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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks August 2001
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

 
               GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - AUGUST 2001


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

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

NOTE:  The tracking and intensity information for Atlantic Basin
       tropical cyclones is based upon operational advisories from
       the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center,
       located in Miami, Florida, USA.  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.

       The last four positions in the track of Tropical Storm
       Barry were taken from the storm summaries issued by the
       Hydrometeorological Prediction Center in Maryland.

       David Roth, a meteorologist at the Hydrometeorological
       Prediction Center, sent me some track positions and
       intensities for Tropical Storm Dean during the inter-advisory
       period from 23-27 August and also for the post-tropical
       cyclone stage of the system on 28 and 29 August.  A special
       thanks to David for his assistance.


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

   Tropical Storm BARRY (03)                           02 - 07 Aug
   Tropical Storm CHANTAL (04)                         15 - 22 Aug
   Tropical Storm DEAN (05)                            22 - 29 Aug

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Storm Name: BARRY                 Cyclone Number: 03      Basin: ATL


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 AUG 02 1800  26.2 N   84.8 W  1010   35
01 AUG 03 0000  26.6 N   85.3 W  1007   40
01 AUG 03 0600  26.7 N   86.3 W  1008   35
01 AUG 03 1200  26.9 N   87.1 W  1007   35
01 AUG 03 1800  26.9 N   87.2 W  1007   35
01 AUG 04 0000  26.8 N   87.5 W  1006   35
01 AUG 04 0600  26.6 N   87.8 W  1005   35
01 AUG 04 1200  26.9 N   87.7 W  1006   35
01 AUG 04 1800  27.1 N   87.5 W  1005   35
01 AUG 05 0000  27.3 N   87.3 W  1003   35
01 AUG 05 0600  27.5 N   86.7 W  1003   40
01 AUG 05 1200  28.2 N   86.4 W   990   50
01 AUG 05 1800  28.6 N   86.5 W   991   60
01 AUG 06 0000  29.5 N   86.3 W   992   60
01 AUG 06 0600  30.6 N   86.3 W   990   55        Making landfall
01 AUG 06 1200  31.7 N   87.1 W  1008   35        Inland
01 AUG 06 1500  32.1 N   87.3 W  1008   25        Last NHC advisory
01 AUG 06 2100  33.0 N   88.2 W  1009   15        HPC Storm Summary
01 AUG 07 0200  33.2 N   88.9 W  1015    8
01 AUG 07 0800  34.1 N   89.0 W  1015   12
01 AUG 07 1500  35.1 N   90.0 W  1017    8

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Storm Name: CHANTAL               Cyclone Number: 04      Basin: ATL


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 15 1200  12.3 N   44.0 W  1009   30
01 AUG 15 1800  12.5 N   46.2 W  1009   30
01 AUG 16 0000  12.5 N   48.7 W  1007   30
01 AUG 16 0600  12.6 N   51.4 W  1007   30
01 AUG 16 1200  13.1 N   54.1 W  1005   35
01 AUG 16 1800  12.8 N   57.0 W  1011   35
01 AUG 17 0000  13.0 N   61.0 W  1011   35        Weakening into wave
01 AUG 17 0600  13.5 N   62.0 W  1011             Tropical wave/weak LOW
01 AUG 17 1200  13.2 N   64.5 W  1010   30        Re-upgraded to Trop Dep
01 AUG 17 1800  14.2 N   66.4 W  1006   35
01 AUG 18 0000  14.4 N   68.2 W  1004   45
01 AUG 18 0600  14.7 N   70.4 W  1003   50
01 AUG 18 1200  14.8 N   72.9 W  1006   50
01 AUG 18 1800  15.4 N   75.1 W  1003   50
01 AUG 19 0000  15.6 N   77.3 W  1000   50
01 AUG 19 0600  15.4 N   78.1 W   994   55
01 AUG 19 1200  15.5 N   79.6 W  1004   60
01 AUG 19 1800  16.2 N   81.2 W  1005   60
01 AUG 20 0000  16.8 N   82.8 W  1007   55
01 AUG 20 0600  17.1 N   84.1 W  1008   55
01 AUG 20 1200  17.4 N   85.6 W  1007   55
01 AUG 20 1800  17.9 N   86.7 W  1005   55
01 AUG 21 0000  18.2 N   87.8 W  1001   60
01 AUG 21 0600  18.2 N   88.2 W  1003   55        Inland
01 AUG 21 1200  18.4 N   88.8 W  1004   45
01 AUG 21 1800  18.6 N   89.4 W  1005   30
01 AUG 22 0000  18.7 N   90.1 W  1007   25
01 AUG 22 0600  18.9 N   90.7 W  1007   25
01 AUG 22 1200  17.9 N   92.2 W  1009   25

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Storm Name: DEAN                  Cyclone Number: 05      Basin: ATL


