GARY PADGETT'S GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - APRIL 2003 !!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!! ************************************************************************* 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 ANA (01) 16 - 27 Apr ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ANA Cyclone Number: 01 Basin: ATL (Initially named as Subtropical Storm Ana) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 APR 16 1200 22.5 N 77.0 W 1011 15 03 APR 16 1800 22.5 N 76.5 W 1011 20 03 APR 17 0000 22.5 N 76.0 W 1009 20 03 APR 17 0600 23.0 N 73.5 W 1010 15 03 APR 17 1200 27.0 N 69.0 W 1009 15 Relocated 03 APR 17 1800 28.0 N 68.0 W 1007 20 03 APR 18 0000 29.5 N 68.0 W 1007 25 03 APR 18 0600 30.0 N 67.0 W 1007 35 03 APR 18 1200 31.0 N 66.5 W 1007 25 03 APR 18 1800 31.5 N 66.5 W 1007 20 03 APR 19 0000 32.5 N 67.0 W 1009 20 03 APR 19 0600 34.0 N 68.0 W 1009 20 03 APR 19 1200 34.0 N 69.0 W 1008 25 03 APR 19 1800 34.0 N 69.0 W 1007 25 03 APR 20 0000 33.5 N 69.5 W 1006 25 03 APR 20 0600 33.0 N 69.0 W 1004 30 03 APR 20 1200 32.5 N 68.5 W 1004 25 03 APR 20 1800 31.5 N 68.5 W 1004 30 03 APR 21 0000 31.4 N 66.4 W 1002 35 DR: 31.0 N, 67.5 W 03 APR 21 0600 30.6 N 65.7 W 1002 35 1st NHC advisory-0300Z 03 APR 21 1200 30.0 N 64.8 W 1002 35 03 APR 21 1800 29.5 N 63.0 W 1002 35 03 APR 22 0000 29.4 N 61.4 W 1000 35 03 APR 22 0600 29.5 N 60.0 W 998 35 03 APR 22 1200 29.7 N 58.4 W 996 45 Classified as tropical 03 APR 22 1800 29.7 N 56.6 W 996 45 03 APR 23 0000 30.0 N 54.7 W 1000 40 03 APR 23 0600 30.5 N 52.9 W 1000 40 03 APR 23 1200 31.4 N 51.3 W 1000 40 03 APR 23 1800 31.8 N 50.6 W 1001 35 03 APR 24 0000 32.2 N 49.6 W 1005 35 Last NHC advisory 03 APR 24 0600 32.0 N 49.0 W 1003 30 Extratropical 03 APR 24 1200 32.5 N 44.5 W 1005 25 03 APR 24 1800 32.0 N 42.0 W 1004 25 03 APR 25 0000 31.0 N 42.0 W 1004 25 03 APR 25 0600 31.0 N 44.0 W 1005 25 03 APR 25 1200 32.0 N 43.0 W 1003 20 03 APR 25 1800 32.0 N 40.5 W 1004 20 03 APR 26 0000 32.0 N 39.0 W 1000 25 03 APR 26 0600 33.0 N 37.0 W 1002 25 03 APR 26 1200 33.0 N 36.0 W 1002 30 03 APR 26 1800 34.0 N 31.5 W 1002 30 03 APR 27 0000 36.0 N 26.0 W 1001 35 03 APR 27 0600 36.5 N 24.5 W 999 25 03 APR 27 1200 40.5 N 20.0 W 1000 30 Note: The above track prior to 21/0000 UTC and from 24/0600 UTC onward was supplied by David Roth (DR), a meteorologist at the Hydrometeor- ological Prediction Center (HPC) in Camp Springs, Maryland. The positions, pressures, and MSW were taken straight off the surface maps from HPC and the Ocean Prediction Center (formerly the Marine Prediction Center). A special thanks to David for typing up and sending me the track. