.1 S 177.6 E 998
09 FEB 22 1800 47.4 S 177.5 E 999
09 FEB 23 0000 47.7 S 179.7 E 1004
09 FEB 23 0600 47.4 S 179.5 E 1005
09 FEB 23 1200 46.9 S 179.2 E 1008
09 FEB 23 1800 46.7 S 179.2 E 1010
09 FEB 24 0000 47.3 S 179.8 E 1013
Note: JTWC position at 18/0000 UTC was 27.2S/160.4E. The portion of
Innis' track from 18/1800 UTC onward was compiled and sent to the author
by Steve Young.
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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>
PREPARED BY:
Gary Padgett [email protected]
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
Michael V. Padua [email protected]
[email protected]
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