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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks December 2005
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

             GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - DECEMBER 2005


          !!!! 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
                        ----------------------

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

   Tropical Storm ZETA (30)                            30 Dec - 06 Jan

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Storm Name: ZETA                  Cyclone Number: 30      Basin: ATL


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

05 DEC 30 0600  24.0 N   36.0 W  1007   40        See Note
05 DEC 30 1200  24.6 N   36.5 W  1003   45        First NHC advisory
05 DEC 30 1800  25.1 N   37.0 W  1000   45
05 DEC 31 0000  25.7 N   37.3 W  1000   45
05 DEC 31 0600  25.9 N   37.6 W   997   50
05 DEC 31 1200  25.9 N   38.0 W   997   50
05 DEC 31 1800  25.7 N   38.1 W  1000   45
06 JAN 01 0000  25.6 N   38.2 W  1000   45
06 JAN 01 0600  25.7 N   38.4 W  1000   45
06 JAN 01 1200  25.2 N   38.5 W  1000   45
06 JAN 01 1800  25.0 N   38.3 W  1000   45
06 JAN 02 0000  24.8 N   38.5 W  1000   45
06 JAN 02 0600  24.5 N   39.4 W  1000   45
06 JAN 02 1200  23.8 N   40.4 W  1000   45
06 JAN 02 1800  23.5 N   40.9 W  1000   45
06 JAN 03 0000  23.5 N   41.0 W   997   50
06 JAN 03 0600  23.4 N   41.2 W   995   55
06 JAN 03 1200  23.1 N   41.9 W   994   55
06 JAN 03 1800  23.2 N   42.2 W   994   55
06 JAN 04 0000  22.9 N   42.5 W   994   55
06 JAN 04 0600  22.1 N   42.8 W   994   55
06 JAN 04 1200  21.9 N   43.6 W   997   50
06 JAN 04 1800  21.7 N   44.6 W  1000   45
06 JAN 05 0000  21.7 N   45.6 W  1004   35
06 JAN 05 0600  21.9 N   46.7 W  1005   30
06 JAN 05 1200  22.2 N   47.3 W  1005   35
06 JAN 05 1800  22.7 N   47.9 W  1007   35
06 JAN 06 0000  23.0 N   48.4 W  1007   35
06 JAN 06 0600  23.2 N   49.1 W  1007   35
06 JAN 06 1200  23.0 N   49.5 W  1009   30
06 JAN 06 1800  23.3 N   50.0 W  1009   25

Note: Based upon comments in the 30/2100 UTC discussion, there is a
chance that in post-storm analysis the tropical storm stage of
Zeta will begin at 30/0600 UTC.  Zeta is the first Atlantic tropical
cyclone to begin in December and continue into January since Hurricane
Alice of 1954/1955, and is only the second such occurrence on record.

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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.

     Regarding the MSW comparison tables, Huang Chunliang has often
  stated:  "In the title line the storm grade has been adopted based on
  the classification of the most 'radical' TCWC.   Also, all the storm
  names/numbers available to me have been referenced.   In addition, the
  starting date points to the one when the system was initially upgraded
  to TD status by whatever TCWC, while the ending date represents the one
  when the storm was last ranked as a TD or a tropical system by whatever
  TCWC."


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

   Tropical Storm (25W / QUEDAN)                       16 - 22 Dec

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 25W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: QUEDAN      JMA Tropical Storm Number: None

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

05 DEC 16 1800  11.0 N  121.0 E  1006         25
05 DEC 17 0000  11.0 N  120.0 E  1008         25
05 DEC 17 0600  11.0 N  119.0 E  1006         25
05 DEC 17 1200  10.0 N  118.0 E  1006         25
05 DEC 17 1800  10.0 N  116.0 E  1004         25
05 DEC 18 0000  10.0 N  115.0 E  1004         25
05 DEC 18 0600   9.0 N  114.0 E  1004         25
05 DEC 18 1200   8.2 N  112.5 E  1004   30    25
05 DEC 18 1800   8.2 N  111.4 E  1004   30    25
05 DEC 19 0000   8.6 N  111.6 E  1002   35    30  JMA: 8.6N/112.4E
05 DEC 19 0600   8.9 N  111.3 E  1000   35    30  JMA: 9.4N/110.8E
05 DEC 19 1200   9.1 N  110.8 E  1000   40    30
05 DEC 19 1800   9.4 N  110.2 E  1000   35    30
05 DEC 20 0000   9.3 N  110.1 E  1004   35    30
05 DEC 20 0600   8.5 N  109.1 E  1006   25    25
05 DEC 20 1200   9.0 N  108.0 E  1008         25
05 DEC 20 1800   8.0 N  108.0 E  1008         25
05 DEC 21 0000   8.0 N  107.0 E  1008         25
05 DEC 21 0600   8.0 N  106.0 E  1008         25
05 DEC 21 1200   7.0 N  105.0 E  1008         25
05 DEC 21 1800   7.0 N  103.0 E  1008         25
05 DEC 22 0000   6.0 N  103.0 E  1010         25
05 DEC 22 0600   6.0 N  102.0 E  1010         25