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 tracks obtained from warnings issued by the National Meteorological Center of China (NMCC), the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan (CWBT) and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). A very special thanks to Michael and Chunliang for the assistance they so reliably provide. Systems Tracked --------------- Super Typhoon KUJIRA (02W / 0302 / AMANG) 09 - 30 Apr ************************************************************************* Storm Name: KUJIRA Cyclone Number: 02W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: AMANG JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0302 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 APR 09 0000 3.3 N 159.5 E 30 03 APR 09 0600 4.1 N 160.0 E 35 03 APR 09 1200 4.5 N 160.6 E 1006 35 30 JMA: 4.7 N, 159.6 E 03 APR 09 1800 5.3 N 160.5 E 1002 40 30 JMA: 5.1 N, 159.2 E 03 APR 10 0000 6.8 N 160.3 E 1002 40 30 03 APR 10 0600 7.6 N 159.6 E 1000 40 30 03 APR 10 1200 8.1 N 159.0 E 1006 40 30 03 APR 10 1800 8.4 N 158.6 E 1006 40 30 JMA: 8.6 N, 157.4 E 03 APR 11 0000 8.7 N 158.0 E 1002 40 35 JMA: 9.3 N, 156.9 E 03 APR 11 0600 9.6 N 156.7 E 1000 40 35 03 APR 11 1200 10.0 N 156.1 E 996 40 35 03 APR 11 1800 10.2 N 155.4 E 996 40 35 03 APR 12 0000 10.3 N 154.4 E 992 55 40 03 APR 12 0600 10.3 N 153.4 E 990 55 45 03 APR 12 1200 10.3 N 152.6 E 990 55 45 03 APR 12 1800 10.3 N 151.4 E 985 65 50 03 APR 13 0000 10.3 N 150.7 E 980 65 55 03 APR 13 0600 10.2 N 149.8 E 980 65 55 03 APR 13 1200 10.1 N 148.9 E 980 75 55 03 APR 13 1800 10.2 N 148.3 E 975 75 60 03 APR 14 0000 10.3 N 147.3 E 970 90 70 03 APR 14 0600 10.6 N 146.3 E 960 100 75 03 APR 14 1200 10.8 N 145.3 E 950 110 80 03 APR 14 1800 11.1 N 143.8 E 945 120 80 03 APR 15 0000 11.4 N 142.3 E 945 125 80 03 APR 15 0600 11.9 N 140.9 E 945 125 80 03 APR 15 1200 12.3 N 139.5 E 940 125 85 03 APR 15 1800 12.7 N 138.3 E 935 130 85 03 APR 16 0000 13.0 N 137.0 E 930 135 90 03 APR 16 0600 13.4 N 136.1 E 930 135 90 03 APR 16 1200 13.8 N 135.1 E 935 130 85 03 APR 16 1800 14.0 N 134.3 E 935 115 85 03 APR 17 0000 14.0 N 133.6 E 940 105 85 03 APR 17 0600 13.9 N 132.8 E 940 105 85 03 APR 17 1200 13.7 N 132.0 E 945 105 85 03 APR 17 1800 13.6 N 131.2 E 945 105 85 03 APR 18 0000 13.6 N 130.5 E 940 115 85 03 APR 18 0600 13.4 N 130.0 E 940 125 85 03 APR 18 1200 13.5 N 129.5 E 940 125 85 03 APR 18 1800 13.9 N 129.1 E 940 120 85 03 APR 19 0000 14.1 N 128.8 E 945 115 80 03 APR 19 0600 14.7 N 128.3 E 945 105 80 03 APR 19 1200 15.1 N 127.9 E 950 95 80 03 APR 19 1800 15.7 N 127.4 E 950 90 75 03 APR 20 0000 16.2 N 126.8 E 955 85 75 03 APR 20 0600 16.7 N 126.1 E 955 95 75 03 APR 20 1200 17.1 N 125.6 E 950 100 80 03 APR 20 1800 17.9 N 125.2 E 950 100 80 03 APR 21 0000 18.3 N 124.6 