GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - MARCH 2010 !!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!! ********** SPECIAL NOTE ********** I now have some assistants who are helping to prepare the monthly tropical cyclone files, and I'd like to thank them for their willing- ness to assist me. Kevin Boyle, of Stoke-on-Trent, UK, will be preparing the tracks for Northwest Pacific basin tropical cyclones during the most active part of the NWP season from July through December. Kevin has already typed up some of the tracks from the latter part of 2009. Michael Bath, of McLeans Ridges, New South Wales, Australia, is now preparing the track files for Australian Region and South Pacific cyclones during the active months of the Southern Hemisphere season. Also, Steve Young has now for a year or more been sending me tracks with data for the pre-warning and post-warning stages of tropical cyclones in all basins, prepared primarily from NCEP re-analysis data. A very special thanks is due to Kevin, Michael and Steve for their assistance. ************************************************************************* !!!!! ADDENDUM TO FEBRUARY TRACKS FILE !!!!! ATLANTIC (ATL) - North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico Systems Tracked --------------- Non-tropical LOW 30 Jan - 04 Feb In the February tracks file I mentioned a low-pressure system in the eastern Atlantic in early February which displayed some rather well- organized convection at one point. I did not have a track for this system, but after the February edition had been dispatched, I received a track for the LOW from Steve Young, which he had generated based upon NCEP re-analysis data. I have included this track below by way of documenting the system. According to Jack Beven of NHC, there are no formal plans to add this system as an unnamed subtropical storm. Jack indicated that there appeared to be a frontal structure connected with the system when it looked at its convective best on 1 February. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: ATL (System was a non-tropical LOW with some subtropical characteristics) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 JAN 30 0000 30.6 N 32.4 W 996 10 JAN 30 0600 31.9 N 32.2 W 994 10 JAN 30 1200 32.5 N 32.4 W 994 10 JAN 30 1800 31.7 N 31.8 W 991 10 JAN 31 0000 30.9 N 30.8 W 995 10 JAN 31 0600 29.8 N 29.9 W 997 10 JAN 31 1200 29.1 N 28.5 W 999 10 JAN 31 1800 27.8 N 26.8 W 1000 10 FEB 01 0000 27.4 N 25.2 W 1002 10 FEB 01 0600 27.5 N 23.6 W 1002 10 FEB 01 1200 27.6 N 22.4 W 1005 10 FEB 01 1800 27.8 N 20.2 W 1003 10 FEB 02 0000 28.1 N 19.4 W 1005 10 FEB 02 0600 30.2 N 17.5 W 1005 10 FEB 02 1200 30.7 N 17.0 W 1006 10 FEB 02 1800 32.0 N 16.8 W 1005 10 FEB 03 0000 32.3 N 14.7 W 1008 10 FEB 03 0600 33.3 N 13.2 W 1008 10 FEB 03 1200 34.8 N 12.0 W 1009 10 FEB 03 1800 35.1 N 10.1 W 1008 10 FEB 04 0000 35.2 N 8.0 W 1008 10 FEB 04 0600 37.7 N 4.0 W 1009 10 FEB 04 1200 38.0 N 0.6 E 1011 10 FEB 04 1800 40.0 N 2.7 E 1012 Note: The above track for this non-tropical LOW was provided by Steve Young and is based on NCEP re-analysis data. Steve included a note that at 31 Jan 1800 UTC, the circulation of the system extended from 23N to 38N. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* SOUTH ATLANTIC (SAT) - Atlantic Ocean South of the Equator Systems Tracked --------------- Tropical Storm ANITA (NRL Invest 90Q) 08 - 12 Mar The regional weather centers and the private weather enterprises of both Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, the southernmost Brazilian states, in a joint decision, named the rare tropical storm of March 9th and 10th in the coastal areas of the region. The name Anita was chosen considering a historic figure of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, both states affected by the tropical cyclone. Anita Garibaldi (1821-1849) was a heroine of the Farroupilha Revolution (1835-1845), one of the most important events in Brazilian history that took place in