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 22 1200  17.9 N   64.3 W  1010   50
01 AUG 22 1800  19.1 N   65.9 W  1009   50
01 AUG 23 0000  19.8 N   67.4 W  1010   50
01 AUG 23 0600  20.7 N   68.9 W  1010   50
01 AUG 23 1200  21.6 N   69.8 W  1012   30
01 AUG 23 1500  22.4 N   70.2 W  1012   30        Center dissipating
01 AUG 24 1800  31.0 N   70.0 W  1013   25        High Seas Forecast
01 AUG 25 0000  32.0 N   70.0 W  1012   25        Track from David Roth
01 AUG 25 0600  32.9 N   68.1 W  1010   25        Weak Tropical LOW
01 AUG 25 1200  34.2 N   66.7 W  1010   25        Merged w/ET LOW-Hybrid
01 AUG 25 1800  34.9 N   66.3 W  1010   30
01 AUG 26 0000  35.4 N   65.8 W  1010   30
01 AUG 26 0600  35.6 N   65.2 W  1010   30
01 AUG 26 1200  35.8 N   64.5 W  1010   30
01 AUG 26 1800  36.1 N   63.9 W  1008   35
01 AUG 27 0000  36.6 N   63.0 W  1004   40
01 AUG 27 0600  37.7 N   62.0 W  1000   50        NHC resumed advisories
01 AUG 27 1200  38.9 N   60.7 W   997   55
01 AUG 27 1800  40.6 N   59.4 W   992   60
01 AUG 28 0000  42.4 N   58.2 W   994   60
01 AUG 28 0600  43.2 N   56.0 W   995   55
01 AUG 28 1200  43.8 N   53.4 W   997   50        Final NHC advisory
01 AUG 28 1800  45.4 N   51.1 W  1000   45        Track from David Roth
01 AUG 29 0000  47.3 N   50.0 W  1002   40        Some hybrid features
01 AUG 29 0600  49.2 N   48.0 W  1003   35
01 AUG 29 1200  50.8 N   45.4 W  1002   35
01 AUG 29 1800  52.0 N   42.0 W  1000   35        Fully extratropical

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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
                              ---------------

   Tropical Depression (06E)                           22 - 24 Aug
   Hurricane FLOSSIE (07E)                             26 Aug - 02 Sep

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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)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 22 1800  18.3 N  136.0 W  1008   30
01 AUG 23 0000  19.0 N  136.4 W  1008   30
01 AUG 23 0600  20.4 N  136.6 W  1008   30
01 AUG 23 1200  20.0 N  138.5 W  1008   25
01 AUG 23 1800  20.7 N  138.5 W  1009   25
01 AUG 24 0000  21.1 N  137.8 W  1010   25

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Storm Name: FLOSSIE               Cyclone Number: 07E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 AUG 26 0600  18.9 N  108.4 W  1004   30
01 AUG 26 1200  19.7 N  109.7 W  1004   30
01 AUG 26 1800  20.1 N  110.7 W  1002   35
01 AUG 27 0000  20.1 N  111.7 W  1002   35
01 AUG 27 0600  20.0 N  112.6 W  1000   45
01 AUG 27 1200  20.2 N  113.3 W   997   50
01 AUG 27 1800  19.9 N  113.8 W   989   65
01 AUG 28 0000  19.5 N  114.1 W   989   65
01 AUG 28 0600  19.2 N  114.3 W   989   65
01 AUG 28 1200  19.1 N  114.3 W   985   70
01 AUG 28 1800  19.4 N  114.7 W   985   70
01 AUG 29 0000  19.8 N  115.1 W   985   70
01 AUG 29 0600  20.1 N  115.4 W   985   70
01 AUG 29 1200  20.6 N  116.2 W   977   85
01 AUG 29 1800  20.9 N  116.6 W   972   90
01 AUG 30 0000  21.5 N  117.1 W   975   80
01 AUG 30 0600  21.9 N  117.7 W   979   75
01 AUG 30 1200  22.4 N  118.0 W   983   70
01 AUG 30 1800  22.9 N  118.1 W   987   65
01 AUG 31 0000  23.4 N  118.4 W   989   60
01 AUG 31 0600  23.5 N  118.6 W   994   55
01 AUG 31 1200  23.9 N  118.9 W   998   50
01 AUG 31 1800  24.3 N  119.2 W   999   45
01 SEP 01 0000  24.8 N  119.3 W  1002   40
01 SEP 01 0600  25.5 N  119.0 W  1005   35
01 SEP 01 1200  25.5 N  119.0 W  1005   30
01 SEP 01 1800  26.0 N  118.6 W  1006   30
01 SEP 02 0000  26.6 N  118.4 W  1007   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.