E 950 100 80 03 APR 21 0600 18.7 N 124.3 E 955 95 75 03 APR 21 1200 19.2 N 124.2 E 955 85 70 03 APR 21 1800 19.8 N 124.1 E 960 75 70 03 APR 22 0000 20.1 N 123.3 E 975 55 55 JMA: 20.2 N, 124.4 E 03 APR 22 0600 20.3 N 123.3 E 980 55 55 03 APR 22 1200 20.7 N 123.3 E 985 55 50 03 APR 22 1800 20.8 N 123.0 E 990 40 45 03 APR 23 0000 20.8 N 122.4 E 994 35 40 03 APR 23 0600 20.7 N 122.3 E 1000 35 35 03 APR 23 1200 21.0 N 122.5 E 998 35 35 03 APR 23 1800 21.6 N 122.3 E 998 35 35 03 APR 24 0000 22.0 N 122.5 E 998 30 35 03 APR 24 0600 23.0 N 123.1 E 1000 35 35 03 APR 24 1200 24.8 N 124.0 E 996 35 45 03 APR 24 1800 26.8 N 125.4 E 998 35 40 03 APR 25 0000 29.0 N 127.3 E 998 35 40 03 APR 25 0600 32.2 N 129.9 E 998 30 35 JMA downgraded at 0300Z 03 APR 25 1200 36.0 N 133.0 E 1002 45 Extratropical 03 APR 25 1800 38.0 N 137.0 E 998 40 03 APR 26 0000 39.0 N 143.0 E 1000 40 03 APR 26 0600 40.0 N 145.0 E 998 40 03 APR 26 1200 41.0 N 150.0 E 998 40 03 APR 26 1800 42.0 N 154.0 E 998 40 03 APR 27 0000 43.0 N 155.0 E 998 35 03 APR 27 0600 43.0 N 159.0 E 998 35 03 APR 27 1200 44.0 N 163.0 E 996 40 03 APR 27 1800 45.0 N 164.0 E 990 40 03 APR 28 0000 46.0 N 167.0 E 990 40 03 APR 28 0600 45.0 N 169.0 E 992 40 03 APR 28 1200 46.0 N 171.0 E 996 40 03 APR 28 1800 45.0 N 172.0 E 992 50 03 APR 29 0000 44.0 N 173.0 E 992 50 03 APR 29 0600 42.0 N 176.0 E 992 45 03 APR 29 1200 42.0 N 179.0 E 996 45 03 APR 29 1800 42.0 N 177.0 W 994 45 03 APR 30 0000 42.0 N 177.0 W 994 35 Note: The following table lists the 10-min avg MSW estimates from NMCC, PAGASA, and HKO. Date Time Maximum 10-min avg MSW in kts (GMT) NMCC PAGASA HKO ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 APR 11 0000 35 03 APR 11 0600 35 03 APR 11 1200 35 03 APR 11 1800 35 03 APR 12 0000 45 03 APR 12 0600 45 03 APR 12 1200 45 03 APR 12 1800 50 03 APR 13 0000 50 03 APR 13 0600 60 03 APR 13 1200 60 03 APR 13 1800 65 03 APR 14 0000 70 03 APR 14 0600 70 03 APR 14 1200 80 03 APR 14 1800 80 03 APR 15 0000 90 03 APR 15 0600 100 03 APR 15 1200 100 03 APR 15 1800 120 03 APR 16 0000 120 03 APR 16 0600 120 03 APR 16 1200 110 90 03 APR 16 1800 110 85 03 APR 17 0000 90 85 03 APR 17 0600 90 65 03 APR 17 1200 90 65 03 APR 17 1800 90 65 03 APR 18 0000 90 80 03 APR 18 0600 90 80 03 APR 18 1200 90 80 03 APR 18 1800 90 80 03 APR 19 0000 90 80 03 APR 19 0600 90 80 03 APR 19 1200 80 80 03 APR 19 1800 80 75 03 APR 20 0000 80 75 03 APR 20 0600 90 70 03 APR 20 1200 90 70 03 APR 20 1800 90 70 03 APR 21 0000 90 70 80 03 APR 21 0600 90 70 80 03 APR 21 1200 70 70 75 03 APR 21 1800 60 55 70 03 APR 22 0000 60 55 60 03 APR 22 0600 60 55 60 03 APR 22 1200 50 45 50 03 APR 22 1800 50 40 45 03 APR 23 0000 45 40 45 03 APR 23 0600 40 40 35 03 APR 23 1200 35 40 35 03 APR 