GARY PADGETT'S GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - FEBRUARY 2003 !!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!! SPECIAL NOTE: Back issues of the global tropical cyclone summaries and monthly cyclone track files can be obtained at the following websites: OR ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Tropical Cyclone GERRY (MFR-10 / 16S) 08 - 17 Feb Tropical Cyclone HAPE (MFR-11 / 17S) 09 - 16 Feb Tropical Storm ISHA (MFR-12 / 18S) 11 - 14 Feb Tropical Cyclone JAPHET (MFR-13 / 19S) 25 Feb - 03 Mar ************************************************************************* Storm Name: GERRY Cyclone Number: 16S Basin: SWI MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 10 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 FEB 08 0600 14.8 S 55.6 E 999 30 25 30 kts to south 03 FEB 08 1200 14.8 S 55.3 E 999 25 " 03 FEB 08 1800 14.5 S 55.5 E 999 30 25 " 03 FEB 09 0000 13.5 S 56.0 E 998 30 03 FEB 09 0600 12.2 S 55.5 E 998 35 30 JTWC: 13.0 S, 55.5 E 03 FEB 09 1200 11.8 S 55.0 E 998 30 03 FEB 09 1800 11.5 S 54.7 E 998 35 30 JTWC: 12.2 S, 55.0 E 03 FEB 10 0000 12.0 S 54.4 E 998 30 03 FEB 10 0600 11.3 S 54.8 E 994 45 35 03 FEB 10 1200 11.8 S 54.6 E 991 40 03 FEB 10 1800 12.2 S 54.4 E 990 55 40 03 FEB 11 0000 12.8 S 54.7 E 988 40 03 FEB 11 0600 13.8 S 54.5 E 988 60 40 JTWC: 13.3 S, 53.7 E 03 FEB 11 1200 14.9 S 53.4 E 985 50 03 FEB 11 1800 15.4 S 53.5 E 985 55 50 03 FEB 12 0000 16.1 S 54.2 E 982 50 03 FEB 12 0600 16.5 S 54.7 E 975 55 50 03 FEB 12 1200 17.2 S 55.3 E 967 65 03 FEB 12 1800 18.1 S 56.2 E 965 75 70 JTWC: 17.9 S, 55.7 E 03 FEB 13 0000 18.7 S 57.2 E 960 70 03 FEB 13 0600 19.4 S 58.6 E 940 105 90 03 FEB 13 1200 20.4 S 59.9 E 940 90 03 FEB 13 1800 22.0 S 61.0 E 940 100 90 JTWC: 21.5 S, 61.0 E 03 FEB 14 0000 22.4 S 61.5 E 948 100 80 03 FEB 14 0600 23.3 S 62.1 E 955 75 03 FEB 14 1200 24.7 S 63.3 E 976 75 60 03 FEB 14 1800 25.8 S 65.0 E 985 50 03 FEB 15 0000 27.3 S 65.3 E 990 35 40 03 FEB 15 0600 27.2 S 66.3 E 992 40 03 FEB 15 1200 28.0 S 67.0 E 993 35 40 03 FEB 15 1800 27.8 S 68.6 E 995 40 03 FEB 16 0000 28.0 S 69.5 E 998 30 Locally 35 kts SW and E 03 FEB 16 0600 27.7 S 70.3 E 998 30 " 03 FEB 16 1200 27.0 S 71.3 E 998 30 Extratropical 03 FEB 16 1800 26.5 S 72.5 E 999 30 Locally 35 kts to south 03 FEB 17 0000 25.7 S 74.1 E 1000 30 " 03 FEB 17 0600 26.4 S 74.3 E 1000 30 " 03 FEB 17 1200 26.3 S 75.2 E 1000 30 " ************************************************************************* Storm Name: HAPE Cyclone Number: 17S Basin: SWI MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 11 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 FEB 09 0600 12.2 S 65.5 E 1000 25 03 FEB 09 1200 12.2 S 65.0 E 1000 25 03 FEB 09 1800 12.6 S 64.8 E 1000 25 03 FEB 10 0000 13.2 S 64.4 E 999 25 Locally 30-35 kts 03 FEB 10 0600 14.5 S 64.0 E 998 30 30 JTWC: 13.7 S, 