       Michael V. Padua, owner of the Typhoon 2000 webpage, sent me the
       PAGASA track for Tropical Depression Jolina and the JMA tracks for
       all the named cyclones.   Huang Chunliang of Fuzhou City, China,
       sent me the tracks from the National Meteorological Center of
       China (NMCC) and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO).  Roger Edson,
       of the University of Guam, sent me his versions of tracks for
       Tropical Depression 15W and Tropical Depression Jolina.  A
       special thanks to these gentlemen for their assistance.

       The 1-min avg MSW were taken from the JTWC advisories while the
       10-min avg MSW and central pressure estimates were obtained from
       JMA's advisories.  The 10-min MSW estimates from the other centers
       follow the main track in a separate table.


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

   Typhoon MAN-YI (12W / 0109)                         01 - 11 Aug
   Tropical Depression                                 02 - 08 Aug
   Tropical Storm USAGI (13W / 0110)                   08 - 11 Aug
   Typhoon PABUK (14W / 0111)                          14 - 24 Aug
   Tropical Depression JOLINA                          16 - 24 Aug
   Tropical Depression (15W)                           23 - 29 Aug
   Super Typhoon WUTIP (16W / 0112)                    26 Aug - 04 Sep
   Tropical Storm SEPAT (17W / 0113)                   27 Aug - 01 Sep
   Tropical Storm FITOW (18W / 0114)                   28 - 31 Aug

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Storm Name: MAN-YI                Cyclone Number: 12W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0109

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 AUG 01 1800  10.5 N  152.8 E         25
01 AUG 02 0000  11.2 N  152.0 E         35
01 AUG 02 0600  11.7 N  150.9 E  1002   45    30  JMA: 11.8 N, 151.8 E
01 AUG 02 1200  12.2 N  150.2 E   996   45    35
01 AUG 02 1800  13.4 N  149.4 E   994   50    40
01 AUG 03 0000  14.8 N  148.7 E   990   55    45
01 AUG 03 0600  16.1 N  147.6 E   985   65    50
01 AUG 03 1200  17.4 N  146.7 E   980   75    55
01 AUG 03 1800  18.4 N  145.9 E   980   80    55
01 AUG 04 0000  19.7 N  145.2 E   970   95    65
01 AUG 04 0600  21.1 N  144.5 E   960  110    75
01 AUG 04 1200  22.4 N  144.1 E   950  115    80
01 AUG 04 1800  23.5 N  143.7 E   950  115    80
01 AUG 05 0000  24.7 N  143.5 E   945  110    80
01 AUG 05 0600  25.3 N  143.6 E   945  115    80
01 AUG 05 1200  25.6 N  143.9 E   950  110    80
01 AUG 05 1800  26.0 N  144.2 E   950  105    80
01 AUG 06 0000  26.1 N  144.6 E   955   95    75
01 AUG 06 0600  26.5 N  145.0 E   955   95    75
01 AUG 06 1200  26.8 N  145.3 E   955  115    75
01 AUG 06 1800  27.2 N  145.8 E   955  115    75
01 AUG 07 0000  27.9 N  146.5 E   955  110    75
01 AUG 07 0600  28.9 N  147.4 E   955  100    75
01 AUG 07 1200  30.0 N  148.2 E   960  100    70
01 AUG 07 1800  31.2 N  149.3 E   965   95    65
01 AUG 08 0000  32.6 N  150.0 E   970   85    60
01 AUG 08 0600  34.3 N  150.7 E   975   75    55
01 AUG 08 1200  36.0 N  151.1 E   980   65    55
01 AUG 08 1800  37.5 N  151.0 E   985   55    50
01 AUG 09 0000  38.8 N  151.4 E   985         45  JMA Warnings
01 AUG 09 0600  40.4 N  151.6 E   990         45        "
01 AUG 09 1200  42.0 N  153.0 E   994         40        "
01 AUG 09 1800  43.7 N  154.3 E  1000         35  JMA - Extratropical LOW
01 AUG 10 0000  45.0 N  156.0 E  1004         30
01 AUG 10 0600  46.0 N  158.0 E  1008         25
01 AUG 10 1200  48.0 N  159.0 E  1010         25
01 AUG 10 1800  49.0 N  161.0 E  1010         25
01 AUG 11 0000  50.0 N  163.0 E  1010         20

Note: Position coordinates were in excellent agreement between the
various warning agencies throughout the life of Man-yi.  The 10-min mean 
sustained winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins.  Following
is a tabular summary of the maximum 10-min average wind estimates from
NMCC:

   Date   Time     MSW (10-min) in Kts
          (GMT)         NMCC   
--------------------------------------