Note: Following is the MSW comparison table compiled and sent by
Huang Chunliang:

======================================================
== Tropical Storm 25W/QUEDAN (December 16-22, 2005) ==
======================================================

TCWC       STORM ID                              PEAK MSW (kt)
--------------------------------------------------------------
JTWC       Tropical Storm 25W                    40
JMA        Tropical Depression                   30+
HKO        Tropical Depression                   --*
CWB        Tropical Depression                   --#
PAGASA     Tropical Depression QUEDAN            30
TMD        Tropical Depression                   30

Note 1 (+): In a couple of their bulletins, JMA forecasted the TD to 
intensify into a TS, which never materialized, though.

Note 2 (*): HKO never issued any real-time warnings on this system, which
remained outside their AOR after being upgraded to TD status.

Note 3 (#): CWB normally doesn't make any wind estimations for tropical 
depressions.

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NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (NIO) - Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea

                        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.   Occasionally some information may
  have been gleaned from the daily tropical weather outlooks and other
  bulletins issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which
  is the World Meteorological Organization's Regional Specialised Meteor-
  ological Centre for the basin.   Information was also used from tracks
  based upon warnings issued by the Thai Meteorological Department.
 
     The reported maximum sustained winds are based on a 1-minute
  averaging period, which is used by all U. S. civilian and military
  weather services for tropical cyclone warnings.     For synoptic
  observations in the North Indian Ocean region, both 10-minute and
  3-minute average winds are employed, but IMD makes no attempt to
  modify the Dvorak scale for estimating tropical cyclone intensity;
  hence, a 1-minute average MSW is implied.


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

   Cyclonic Storm FANOOS (06B / BOB0504)               05 - 12 Dec
   Tropical Cyclone (07B)                              15 - 24 Dec

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Storm Name: FANOOS                Cyclone Number: 06B     Basin: NIO
IMD Cyclonic Storm Number: BOB0504

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

05 DEC 05 1800  10.5 N   91.0 E  1000         30  TMD warning
05 DEC 06 0000  11.2 N   89.5 E  1000   35    35
05 DEC 06 0600  11.6 N   88.7 E  1000   35    35  IMD: 10.5N/89.5E
05 DEC 06 1200  11.6 N   88.9 E  1000         35  TMD warning
05 DEC 06 1800  11.7 N   87.9 E  1000   45    35  IMD: 11.0N/88.5E
05 DEC 07 0000  11.7 N   87.5 E  1000         45  TMD warning
05 DEC 07 0600  11.0 N   86.9 E   998   50    45
05 DEC 07 1200  10.6 N   86.7 E   998         45  TMD warning
05 DEC 07 1800  10.3 N   86.4 E   994   50    45  IMD: 11.0N/86.0E
05 DEC 08 0000  10.2 N   86.0 E   984         55  TMD warning
05 DEC 08 0600  10.4 N   85.6 E   984   55    55
05 DEC 08 1200  10.5 N   85.0 E   984         55  TMD warning
05 DEC 08 1800  10.5 N   83.8 E   994   55    55
05 DEC 09 0000  10.5 N   83.5 E   994         55  TMD warning
05 DEC 09 0600  10.3 N   82.7 E   994   60    65
05 DEC 09 1200  10.5 N   81.5 E   994         55  TMD warning
05 DEC 09 1800  10.4 N   80.9 E   984   65    55  IMD: 10.5N/81.5E
05 DEC 10 0000  10.5 N   80.5 E   984         55  TMD warning
05 DEC 10 0600  10.5 N   80.3 E   984   55    55 
05 DEC 10 1200  10.5 N   79.9 E   984         50  TMD warning
05 DEC 10 1800   9.9 N   78.7 E   997   30    35  Inland
05 DEC 11 0000   9.8 N   78.2 E   997         35  TMD warnings
05 DEC 11 0600   9.5 N   77.5 E  1000         27
05 DEC 11 1200   9.5 N   76.5 E  1002         27
05 DEC 11 1800   9.0 N   75.5 E  1002         27  Over Arabian Sea
05 DEC 12 0000   9.0 N   75.0 E  1006         27

Note: The above track with 6-hourly positions is a composite based
upon warnings issued by JTWC, the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD)
and the India Meteorological Department (IMD).  The TMD and IMD tracks
were compiled and sent to the author by Huang Chunliang (a special thanks
for this effort).  The central pressure and 10-min avg MSW values were
taken from TMD's track, and the positions and intensities from 11/0000
UTC onward were based upon TMD's track.