23 1800 35 35 35 03 APR 24 0000 35 35 35 03 APR 24 0600 35 35 35 03 APR 24 1200 35 35 35 03 APR 24 1800 35 35 03 APR 25 0000 35 03 APR 25 0600 35 03 APR 25 0900 35 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Subtropical Cyclone LUMA (MFR-15) 06 - 12 Apr ************************************************************************* Storm Name: LUMA Cyclone Number: None Basin: SWI MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 15 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 APR 06 1200 25.4 S 41.5 E 15 03 APR 06 1800 24.8 S 40.9 E 15 03 APR 07 0000 24.2 S 40.5 E 15 03 APR 07 0600 23.8 S 40.4 E 20 03 APR 07 1200 23.7 S 40.4 E 20 03 APR 07 1800 23.6 S 40.6 E 20 03 APR 08 0000 23.6 S 40.8 E 20 03 APR 08 0600 24.1 S 40.3 E 25 03 APR 08 1200 24.7 S 40.2 E 25 03 APR 08 1800 25.2 S 39.8 E 30 03 APR 09 0000 25.5 S 39.3 E 30 03 APR 09 0600 25.7 S 39.3 E 30 03 APR 09 1200 25.7 S 40.1 E 30 03 APR 09 1800 25.8 S 41.2 E 35 03 APR 10 0000 27.0 S 43.0 E 45 KH: tropical storm 03 APR 10 0600 28.1 S 45.1 E 55 03 APR 10 1200 29.1 S 46.8 E 995 55 40 03 APR 10 1800 30.1 S 49.3 E 992 55 45 03 APR 11 0000 31.1 S 52.2 E 990 65 55 03 APR 11 0600 32.4 S 55.9 E 985 75 65 03 APR 11 1200 34.5 S 59.5 E 985 70 65 03 APR 11 1800 36.0 S 64.9 E 990 60 55 03 APR 12 0000 38.2 S 70.4 E 990 45 50 XT / KH: 38.1 S, 69.6 E 03 APR 12 0600 42.0 S 76.0 E 1000 Merged with cold front Note: JTWC issued no warnings on this system. The 1-min avg MSW values were provided by Dr. Karl Hoarau (KH) of the Cergy-Pontoise University, Paris. The first warning issued by MFR was at 10/1200 UTC. Luma was classified by MFR as a subtropical depression throughout its life, even though the winds were estimated at cyclone (i.e., hurricane) intensity. In Karl's opinion, Luma had acquired sufficient tropical characteristics to be designated a tropical storm by 10/0000 UTC. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Severe Tropical Cyclone INIGO (26S) 01 - 08 Apr ************************************************************************* Storm Name: INIGO Cyclone Number: 26S Basin: AUW (Name assigned by the Perth, Western Australia, TCWC) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 APR 01 1000 10.0 S 120.6 E 1000 35 30 03 APR 01 1600 10.0 S 119.4 E 1000 30 03 APR 01 2200 10.3 S 119.5 E 998 45 30 03 APR 02 0000 10.8 S 119.4 E 995 40 Named TC Inigo 03 APR 02 0400 11.0 S 119.1 E 990 45 03 APR 02 1000 11.3 S 118.5 E 985 55 55 03 APR 02 1600 11.5 S 118.1 E 980 55 03 APR 02 2200 11.6 S 118.1 E 975 80 55 03 APR 03 0400 11.8 S 117.7 E 960 70 03 APR 03 1000 12.0 S 117.1 E 945 115 85 03 APR 03 1600 12.3 S 116.5 E 945 85 03 APR 03 2200 12.5 S 116.0 E 920 140 120 03 APR 04 0400 12.8 S 115.5 E 900 120 03 APR 