01 AUG 02 0600           35
01 AUG 02 1200           40
01 AUG 02 1800           50
01 AUG 03 0000           50
01 AUG 03 0600           60
01 AUG 03 1200           60
01 AUG 03 1800           65
01 AUG 04 0000           80
01 AUG 04 0600           90
01 AUG 04 1200          100
01 AUG 04 1800          100
01 AUG 05 0000          100
01 AUG 05 0600          100
01 AUG 05 1200           90
01 AUG 05 1800           90
01 AUG 06 0000           80
01 AUG 06 0600           80
01 AUG 06 1200           80
01 AUG 06 1800           80
01 AUG 07 0000           80
01 AUG 07 0600           80
01 AUG 07 1200           70
01 AUG 07 1800           70
01 AUG 08 0000           65
01 AUG 08 0600           60
01 AUG 08 1200           50
01 AUG 08 1800           50
01 AUG 09 0000           40
01 AUG 09 0600           40

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    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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01 AUG 02 0000  19.0 N  133.0 E  1004         25
01 AUG 02 0600  22.0 N  131.0 E  1004         25
01 AUG 02 1200  21.6 N  129.6 E  1002         30
01 AUG 02 1800  22.3 N  127.9 E  1002         30
01 AUG 03 0000  22.5 N  125.5 E  1004         30
01 AUG 03 0600  23.0 N  123.0 E  1008         25
01 AUG 03 1500  26.0 N  120.0 E                   From JTWC STWO
01 AUG 06 0000  33.0 N  122.0 E  1002         25  See Note
01 AUG 06 0600  33.0 N  122.0 E  1000         25  
01 AUG 06 1200  33.0 N  124.0 E  1002         25
01 AUG 06 1800  33.0 N  123.0 E  1000         25
01 AUG 07 0000  35.0 N  124.0 E  1000         25
01 AUG 07 0600  35.0 N  125.0 E  1000         25
01 AUG 07 1200  36.0 N  127.0 E  1000         25
01 AUG 07 1800  37.0 N  128.0 E  1002         25
01 AUG 08 0000  39.0 N  130.0 E  1000         25

Note: There is no conclusive evidence that the system of 6-8 August was
a redevelopment of the depression of 2-3 August, but it seems likely
that the second was related to the first.   While JTWC classified neither
as a tropical depression nor issued any TCFA's, JMA, NMCC, and Taiwan's
Central Weather Bureau all classified the system of 2-3 August as a
tropical depression.  The system made landfall in eastern China near the
border between Zhejiang and Fujian Provinces and later turned northward
toward the Shanghai area where unexpectedly heavy rains fell on 5 August.
JMA treated the Yellow Sea system of 6-8 August as a tropical depression
in the Summary portion of their High Seas Bulletins while JTWC gave the
system a fair potential for development on 6 and 7 August.  By the 8th
the LOW was embedded in a baroclinic zone in the Sea of Japan in a region
of high vertical shear.

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Storm Name: USAGI                 Cyclone Number: 13W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0110

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 AUG 08 0600  16.8 N  117.5 E         25        From JTWC's JMV File
01 AUG 08 1200  16.8 N  116.2 E         25
01 AUG 08 1800  16.7 N  115.0 E         25
01 AUG 09 0000  16.9 N  114.0 E         25
01 AUG 09 0600  16.3 N  113.5 E  1000   25    25  HKO: 16.7 N, 112.1 E
01 AUG 09 1200  16.8 N  113.0 E   998   25    30
01 AUG 09 1800  17.2 N  112.0 E   997   30    30
01 AUG 10 0000  17.8 N  110.6 E   996   30    30  JMA: 17.7 N, 109.6 E
01 AUG 10 0600  17.8 N  108.7 E   992   35    35
01 AUG 10 1200  18.0 N  107.6 E   990   40    35
01 AUG 10 1800  18.5 N  105.6 E   990   35    35  Inland in Vietnam
01 AUG 11 0000  18.0 N  104.0 E   998         30  JMA Warning

Note: Position coordinates were in basically good agreement between the
various warning agencies throughout the life of Usagi despite the fact
that the system remained weak.  The 10-min mean sustained winds given
above were taken from JMA's bulletins.  Following is a tabular summary
of the maximum 10-min average wind estimates from NMCC and HKO:

   Date   Time     MSW (10-min) in Kts
          (GMT)       NMCC    HKO
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01 AUG 09 0600                 25
01 AUG 09 1200                 30
01 AUG 09 1800                 30
01 AUG 10 0000         30      30
01 AUG 10 0600         35      30
01 AUG 10 1200         45      40
01 AUG 10 1800         35      40

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Storm Name: PABUK                 Cyclone Number: 14W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0111