The TMD and IMD tracks, as sent by Huang Chunliang, follow in their
entirety for those who may wish to make their own comparisons.


Track from INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (IMD/New Delhi)
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-->Cyclonic Storm BOB0504 (FANOOS)

Date           Press &
& Time   Sta   Wind(kts)      Position      Remark
======   ===   ============   ===========   
====================================================
120603     D   ----/25        10.5N 89.5E   Upgraded to D
120606     D   ----/25        10.5N 89.5E
120609    DD   ----/30        11.0N 89.0E   Upgraded to DD
120612    DD   ----/30        11.0N 89.0E
120615    DD   ----/30        11.0N 89.0E
120618    DD   ----/30        11.0N 88.5E
120621    DD   ----/30        11.0N 88.5E
120700    DD   ----/30        11.0N 88.5E
120703    CS   ----/--        11.0N 87.5E   Upgraded to CS
120706    CS   1002/40        11.0N 87.0E
120709    CS   ----/--        11.0N 86.5E
120712    CS    998/40        11.0N 86.5E
120715    CS   ----/--        11.0N 86.5E
120718    CS    998/40        11.0N 86.0E
120721    CS   ----/--        11.0N 86.0E
120800    CS    998/40        11.0N 86.0E
120803    CS   ----/--        10.5N 86.0E
120806    CS    998/40        10.5N 85.5E
120809    CS   ----/--        10.5N 85.0E
120812    CS    996/40        10.5N 84.5E
120818    CS    998/40        10.5N 84.0E
120821    CS   ----/--        10.5N 84.0E
120900    CS    998/40        10.5N 83.5E
120903    CS   ----/--        10.5N 83.0E
120906    CS    998/40        10.5N 83.0E
120909    CS   ----/--        10.5N 82.5E
120912    CS    998/40        10.5N 82.0E
120918    CS    998/40        10.5N 81.5E
120921    CS   ----/--        10.5N 81.0E
121000    DD   1004/30        10.5N 80.0E   Downgraded to DD
121003    DD   ----/30        -----------   Offshore near Vedaranniyam
121006     D   ----/25        -----------   Downgraded to D/Onshore near 
                                            Vedaranniyam
121012     D   ----/25        -----------   Onshore near Vedaranniyam
121103   LPA   ----/--        -----------   Downgraded to LPA/Onshore over
                                            southen Tamil Nadu


Track from THAI METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (TMD/Bangkok)
-------------------------------------------------------

-->Tropical Cyclone FANOOS (06B)

Date           Press &
& Time   Sta   Wind(kts)   Position
======   ===   =========   ===========
120518    TD   1000/30     10.5N 91.0E
120600    TC   1000/35     11.2N 89.5E
120606    TC   1000/35     11.6N 88.9E
120612    TC   1000/35     11.6N 88.0E
120618    TC   1000/35     11.6N 87.5E
120700    TC   1000/45     11.7N 87.5E
120706    TC    998/45     11.0N 87.0E
120712    TC    998/45     10.6N 86.7E
120718    TC    994/45     10.3N 86.5E
120800    TC    984/55     10.2N 86.0E
120806    TC    984/55     10.4N 85.6E
120812    TC    984/55     10.5N 85.0E
120818    TC    994/55     10.8N 83.8E
120900    TC    994/55     10.5N 83.5E
120906    TC    994/65     10.5N 83.0E
120912    TC    994/55     10.5N 81.5E
120918    TC    984/55     10.5N 81.0E
121000    TC    984/55     10.5N 80.5E
121006    TC    984/55     10.5N 80.3E
121012    TC    984/50     10.5N 79.9E
121018    TC    997/35     10.0N 78.7E
121100    TC    997/35      9.8N 78.2E
121106    TD   1000/27      9.5N 77.5E
121112    TD   1002/27      9.5N 76.5E
121118    TD   1002/27      9.0N 75.5E
121200    TD   1006/27      9.0N 75.0E

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 07B     Basin: NIO
IMD Cyclonic Storm Number: None