65.0 E 03 FEB 10 1200 14.8 S 63.8 E 998 30 03 FEB 10 1800 15.8 S 63.7 E 998 40 30 03 FEB 11 0000 16.7 S 63.7 E 997 30 03 FEB 11 0600 16.5 S 64.5 E 995 45 35 03 FEB 11 1200 17.5 S 65.0 E 975 60 03 FEB 11 1800 17.6 S 66.1 E 972 75 60 03 FEB 12 0000 17.5 S 67.1 E 968 65 03 FEB 12 0600 17.0 S 68.1 E 965 80 70 03 FEB 12 1200 16.7 S 69.0 E 965 70 03 FEB 12 1800 16.0 S 70.0 E 968 75 65 JTWC: 16.6 S, 69.6 E 03 FEB 13 0000 15.5 S 70.5 E 970 65 03 FEB 13 0600 15.1 S 71.2 E 975 80 55 JTWC: 15.1 S, 70.9 E 03 FEB 13 1200 14.6 S 72.2 E 975 55 03 FEB 13 1800 14.7 S 72.0 E 975 80 60 03 FEB 14 0000 14.7 S 72.5 E 975 60 03 FEB 14 0600 15.8 S 73.8 E 982 65 50 JTWC: 15.4 S, 73.0 E 03 FEB 14 1200 16.7 S 73.9 E 984 50 03 FEB 14 1800 17.3 S 74.7 E 985 60 60 JTWC: 16.7 S, 74.5 E 03 FEB 15 0000 17.8 S 75.3 E 985 60 03 FEB 15 0600 20.1 S 76.2 E 990 35 40 03 FEB 15 1200 21.5 S 77.8 E 995 35 03 FEB 15 1800 23.2 S 78.8 E 998 30 03 FEB 16 0000 23.9 S 80.0 E 1000 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ISHA Cyclone Number: 18S Basin: SWI MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 12 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 FEB 11 0000 14.0 S 81.2 E 30 JTWC Warning 03 FEB 11 1200 15.5 S 81.5 E 1000 30 25 03 FEB 12 0000 16.3 S 82.1 E 999 40 25 Locally 30 kts 03 FEB 12 0600 16.3 S 82.8 E 998 30 03 FEB 12 1200 17.0 S 83.2 E 997 40 30 03 FEB 12 1800 17.5 S 83.7 E 997 30 03 FEB 13 0000 18.3 S 84.3 E 996 45 30 JTWC: 17.7 S, 84.5 E 03 FEB 13 0600 19.2 S 84.9 E 995 35 03 FEB 13 1200 20.0 S 85.6 E 997 45 30 03 FEB 13 1800 20.8 S 85.5 E 999 25 Locally 30 kts to S 03 FEB 14 0000 20.7 S 85.6 E 35 JTWC Warning ************************************************************************* Storm Name: JAPHET Cyclone Number: 19S Basin: SWI MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 13 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 FEB 25 1200 22.1 S 43.0 E 1002 25 03 FEB 25 1800 22.5 S 42.4 E 1001 30 25 03 FEB 26 0000 22.3 S 41.0 E 1000 30 25 JTWC: 22.5 S, 42.2 E 03 FEB 26 0600 22.0 S 40.1 E 998 30 03 FEB 26 1200 21.3 S 39.6 E 997 35 30 03 FEB 26 1800 21.4 S 39.3 E 995 35 03 FEB 27 0000 21.1 S 39.3 E 990 45 40 03 FEB 27 0600 21.6 S 39.3 E 987 45 03 FEB 27 1200 22.0 S 38.5 E 980 60 55 03 FEB 27 1800 22.1 S 38.3 E 976 60 03 FEB 28 0000 22.4 S 38.0 E 976 75 60 JTWC: 23.0 S, 37.9 E 03 FEB 28 0600 23.0 S 37.8 E 965 70 03 FEB 28 1200 23.2 S 37.6 E 955 85 75 03 FEB 28 1800 23.6 S 37.4 E 940 90 03 MAR 01 0000 23.8 S 37.6 E 935 115 95 03 MAR 01 0600 23.7 S 37.6 E 927 100 03 MAR 01 1200 23.6 S 37.6 E 927 115 100 03 MAR 01 1800 23.6 S 37.4 E 927 100 03 MAR 02 0000 23.1 S 37.0 E 940 105 90 03 MAR 02 0600 22.6 S 36.5 E 946 85 03 MAR 02 1200 22.1 S 35.6 E 946 85 85 03 MAR 02 1800 21.6 S 35.2 E 955 80 03 MAR 03 0000 21.1 S 34.5 E 970 60 60 Inland 03 MAR 03 0600 20.9 S 34.3 E 980 45 03 MAR 03 1200 