GARY PADGETT'S GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JUNE 2002 !!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!! ************************************************************************* NORTHEAST PACIFIC (NEP) - North Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 180 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 in Miami, Florida, for locations east of longitude 140W, and from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, for locations west of longitude 140W. 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 BORIS (02E) 08 - 11 Jun Tropical Depression (03E) 27 - 29 Jun ************************************************************************* Storm Name: BORIS Cyclone Number: 02E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 JUN 08 1200 16.1 N 102.4 W 1004 30 02 JUN 08 1800 16.4 N 102.9 W 1004 30 02 JUN 09 0000 16.7 N 104.1 W 1002 35 02 JUN 09 0600 17.0 N 104.6 W 1000 45 02 JUN 09 1200 16.8 N 104.5 W 997 50 02 JUN 09 1800 17.2 N 104.2 W 1000 45 02 JUN 10 0000 17.3 N 104.3 W 1000 45 02 JUN 10 0600 17.3 N 104.1 W 1002 40 02 JUN 10 1200 17.3 N 103.9 W 1004 30 02 JUN 10 1800 17.0 N 103.6 W 1004 30 02 JUN 11 0000 17.1 N 103.6 W 1004 30 02 JUN 11 0600 17.1 N 103.5 W 1008 25 02 JUN 11 1200 17.2 N 103.3 W 1004 25 02 JUN 11 1800 17.0 N 103.2 W 1006 20 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 03E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 JUN 27 1200 11.5 N 121.5 W 1007 30 02 JUN 27 1800 12.1 N 123.2 W 1007 30 02 JUN 28 0000 12.4 N 125.0 W 1008 30 02 JUN 28 0600 12.5 N 126.0 W 1008 30 02 JUN 28 1200 12.2 N 127.0 W 1007 30 02 JUN 28 1800 11.0 N 128.7 W 1007 30 02 JUN 29 0000 12.5 N 131.4 W 1008 25 02 JUN 29 0600 12.8 N 133.1 W 1009 25 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Typhoon NOGURI (07W / 0204 / ESPADA) 06 - 11 Jun NOTE: Typhoons RAMMASUN (09W/0205) and CHATAAN (08W/0206) will be treated as July cyclones. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: NOGURI Cyclone Number: 07W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: ESPADA JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0204 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 JUN 06 0000 20.1 N 114.9 E 1000 30 25 02 JUN 06 0600 20.4 N 115.0 E 1002 30 25 JMA: 20.0 N, 116.0 E 02 JUN 06 1200 20.3 N 116.2 E 998 30 25 JMA: 20.0 N, 117.0 E 02 JUN 06 1800 20.2 N 117.1 E 1000 30 25 02 JUN 07 0000 20.2 N 118.0 E 1000 30 25 JMA: 20.0 N, 119.0 E 02 JUN 07 0600 20.5 N 118.7 E 1000 30 25 JMA: 21.0 N, 120.0 E 02 JUN 07 1200 21.0 N 120.2 E 1000 30 30 HKO: 20.4 N, 119.5 E 02 JUN 07 1800 20.6 N 121.3 E 1000 35 30 02 JUN 08 0000 21.0 N 122.0 E 1000 45 30 02 JUN 08 0600 21.1 N 122.7 E 998 45 35 02 JUN 08 1200 21.5 N 123.9 E 996 50 40 02 JUN 08 1800 21.9 N 124.4 E 994 55 40 02 JUN 09 0000 22.6 N 124.8 E 994 85 45 02 JUN 09 0600 23.3 N 124.8 E 975 85 60 02 JUN 09 1200 23.8 N 124.9 E 975 85 60 02 JUN 09 1800 24.7 N 125.2 E 975 85 60 02 JUN 10 0000 25.8 N 126.0 E 975 75 60 02 JUN 10 0600 27.1 N 127.2 E 980 65 55 JMA: 26.8 N, 126.7 E 02 JUN 10 1200 28.5 N 128.1 E 985 55 50 02 JUN 10 1800 30.2 N 130.0 E 990 30 45 02 JUN 11 0000 32.2 N 133.0 E 998 25 35 JMA: 32.8 N, 133.1 E 02 JUN 11 0600 34.4 N 135.8 E 999 30 JMA Warning Note: The following table contains the 10-min avg MSW estimates from NMCC, PAGASA and HKO during the times when Noguri was located within their respective areas of warning responsibility. Date Time Estimated 10-min avg MSW in kts (GMT) NMCC PAGASA HKO ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 JUN 06 0000 25 02 JUN 06 0600 25 02 JUN 06 1200 25 02 JUN 06 1800 25 02 JUN 07 0000 30 25 02 JUN 07 0600 35 25 02 JUN 07 1200 35 30 02 JUN 07 1800 35 30 02 JUN 08 0000 35 35 02 JUN 08 0600 40 40 35 02 JUN 08 1200 40 50 40 02 JUN 08 1800 50 50 40 02 JUN 09 0000 50 50 50 02 JUN 09 0600 70 65 55 02 JUN 09 1200 70 60 60 02 JUN 09 1800 65 02 JUN 10 0000 60 02 JUN 10 0600 50 02 JUN 10 1200 50 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 Disturbance (MFR #15) 11 - 15 Jun ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 JUN 11 0600 10.3 S 80.6 E 1004 20 02 JUN 12 0600 11.8 S 81.0 E 1004 20 02 JUN 13 0600 13.5 S 79.5 E 1000 25 30 kts in S semicircle 02 JUN 13 1200 13.4 S 78.3 E 1000 25 " 02 JUN 14 0600 16.5 S 76.8 E 1002 20 " 02 JUN 15 0600 20.0 S 80.2 E 1004 20 " Note: The near gale-force winds (30 kts) were occurring well away from the center in the southern semicircle. JTWC did not issue any warnings or TCFAs on this system, but did assign a fair potential for development from 10-12 June. The maximum winds (1-min avg) were estimated at 25 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: In the near future I shall contact the other tropical warning centers to see if I can locate any links to sites where their "best tracks" might be archived. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Published 07.16.02 / Typhoon2000.ph, Typhoon2000.com