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 14 0000  18.1 N  145.7 E  1000   30    30
01 AUG 14 0600  18.7 N  145.7 E   998   35    30
01 AUG 14 1200  18.8 N  145.4 E   996   35    35
01 AUG 14 1800  19.0 N  144.9 E   992   40    40
01 AUG 15 0000  19.3 N  143.0 E   990   45    45  NMCC: 20.2 N, 143.0 E
01 AUG 15 0600  19.6 N  142.3 E   985   50    50  NMCC: 20.4 N, 142.2 E
01 AUG 15 1200  20.0 N  141.4 E   985   60    50  NMCC: 20.7 N, 141.3 E
01 AUG 15 1800  20.4 N  140.7 E   980   65    55
01 AUG 16 0000  20.8 N  140.2 E   975   65    60
01 AUG 16 0600  21.1 N  139.5 E   975   70    60
01 AUG 16 1200  21.3 N  139.1 E   970   75    60
01 AUG 16 1800  21.3 N  138.6 E   965   75    65
01 AUG 17 0000  21.5 N  138.1 E   960   85    70
01 AUG 17 0600  21.8 N  137.7 E   955   85    75
01 AUG 17 1200  21.9 N  137.5 E   960   75    70
01 AUG 17 1800  22.1 N  137.0 E   960   70    70
01 AUG 18 0000  22.6 N  136.6 E   960   70    70
01 AUG 18 0600  23.4 N  136.3 E   960   70    70
01 AUG 18 1200  24.2 N  135.8 E   960   75    75
01 AUG 18 1800  24.7 N  135.1 E   960   80    70
01 AUG 19 0000  25.4 N  134.4 E   960   90    70
01 AUG 19 0600  26.2 N  133.7 E   960   95    70
01 AUG 19 1200  26.9 N  133.2 E   960   95    70
01 AUG 19 1800  27.7 N  132.9 E   960   95    70
01 AUG 20 0000  28.5 N  132.8 E   960   95    70
01 AUG 20 0600  29.4 N  133.0 E   960   85    70
01 AUG 20 1200  30.1 N  133.4 E   965   80    65
01 AUG 20 1800  30.8 N  134.3 E   965   70    65
01 AUG 21 0000  31.7 N  135.0 E   970   70    60
01 AUG 21 0600  33.1 N  134.9 E   965   60    60
01 AUG 21 1200  33.5 N  135.7 E   970   55    60  NMCC: 33.1 N, 135.0 E
01 AUG 21 1800  34.8 N  136.9 E   975   45    55  JMA: 34.1 N, 136.5 E
01 AUG 22 0000  34.9 N  137.8 E   980   45    55  Inland over Honshu
01 AUG 22 0600  35.5 N  139.8 E   980   40    45  Near Tokyo
01 AUG 22 1200  36.9 N  141.4 E   985   35    45  JMA: 37.7 N, 141.1 E
01 AUG 22 1800  39.5 N  142.5 E   988   30    40  JMA: 40.1 N, 142.2 E
01 AUG 23 0000  43.0 N  144.0 E   988         40  JMA - Extratropical LOW
01 AUG 23 0600  47.0 N  144.0 E   988         35
01 AUG 23 1200  49.0 N  147.0 E   992         35
01 AUG 23 1800  52.0 N  148.0 E   994         35
01 AUG 24 0000  54.0 N  150.0 E   996         30
01 AUG 24 0600  56.0 N  155.0 E  1000         25
01 AUG 24 1200  58.0 N  163.0 E  1000         25

Note: Position coordinates were in fairly good agreement between the
various warning agencies throughout the life of Pabuk.  The center of
Pabuk was near the coast of Japan at 21/1200 and 1800 UTC.  By 1200 UTC
on 22 August the center was back over water east of Honshu.  The 10-min
mean sustained winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins.
Following is a tabular summary of the maximum 10-min average wind
estimates from NMCC:

   Date   Time     MSW (10-min) in Kts
          (GMT)         NMCC 
--------------------------------------

01 AUG 14 1200           35
01 AUG 14 1800           40
01 AUG 15 0000           40
01 AUG 15 0600           40
01 AUG 15 1200           50
01 AUG 15 1800           60
01 AUG 16 0000           60
01 AUG 16 0600           70
01 AUG 16 1200           70
01 AUG 16 1800           70
01 AUG 17 0000           80
01 AUG 17 0600           80
01 AUG 17 1200           80
01 AUG 17 1800           80
01 AUG 18 0000           80
01 AUG 18 0600           80
01 AUG 18 1200           80
01 AUG 18 1800           80
01 AUG 19 0000           80
01 AUG 19 0600           80
01 AUG 19 1200           80
01 AUG 19 1800           80
01 AUG 20 0000           80
01 AUG 20 0600           80
01 AUG 20 1200           70
01 AUG 20 1800           65
01 AUG 21 0000           60
01 AUG 21 0600           60
01 AUG 21 1200           60
01 AUG 21 1800           55
01 AUG 22 0000           50
01 AUG 22 0600           50
01 AUG 22 1200           40

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: JOLINA      JMA Tropical Storm Number: None