04 1000 13.4 S 114.8 E 900 140 120 03 APR 04 1600 13.8 S 114.2 E 900 140 120 03 APR 04 2200 14.2 S 113.7 E 905 135 120 03 APR 05 0400 14.5 S 113.2 E 910 125 120 03 APR 05 1000 14.5 S 113.0 E 915 120 110 03 APR 05 1600 14.6 S 112.9 E 930 110 100 03 APR 05 2200 15.0 S 112.7 E 940 100 90 03 APR 06 0400 15.3 S 112.8 E 940 100 90 03 APR 06 1000 15.5 S 112.8 E 955 90 80 03 APR 06 1600 15.8 S 113.0 E 960 80 80 JTWC-18Z: 16.4S, 113.1E 03 APR 06 2200 16.4 S 113.3 E 965 70 70 JTWC-00Z: 17.0S, 113.3E 03 APR 07 0400 17.1 S 113.4 E 965 65 65 03 APR 07 1000 17.8 S 114.4 E 965 60 70 03 APR 07 1600 18.9 S 115.3 E 975 55 55 03 APR 07 2200 19.7 S 115.1 E 990 50 50 03 APR 08 0400 20.8 S 115.8 E 997 40 Near coast 03 APR 08 0600 20.8 S 116.1 E 40 30 JTWC warnings 03 APR 08 1200 21.9 S 117.6 E 25 Inland ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Tropical Cyclone FILI (16F / 27P) 13 - 15 Apr ************************************************************************* Storm Name: FILI Cyclone Number: 27P Basin: SPA Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 16F Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 APR 13 0230 13.5 S 179.3 W 1005 25 03 APR 13 0530 13.5 S 178.0 W 1004 25 03 APR 13 2230 14.9 S 177.1 W 1004 25 03 APR 14 0000 15.0 S 177.0 W 1002 30 Some peripheral gales 03 APR 14 0600 16.3 S 174.8 W 999 35 30 JTWC: 16.1 S, 175.4 W 03 APR 14 1200 18.4 S 173.6 W 998 45 30 See Note 03 APR 14 1800 20.5 S 171.5 W 995 45 35 Named TC Fili 03 APR 15 0000 24.9 S 170.5 W 987 45 45 03 APR 15 0600 28.0 S 170.0 W 992 50 Wellington warning 03 APR 15 1200 29.0 S 170.0 W 996 35 Extratropical Note: JTWC issued only one warning on TC-27P, at 14/0600 UTC, before Nadi had named the cyclone. The 1-min avg MSW values tablulated above from 14/1200 UTC onward were based on the satellite intensity bulletins from SAB, which gave a T3.0/3.0 rating to Fili from 14/1452 through 15/0222 UTC. The higher winds estimated in the final Nadi warning and the Wellington warning at 15/0600 UTC were probably based in part on the fact that the cyclone was racing southward at 30-35 kts. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* !!!!!! 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: 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: SPECIAL NOTE: Back issues of the global tropical cyclone summaries and monthly cyclone track files can be obtained at the following websites: PREPARED BY: Gary Padgett garyp@alaweb.com SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY: Michael V. Padua michaelpadua@hotmail.com webmaster@typhoon2000.ph Huang Chunliang huangchunliang@hotmail.com ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Revised: 10.17.03 / Typhoon2000.ph, Typhoon2000.com