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

05 DEC 15 1200   8.0 N   87.0 E         25        IMD warnings
05 DEC 16 0300   8.0 N   85.0 E         25
05 DEC 16 1200   8.0 N   84.5 E         25
05 DEC 17 0000   7.5 N   83.5 E  1008   35    30  
05 DEC 17 0600   8.4 N   83.3 E  1004   35    35  TMD: 7.5N/83.5E
05 DEC 17 1200   8.5 N   83.0 E  1004         35  TMD warning
05 DEC 17 1800   9.5 N   83.1 E  1004   35    35
05 DEC 18 0000  10.0 N   82.5 E  1000         35  TMD warning
05 DEC 18 0600  10.6 N   82.3 E  1004   50    35  IMD: 10.0N/83.0E
05 DEC 18 1200  10.5 N   82.2 E  1004         35  TMD warning
05 DEC 18 1800  11.2 N   82.8 E  1004   45    45
05 DEC 19 0000  11.5 N   82.5 E  1004         45  TMD warning
05 DEC 19 0600  11.7 N   82.7 E   996   45    45  IMD: 11.0N/82.5E
05 DEC 19 1200  12.5 N   82.5 E   996         45  TMD warning
05 DEC 19 1800  11.1 N   83.2 E   996   45    45  TMD: 12.8N/82.5E
05 DEC 20 0000  11.1 N   83.6 E   998   45    35
05 DEC 20 0600  11.2 N   84.0 E   998         35  TMD warning
05 DEC 20 1200  11.8 N   84.4 E   994   40    40
05 DEC 20 1800  11.8 N   84.6 E   997         40  TMD warning
05 DEC 21 0000  11.7 N   84.5 E  1006   35    30
05 DEC 21 0600  11.8 N   84.6 E  1006         30  TMD warning
05 DEC 21 1200  11.3 N   84.6 E  1004   35    30  TMD: 12.5N/84.5E
05 DEC 21 1800  12.0 N   84.5 E  1006         30  IMD position
05 DEC 22 0000  12.7 N   85.6 E  1004   25    30  TMD: 12.5N/85.0E
05 DEC 22 0600  12.5 N   85.0 E  1004         27  TMD warnings
05 DEC 22 1200  12.5 N   85.5 E  1002         30
05 DEC 22 1800  12.5 N   85.5 E  1002         30
05 DEC 23 0000  12.7 N   85.7 E  1004         27
05 DEC 23 0600  13.0 N   86.0 E  1006         27
05 DEC 23 1200  15.0 N   89.0 E  1002         25
05 DEC 23 1800  17.0 N   92.0 E  1002         25
05 DEC 24 0000  17.5 N   92.5 E  1002         25

Note: The above track with 6-hourly positions is a composite based
upon warnings issued by JTWC, the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD)
and the India Meteorological Department (IMD).  The TMD and IMD tracks
were compiled and sent to the author by Huang Chunliang (a special thanks
for this effort).   The central pressure and 10-min avg MSW values were
taken from TMD's track, and the positions and intensities from 22/0600
UTC onward were based upon TMD's track.

The TMD and IMD tracks, as sent by Huang Chunliang, follow in their
entirety for those who may wish to make their own comparisons.


Track from INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (IMD/New Delhi)
----------------------------------------------------------

-->Deep Depression

Date           Press &
& Time   Sta   Wind(kts)      Position      Remark
======   ===   ============   ===========   
====================================================
121512     D   ----/25         8.0N 87.0E   Upgraded to D
121603     D   ----/25         8.0N 85.0E
121606     D   ----/25         8.0N 85.0E
121609     D   ----/25         8.0N 84.5E
121612     D   ----/25         8.0N 84.5E
121703    DD   ----/30         8.0N 84.0E   Upgraded to DD
121709    DD   ----/30         8.5N 83.5E
121712    DD   ----/30         8.5N 83.5E
121715    DD   ----/30         8.5N 83.5E
121718    DD   ----/30         9.0N 83.0E
121721    DD   ----/30         9.0N 83.0E
121800    DD   ----/30         9.5N 83.0E
121803    DD   ----/30        10.0N 83.0E
121806    DD   ----/30        10.0N 83.0E
121809    DD   ----/30        10.5N 82.5E
121812    DD   ----/30        10.5N 82.5E
121815    DD   ----/30        10.5N 82.5E
121818    DD   ----/30        11.0N 82.5E
121821    DD   ----/30        11.0N 82.5E
121900    DD   ----/30        11.0N 82.5E
121903    DD   ----/30        11.0N 82.5E
121906    DD   ----/30        11.0N 82.5E
121909    DD   ----/30        11.0N 82.5E
121912    DD   ----/30        11.0N 82.5E
121915    DD   ----/30        11.5N 82.5E
121918    DD   ----/30        11.5N 82.5E
121921    DD   ----/30        11.5N 82.5E
122003    DD   ----/30        11.5N 83.5E
122009     D   ----/25        11.5N 84.0E   Downgraded to D
122012     D   ----/25        12.0N 84.5E
122018     D   ----/25        12.0N 84.5E
122100     D   ----/25        12.0N 84.5E
122103     D   ----/25        12.0N 84.5E
122109     D   ----/25        12.0N 84.5E
122112     D   ----/25        12.0N 84.5E
122118     D   ----/25        12.0N 84.5E
122200     D   ----/25        12.0N 84.5E
122203   LPA   ----/--        -----------   Downgraded to LPA/Over BOB