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 16 0000  16.0 N  118.4 E               30
01 AUG 16 0600  16.1 N  118.5 E               30
01 AUG 16 1200  16.0 N  118.5 E               30  (RE = Roger Edson)
01 AUG 16 1800  14.6 N  119.1 E               30  
01 AUG 17 0000  14.7 N  119.2 E         15    30  RE: 16.0 N, 119.5 E
01 AUG 17 0600  17.5 N  117.2 E               30
01 AUG 17 1200  17.8 N  117.2 E               30
01 AUG 17 1800  17.5 N  118.5 E               30
01 AUG 18 0000  17.3 N  118.4 E         15    30  RE: 16.0 N, 118.5 E
01 AUG 18 0600  16.3 N  116.3 E               30
01 AUG 18 1200  15.5 N  116.3 E               30
01 AUG 18 1800  15.5 N  116.2 E               30
01 AUG 19 0000  15.1 N  117.1 E         20    30  RE: 16.0 N, 117.5 E
01 AUG 19 0600  15.2 N  117.2 E               30
01 AUG 19 1200  15.0 N  117.0 E                   Downgraded to Trop Dist
01 AUG 20 0000  16.5 N  117.0 E         20        From Roger Edson track
01 AUG 21 0000  17.0 N  116.5 E         25                   |
01 AUG 21 1200  18.5 N  116.0 E         20                   |
01 AUG 22 0000  19.5 N  116.5 E         20                   |
01 AUG 22 1200  20.0 N  117.5 E         25                   |
01 AUG 23 0000  20.5 N  119.0 E         25                   |
01 AUG 23 1200  21.0 N  120.0 E         25                   |
01 AUG 24 0000  21.0 N  121.5 E         20                   V

Note:  PAGASA was the only meteorological agency issuing warnings on this
system that I am aware of.   Disturbed weather persisted in the South
China Sea in the days following the dissipation of Jolina, and there may
possibly be some connection with the development of Tropical Storm Fitow
a few days later.

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 15W     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)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 24 1200  23.0 N  162.0 E  1004         25  JMA Warning & Summary
01 AUG 24 1800  22.6 N  163.3 E  1002   30    25  JMA: 23.0 N, 162.0 E
01 AUG 25 0000  24.2 N  162.6 E  1002   30    30  JMA: 24.5 N, 162.0 E
01 AUG 25 0600  24.4 N  161.6 E  1002   20    30  JMA: 25.5 N, 161.5 E
01 AUG 25 1200  27.5 N  160.2 E  1002         30  JMA Warning & Summary
01 AUG 25 1800  28.0 N  157.0 E  1002         25
01 AUG 26 0000  30.0 N  155.0 E  1002         25
01 AUG 26 0600  31.0 N  153.0 E  1002         25
01 AUG 26 1200  32.0 N  151.0 E  1004         25  SAB-1402Z: 1.5/2.5
01 AUG 26 1800  33.0 N  149.0 E  1002         25  SAB-2032Z: 1.5/2.5
01 AUG 27 0000  34.0 N  149.0 E  1004         25  SAB-0232Z: 2.0/2.5
01 AUG 27 0600  36.0 N  149.0 E  1000         25  SAB-0832Z: 1.5/2.0
01 AUG 27 1200  37.0 N  148.0 E  1004         25
01 AUG 27 1800  39.0 N  149.0 E  1002         25
01 AUG 28 0000  42.0 N  149.0 E  1006         25  Extratropical
01 AUG 28 0600  44.0 N  151.0 E  1008         25

Note: Roger Edson, at my request, sent me a track for this depression.
Since there were significant enough differences with the JMA and JTWC
tracks--and especially intensities--which made it difficult to dovetail
into one coherent track, I am including Roger's track along with his
comments below (positions rounded to nearest 1/2 degree):

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon     MSW         Comments
          (GMT)                  1-min
                                 (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 23 1800  20.5 N  158.0 E    25  Scat and MI imagery/circ N of Cb
01 AUG 24 0000  20.5 N  160.0 E    30
01 AUG 24 0600  21.5 N  161.5 E    30  Cb forming near circ (offset)
01 AUG 24 1200  22.5 N  163.0 E    35
01 AUG 24 1800  24.5 N  162.5 E    35  JTWC 1st warning
01 AUG 25 0000  25.5 N  162.0 E    40  Accelerates north
01 AUG 25 0600  27.0 N  161.0 E    45
01 AUG 25 1200  27.5 N  159.0 E    45
01 AUG 25 1800  28.0 N  157.0 E    40  Some loss of convection
01 AUG 26 0000  29.5 N  155.0 E    45  Getting better
01 AUG 26 0600  31.0 N  152.5 E    50  Best view - T3.0
01 AUG 26 1200  32.0 N  151.0 E    45
01 AUG 26 1800  33.5 N  149.5 E    40  Shearing begins
01 AUG 27 0000  35.0 N  149.0 E    40
01 AUG 27 0600  37.0 N  148.0 E    40
01 AUG 27 1200  39.0 N  148.0 E    45  Forward acceleration
01 AUG 27 1800  40.5 N  148.5 E    45
01 AUG 28 0000  43.0 N  149.5 E    45
01 AUG 28 0600  44.5 N  150.5 E    40  Extratropical
01 AUG 28 1200  46.5 N  154.5 E    40  Positions to nearest whole degree
01 AUG 28 1800  47.5 N  157.5 E    35
01 AUG 29 0000  48.5 N  162.0 E    35