20.7 S 33.3 E 55 35 03 MAR 03 1800 20.5 S 32.5 E 25 See Note Note: The final warning on Japhet from MFR did not contain any MSW value, but based on the time inland since landfall, I would estimate that winds did not exceed 25 kts. The final bulletin at 03/1800 UTC contained the following comments: "Squally weather extending up to 250 km, and locally up to 400 km, in the southeastern sector. The more intense convective activity, associated with the strongest rainfall, is in the northern semicircle and in the eastern sector." ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Tropical LOW 04 - 06 Feb Severe Tropical Cyclone FIONA (14S) 04 - 13 Feb Tropical Cyclone GRAHAM (20S) 26 Feb - 01 Mar ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: AUW Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 FEB 04 0400 11.0 S 99.1 E 1004 See Note 03 FEB 04 1000 11.1 S 98.5 E 1002 03 FEB 04 1600 11.2 S 97.7 E 1002 03 FEB 04 2200 11.2 S 96.7 E 1002 03 FEB 05 0400 11.4 S 96.9 E 1002 03 FEB 05 1000 11.5 S 96.2 E 1002 03 FEB 05 1600 11.4 S 95.8 E 998 03 FEB 05 2200 11.4 S 95.0 E 1000 03 FEB 06 0400 11.5 S 94.0 E 1000 Note: The gale warnings from Perth never specified any maximum winds, but likely the MSW would have been around 25-30 kts. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: FIONA Cyclone Number: 14S 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 FEB 04 2200 11.5 S 113.5 E 1000 30 03 FEB 05 0400 11.7 S 111.6 E 1000 30 30 03 FEB 05 0700 11.8 S 111.2 E 997 40 03 FEB 05 1000 11.7 S 110.8 E 990 35 45 03 FEB 05 1600 11.9 S 109.8 E 985 35 45 JTWC-18Z: 12.0S, 110.8E 03 FEB 05 2200 11.9 S 109.4 E 985 50 03 FEB 06 0400 11.9 S 109.5 E 985 50 50 03 FEB 06 1000 11.9 S 109.0 E 975 55 55 03 FEB 06 1600 12.0 S 108.3 E 970 55 60 03 FEB 06 2200 12.1 S 107.7 E 970 60 60 03 FEB 07 0400 12.2 S 106.6 E 965 65 03 FEB 07 1000 12.4 S 105.9 E 960 75 70 03 FEB 07 1600 12.7 S 104.8 E 960 70 03 FEB 07 2200 13.2 S 104.0 E 955 90 75 03 FEB 08 0400 13.7 S 103.1 E 930 100 03 FEB 08 1000 14.2 S 102.2 E 930 100 105 03 FEB 08 1600 14.6 S 101.1 E 930 105 03 FEB 08 2200 15.1 S 100.0 E 930 100 105 03 FEB 09 0400 15.6 S 99.1 E 935 95 03 FEB 09 1000 16.3 S 97.9 E 945 100 90 03 FEB 09 1600 16.5 S 96.4 E 955 80 03 FEB 09 2200 16.7 S 95.6 E 955 100 80 03 FEB 10 0400 16.6 S 94.6 E 955 80 03 FEB 10 1000 17.1 S 93.5 E 960 90 80 03 FEB 10 1600 17.1 S 92.5 E 960 80 03 FEB 10 2200 17.4 S 91.7 E 960 80 70 03 FEB 11 0400 17.9 S 91.5 E 965 70 03 FEB 11 1000 18.4 S 91.1 E 960 80 75 03 FEB 11 1600 19.0 S 91.0 E 960 75 03 FEB 11 2200 19.6 S 91.0 E 960 60 75 03 FEB 12 0400 20.3 S 91.4 E 970 60 03 FEB 12 1000 21.2 S 91.9 E 980 55 55 03 FEB 12 1600 21.7 S 92.2 E 990 45 03 FEB 12 2200 22.1 S 92.7 E 998 30 40 03 FEB 13 0400 21.9 S 92.1 E 1002 35 Final Perth Warning ************************************************************************* Storm