Track from THAI METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT (TMD/Bangkok)
-------------------------------------------------------

-->Tropical Cyclone 07B

Date           Press &
& Time   Sta   Wind(kts)   Position
======   ===   =========   ===========
121700    TD   1008/30      7.5N 83.5E
121706    TC   1004/35      7.5N 83.5E
121712    TC   1004/35      8.5N 83.0E
121718    TC   1004/35      9.5N 83.0E
121800    TC   1000/35     10.0N 82.5E
121806    TC   1004/35     10.5N 82.2E
121812    TC   1004/35     10.5N 82.2E
121818    TC   1004/45     11.0N 82.2E
121900    TC   1004/45     11.5N 82.5E
121906    TC    996/45     12.0N 82.5E
121912    TC    996/45     12.5N 82.5E
121918    TC    996/45     12.8N 82.5E
122000    TC    998/35     11.0N 83.5E
122006    TC    998/35     11.2N 84.0E
122012    TC    994/40     11.8N 84.6E
122018    TC    997/40     11.8N 84.6E
122100    TD   1006/30     11.8N 84.6E
122106    TD   1006/30     11.8N 84.6E
122112    TD   1004/30     12.5N 84.5E
122118    TD   1006/30     12.0N 84.0E
122200    TD   1004/30     12.5N 85.0E
122206    TD   1004/27     12.5N 85.0E
122212    TD   1002/30     12.5N 85.5E
122218    TD   1002/30     12.5N 85.5E
122300    TD   1004/27     12.7N 85.7E
122306    TD   1006/27     13.0N 86.0E
122312    TD   1002/25     15.0N 89.0E
122318    TD   1002/25     17.0N 92.0E
122400    TD   1002/25     17.5N 92.5E

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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.

     For the portion of this system lying west of longitude 90E, the
  following applies:

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

   Tropical Depression (04S / MFR-06)                  21 - 29 Dec

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 04S     Basin: AUW/SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 06

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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05 DEC 21 1800   8.8 S   91.5 E   998         30  Perth warnings
05 DEC 22 0000   9.5 S   91.9 E   998         30
05 DEC 22 0600   9.9 S   91.6 E   998         30
05 DEC 22 1200  10.2 S   91.0 E   998         30
05 DEC 22 1800  10.2 S   90.6 E   998         30
05 DEC 23 0000  10.5 S   90.2 E   998         30
05 DEC 23 0600  10.3 S   89.7 E   998         30  MFR warnings
05 DEC 23 1200  10.4 S   87.9 E   998         30
05 DEC 23 1800  10.5 S   86.8 E   998         30
05 DEC 24 0000  10.6 S   86.1 E   998         30
05 DEC 24 0600  11.5 S   84.8 E   998   35    30
05 DEC 24 1200  12.1 S   84.2 E   999         25  Locally 30 kts S semi
05 DEC 24 1800  12.8 S   82.5 E   999   35    25             "
05 DEC 25 0000  13.0 S   81.0 E  1000         25             "
05 DEC 25 0600  13.0 S   79.8 E  1000   35    25             "
05 DEC 25 1200  13.6 S   78.3 E  1000         25             "
05 DEC 25 1800  13.7 S   76.7 E  1002   25    20             "
05 DEC 26 0000  13.7 S   75.3 E  1002         20             "
05 DEC 26 0600  13.5 S   74.7 E  1003         20  Locally 25 kts S semi 
05 DEC 27 0600  15.3 S   69.8 E  1000         25  Locally 30 kts S semi
05 DEC 27 1200  15.0 S   68.0 E  1004         25             "
05 DEC 28 0000  15.6 S   66.6 E  1004         25             "
05 DEC 28 1200  17.6 S   63.9 E  1005         20  Locally 25 kts S semi
05 DEC 29 0000  19.2 S   61.2 E  1005         20
05 DEC 29 0600  20.5 S   60.5 E  1007         20

Note: No warnings were issued by MFR between 26/0600 and 27/0600 UTC.

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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>
    http://www.tropicalcyclone2005.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: trak0512.htm
Updated: 20th January, 2006

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