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Storm Name: WUTIP                 Cyclone Number: 16W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0112

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 26 1800  16.5 N  140.2 E         25
01 AUG 27 0000  16.7 N  140.2 E  1000   30    30
01 AUG 27 0600  17.5 N  140.8 E  1000   35    30
01 AUG 27 1200  18.0 N  141.4 E   994   45    40
01 AUG 27 1800  18.8 N  142.1 E   990   50    45
01 AUG 28 0000  19.6 N  143.1 E   985   65    55
01 AUG 28 0600  20.5 N  143.6 E   975   75    60
01 AUG 28 1200  21.2 N  144.4 E   965   90    70
01 AUG 28 1800  22.1 N  144.8 E   960  115    75
01 AUG 29 0000  22.8 N  145.3 E   945  125    80
01 AUG 29 0600  23.3 N  145.8 E   940  130    85
01 AUG 29 1200  24.0 N  146.4 E   930  125    90
01 AUG 29 1800  24.7 N  146.8 E   930  125    90
01 AUG 30 0000  25.0 N  147.1 E   930  125    90
01 AUG 30 0600  25.5 N  147.4 E   935  120    85
01 AUG 30 1200  26.1 N  147.8 E   940  115    80
01 AUG 30 1800  26.9 N  147.9 E   945   90    75  JMA Position
01 AUG 31 0000  27.7 N  147.7 E   950   80    75
01 AUG 31 0600  28.5 N  148.0 E   950   80    75
01 AUG 31 1200  29.4 N  148.5 E   960   80    65
01 AUG 31 1800  30.1 N  149.2 E   965   75    65
01 SEP 01 0000  31.2 N  150.1 E   970   70    60
01 SEP 01 0600  32.1 N  151.0 E   970   70    60
01 SEP 01 1200  32.7 N  152.3 E   975   70    60  NMCC: 32.2 N, 151.0 E
01 SEP 01 1800  33.2 N  153.1 E   980   60    55
01 SEP 02 0000  33.8 N  154.2 E   985   55    50
01 SEP 02 0600  34.5 N  155.7 E   990   50    45
01 SEP 02 1200  35.4 N  157.7 E   990   45    45  JMA: 35.3 N, 156.8 E
01 SEP 02 1800  36.0 N  157.7 E   994   35    40
01 SEP 03 0000  37.8 N  160.3 E   996         40  JMA - Extratropical LOW
01 SEP 03 0600  38.0 N  163.0 E  1000         35
01 SEP 03 1200  41.0 N  166.0 E  1002         35
01 SEP 03 1800  43.0 N  171.0 E   998         35
01 SEP 04 0000  44.0 N  175.0 E  1000         35
01 SEP 04 0600  46.0 N  179.0 W   996         35

Note: Position coordinates were in very good agreement between the
various warning agencies throughout the life of Wutip.  The 10-min mean 
sustained winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins.  Following
is a tabular summary of the maximum 10-min average wind estimates from
NMCC:

   Date   Time     MSW (10-min) in Kts
          (GMT)         NMCC 
--------------------------------------

01 AUG 27 1200           35
01 AUG 27 1800           35
01 AUG 28 0000           50
01 AUG 28 0600           60
01 AUG 28 1200           65
01 AUG 28 1800           65
01 AUG 29 0000           80
01 AUG 29 0600           90
01 AUG 29 1200           90
01 AUG 29 1800           90
01 AUG 30 0000           90
01 AUG 30 0600           90
01 AUG 30 1200           80
01 AUG 30 1800           70
01 AUG 31 0000           70
01 AUG 31 0600           70
01 AUG 31 1200           70
01 AUG 31 1800           65
01 SEP 01 0000           65
01 SEP 01 0600           60
01 SEP 01 1200           60
01 SEP 01 1800           60
01 SEP 02 0000           50
01 SEP 02 0600           50
01 SEP 02 1200           45

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Storm Name: SEPAT                 Cyclone Number: 17W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0113