Name: GRAHAM Cyclone Number: 20S 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 FEB 26 0100 17.0 S 119.5 E 997 30 See Note 03 FEB 26 0400 17.0 S 119.5 E 997 30 03 FEB 26 1000 17.0 S 119.5 E 997 30 03 FEB 26 1600 17.5 S 119.5 E 997 30 03 FEB 26 2200 17.5 S 119.6 E 990 30 03 FEB 27 0400 17.5 S 119.6 E 990 30 30 03 FEB 27 0700 17.5 S 120.0 E 988 45 03 FEB 27 1000 17.6 S 120.1 E 988 45 03 FEB 27 1600 17.5 S 120.1 E 985 30 45 03 FEB 27 2200 17.5 S 120.4 E 985 45 03 FEB 28 0400 18.1 S 121.8 E 985 35 40 JTWC-06Z: 18.3S, 120.9E 03 FEB 28 1000 18.6 S 121.5 E 985 45 03 FEB 28 1600 19.3 S 121.5 E 985 35 45 Inland 03 FEB 28 2200 19.7 S 121.4 E 985 45 03 MAR 01 0400 19.4 S 122.6 E 990 25 35 JTWC-06Z: 20.6S, 120.8E Note: During Graham's formative period, west to northwest winds of 35-40 kts were occuring north of the monsoon trough and well north of the system's centre. I chose to represent the 10-min avg MSW during this period with 30 kts to underscore the fact that the system had not yet been named as a tropical cyclone. From 27/0700 UTC onward the MSW values given above were taken from the High Seas Warnings. The public advices estimated the peak gusts at 100-110 km/hr, which would equate to around a 39 to 42-kt 10-min avg MSW. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* NORTHEAST AUSTRALIA/CORAL SEA (AUE) - Longitude 135E to 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 Darwin, Northern Territory; Brisbane, Queensland; and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 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 --------------- Hybrid LOW 28 Feb - 01 Mar ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: AUE Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 FEB 28 0000 23.4 S 154.8 E 1001 See Note 03 FEB 28 0600 23.9 S 154.4 E 998 03 FEB 28 1200 24.3 S 154.5 E 997 40 03 FEB 28 1800 25.0 S 155.0 E 998 40 03 FEB 28 2300 25.5 S 156.0 E 998 35 03 MAR 01 0430 26.0 S 158.0 E 998 30 Note: This LOW was likely a hybrid of some sort. There was some deep convection associated with the system, but not organised near the centre. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 Depression (08F) 30 Jan - 09 Feb Tropical Cyclone DOVI (09F / 15P) 05 - 12 Feb Depression ("L1") 18 - 21 Feb ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 08F Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JAN 30 1800 11.0 S 171.0 W 1005 See Note 03 JAN 31 0600 11.5 S 169.0 W 1002 03 JAN 31 2100 10.1 S 169.0 W 1002 03 FEB 03 0600 15.0 S 168.0 W 1003 03 FEB 03 2100 15.0 S 167.0 W 1002 03 FEB 04 0600 15.0 S 167.0 W 1001 03 FEB 04 2100 13.0 S 165.0 W 1001 03 FEB 05 0600 15.0 S 171.0 W 1002 15 Relocated 03 FEB 06 0600 16.0 S 172.0 W 1002 15 03 FEB 06 2100 17.5 S 180.0 W 1004 15 Relocated 03 FEB 08 0600 16.0 S 177.0 E 1004 15 03 FEB 08 2100 15.1 S 176.5 E 1004 15 03 FEB 09 0600 13.9 S 177.7 E 1003 15 Note: No maximum winds were given in the Tropical Disturbance Summaries from Nadi prior to 5 February. The system was referred to as a tropical disturbance through the 4th, but was accorded tropical depression status from the 5th through the 8th. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: DOVI Cyclone Number: 15P Basin: SPA Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 09F Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 FEB 05 0600 11.0 S 163.0 W 999 25 30 Peripheral gales 03 FEB 05 1200 12.0 S 163.2 W 999 30 " 03 FEB 05 1800 13.1 S 162.2 W 997 30 30 " 03 FEB 05 2300 14.0 S 162.8 W 995 40 03 FEB 06 0000 14.1 S 162.8 W 990 40 03 FEB 06 0600 14.5 S 162.6 W 990 35 40 03 FEB 06 1200 15.0 S 162.7 W 990 40 03 FEB 06 1800 16.0 S 163.3 W 985 65 50 03 FEB 07 0000 16.3 S 163.8 W 970 70 03 FEB 07 0600 16.4 S 164.2 W 970 75 75 03 FEB 07 1200 17.0 S 164.5 W 970 80 03 FEB 07 1800 17.5 S 165.5 W 925 125 100 03 FEB 08 0000 18.0 S 166.1 W 920 110 03 FEB 08 0600 18.4 S 166.7 W 925 130 100 03 FEB 08 1200 18.9 S 167.4 W 920 110 03 FEB 08 1800 19.4 S 167.8 W 920 130 110 03 FEB 09 0000 20.2 S 168.5 W 920 110 03 FEB 09 0600 20.9 S 168.9 W 925 125 100 03 FEB 09 1200 21.5 S 169.1 W 935 90 03 FEB 09 1800 22.1 S 169.3 W 945 110 85 03 FEB 10 0000 23.1 S 169.0 W 960 75 03 FEB 10 0600 24.0 S 168.5 W 970 85 65 03 FEB 10 1200 24.2 S 168.5 W 980 55 03 FEB 10 1800 24.9 S 168.2 W 985 55 50 03 FEB 10 2300 26.0 S 169.0 W 986 50 XTRP - New Zealand Wrng 03 FEB 11 0500 27.0 S 170.0 W 985 50 03 FEB 11 1100 27.0 S 170.0 W 986 50 03 FEB 11 2300 27.0 S 170.0 W 992 45 03 FEB 12 0500 28.0 S 170.0 W 987 45 03 FEB 12 1700 28.0 S 169.0 W 990 35 03 FEB 12 2300 28.0 S 169.0 W 993 35 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: None (Designated as Depression L1) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 FEB 18 2100 17.5 S 154.8 W 1004 Classed as LOW 03 FEB 19 0600 17.5 S 154.8 W 1004 03 FEB 19 2100 17.0 S 153.0 W 1004 03 FEB 20 2100 20.3 S 147.7 W 1004 Classed as depression 03 FEB 21 0600 21.0 S 146.0 W 1004 03 FEB 21 2100 24.5 S 145.5 W 1003 Note: This system was likely not fully tropical, as evidenced by the fact that it wasn't designated with one of Nadi's sequential tropical disturbance numbers; also, it was referred to simply as a depression, not as a tropical depression. No maximum winds were given in the Tropical Disturbance Summaries. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* !!!!!! 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: PREPARED BY: Gary Padgett garyp@alaweb.com SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY: Michael V. Padua michaelpadua@hotmail.com webmaster@typhoon2000.ph Huang Chunliang huangchunliang@hotmail.com ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Published: 04.01.03 / Typhoon2000.ph, Typhoon2000.com