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 27 0000  21.7 N  162.9 E  1000   30    30
01 AUG 27 0600  22.5 N  162.1 E  1000   30    30
01 AUG 27 1200  23.3 N  161.4 E  1000   30    30
01 AUG 27 1800  24.0 N  161.5 E  1000   35    30
01 AUG 28 0000  24.4 N  161.2 E   996   45    35
01 AUG 28 0600  25.3 N  161.3 E   994   45    40
01 AUG 28 1200  26.3 N  161.2 E   994   45    40
01 AUG 28 1800  27.7 N  161.0 E   994   45    40
01 AUG 29 0000  29.0 N  160.8 E   994   35    40
01 AUG 29 0600  30.7 N  160.6 E   994   35    40
01 AUG 29 1200  32.0 N  160.2 E   994   35    40
01 AUG 29 1800  34.8 N  159.4 E   992   35    40  JMA: 34.1 N, 160.0 E
01 AUG 30 0000  36.3 N  159.2 E   992   30    40  NMCC: 36.4 N, 159.8 E
01 AUG 30 0600  38.5 N  160.2 E   992         40  JMA Warnings
01 AUG 30 1200  40.5 N  161.4 E   992         40
01 AUG 30 1800  41.8 N  163.5 E   994         40
01 AUG 31 0000  42.8 N  166.2 E   996         40  Note: 0600Z missing
01 AUG 31 1200  45.0 N  174.0 E  1000         35  Extratropical
01 AUG 31 1800  47.0 N  177.0 E  1000         35
01 SEP 01 0000  45.0 N  180.0 E  1004         35

Note: Position coordinates were in good agreement between the various
warning agencies throughout the life of Sepat.  At 29/1800 UTC the
coordinates from NMCC were 33.5 N, 161.0 E.  The 10-min mean sustained
winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins.    Following is a
tabular summary of the maximum 10-min average wind estimates from NMCC:

   Date   Time     MSW (10-min) in Kts
          (GMT)         NMCC  
--------------------------------------

01 AUG 28 0600           35
01 AUG 28 1200           35
01 AUG 28 1800           35
01 AUG 29 0000           35
01 AUG 29 0600           35
01 AUG 29 1200           35
01 AUG 29 1800           35
01 AUG 30 0000           35

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Storm Name: FITOW                 Cyclone Number: 18W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0114

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 AUG 28 1200  19.4 N  113.4 E   996         25  HKO Warning
01 AUG 28 1800  19.4 N  113.1 E   996         25       "
01 AUG 29 0000  19.6 N  112.1 E   995   25    30
01 AUG 29 0600  19.8 N  111.4 E   994   25    30
01 AUG 29 1200  19.6 N  110.5 E   992   25    30  Over Hainan Dao
01 AUG 29 1800  19.7 N  109.7 E   992   25    30         "
01 AUG 30 0000  19.6 N  109.0 E   990   30    30  JMA: 19.7 N, 109.8 E
01 AUG 30 0600  19.7 N  109.4 E   992   25    30  Still over Hainan
01 AUG 30 1200  20.4 N  108.6 E   992   35    30  JMA Position/Over Water
01 AUG 30 1800  20.7 N  108.7 E   996   35    30  JMA: 21.1 N, 109.3 E
01 AUG 31 0000  21.2 N  108.7 E   990   40    35  JMA: 21.2 N, 109.4 E
01 AUG 31 0600  21.8 N  108.4 E   992   40    30  On coast of China
01 AUG 31 1200  22.2 N  107.6 E   996   30    30  NMCC: 21.8 N, 108.5 E
01 AUG 31 1800  21.7 N  108.7 E   996         30  NMCC Warning

Note: Position coordinates were in fairly good agreement between the
various warning agencies throughout the life of Fitow.  The 10-min mean 
sustained winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins with the 
exception of the first two entries and the last one, as noted above.
Following is a tabular summary of the maximum 10-min average wind
estimates from NMCC and HKO:

   Date   Time       MSW (10-min) in Kts
          (GMT)          NMCC    HKO
----------------------------------------

01 AUG 28 1200                    25
01 AUG 28 1800                    25
01 AUG 29 0000            30      28
01 AUG 29 0600                    30
01 AUG 29 1200            30      30
01 AUG 29 1800                    30
01 AUG 30 0000            30      30 
01 AUG 30 0600            35      30
01 AUG 30 1200            35      35
01 AUG 30 1800            35      35
01 AUG 31 0000            40      35
01 AUG 31 0600            35      35
01 AUG 31 1200            30      30
01 AUG 31 1800            30      30

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             !!!!!!  IMPORTANT NOTE - PLEASE READ  !!!!!!

     It has been brought to my attention that I should repeat in the
  cyclone tracks file the caveat which is included in the Author's
  Note at the end of the cyclone summaries.   The tropical cyclone
  tracks which I prepare are based upon the operational warnings/
  advisories/advices/bulletins from 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 (ATCR) 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>

     For the actual Best Tracks files, click on the link for Best Tracks
  (in the menu on the left side of the screen) and follow instructions.

     In the ATCR for 2000, the Chapter 5 tab contains verification
  statistics of JTWC warnings for all the 2000 tropical cyclones in the
  Northwest Pacific, North Indian Ocean, and the Southern Hemisphere.
  There are gaps in the Best Tracks presented here for certain cyclones
  during periods in which no warnings were being issued.

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Document: trak0108.htm
Updated: 27th December 2006

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