the southern part of the country. The name was not assigned by the Brazilian Meteorological Office, which did not issue any bulletins on the cyclone. The system was not named until 12 March, when it was rapidly losing tropical characteristics. Anita was named primarily in order to avoid confusion in future references to the system. (The above information was sent to the author by Alexandre Aguiar, of MetSul Meteorologia, Porto Alegre, Brazil. A special thanks to Alexandre for sharing the information.) Further information and a track graphic for Tropical Storm Anita may be found at the following link: ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ANITA Cyclone Number: None Basin: SAT (For information on naming, see above note - NRL Invest 90Q) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 MAR 08 0000 25.2 S 42.6 W 1000 30 Extratropical LOW 10 MAR 08 0600 26.0 S 42.6 W 1005 30 10 MAR 08 1200 27.3 S 42.6 W 1005 30 10 MAR 08 1800 29.3 S 44.3 W 1005 30 10 MAR 09 0000 30.0 S 45.5 W 1005 30 Subtropical LOW 10 MAR 09 0600 30.4 S 46.6 W 1005 30 10 MAR 09 1200 30.5 S 48.2 W 1005 30 10 MAR 09 1800 30.1 S 48.4 W 1000 30 10 MAR 10 0000 29.8 S 48.2 W 1003 30 10 MAR 10 0600 29.6 S 48.0 W 1000 35 10 MAR 10 1200 29.7 S 47.5 W 1000 35 Tropical cyclone 10 MAR 10 1800 29.8 S 46.7 W 1000 40 10 MAR 10 2100 30.2 S 46.3 W 1000 45 10 MAR 11 0000 30.0 S 45.8 W 1000 45 10 MAR 11 0600 30.9 S 44.9 W 1000 45 10 MAR 11 1200 31.9 S 44.0 W 1000 45 10 MAR 11 1800 32.9 S 42.3 W 1000 40 Extratropical LOW 10 MAR 12 0000 33.6 S 40.5 W 995 45 10 MAR 12 0600 34.8 S 37.8 W 995 45 10 MAR 12 1200 36.5 S 34.8 W 995 45 Note: The coordinates for the above track and central pressure estimates are based upon NRL data and were sent to the author by Steve Young. The intensities prior to 10/0000 UTC and after 11/1800 UTC were also taken from the NRL data. The MSW values from 10/0000 to 11/1800 UTC, inclusive, were provided by Dr. Karl Hoarau. The cyclone classifications are based upon SAB satellite analyses and agree with Dr. Hoarau's assessments for the tropical portion of Anita's history. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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). A special thanks to Michael for his efforts. Following is the link to the Wikipedia page for the 2010 Pacific Typhoon Season: Following is a link to Michael Padua's storm log for Tropical Storm Omais/Agaton: Systems Tracked --------------- Tropical Storm OMAIS (02W / 1001 / AGATON) 21 - 27 Mar ************************************************************************* Storm Name: OMAIS Cyclone Number: 02W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: AGATON JMA Tropical Storm Number: 1001 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 MAR 21 1800 6.6 N 143.4 E 25 10 MAR 22 0000 7.5 N 142.2 E 1006 30 25 JMA: 7.0N/144.0E 10 MAR 22 0600 7.9 N 142.6 E 1004 30 25 10 MAR 22 1200 8.4 N 141.9 E 1006 30 25 JMA: 8.0N/141.0E 10 MAR 22 1800 9.1 N 140.4 E 1004 35 30 JMA: 8.4N/140.7E 10 MAR 23 0000 9.7 N 139.5 E 1002 35 30 10 MAR 23 0600 10.2 N 138.7 E 1000 35 30 10 MAR 23 1200 10.7 N 137.6 E 1002 35 30 JMA: 11.2N/137.3E 10 MAR 23 1800 10.9 N 136.5 E 1002 35 30 JMA: 12.2N/136.2E 10 MAR 24 0000 11.1 N 135.3 E 1002 35 30 JMA: 12.3N/135.5E 10 MAR 24 0600 12.2 N 134.6 E 1002 35 30 10 MAR 24 1200 13.3 N 133.5 E 998 40 35 10 MAR 24 1800 14.1 N 132.1 E 998 50 35 10 MAR 25 0000 14.9 N 131.7 E 998 50 35 JMA: 14.8N/132.3E 10 MAR 25 0600 15.3 N 131.5 E 998 45 35 JMA: 15.2N/132.0E 10 MAR 25 1200 15.7 N 131.7 E 998 35 35 JMA: 16.1N/132.6E 10 MAR 25 1800 16.0 N 131.2 E 998 30 35 JMA: 17.0N/132.2E 10 MAR 26 0000 17.5 N 131.5 E 1002 30 35 Relocation by JTWC 10 MAR 26 0600 18.2 N 131.9 E 1001 35 30 10 MAR 26 1200 19.0 N 132.0 E 1008 25 JMA bulletins 10 MAR 26 1800 19.0 N 132.0 E 1008 25 10 MAR 27 0000 19.0 N 133.0 E 1010 25 10 MAR 27 0600 19.0 N 133.0 E 1008 25 10 MAR 27 1200 19.0 N 133.0 E 1012 20 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. Following is the link to the Wikipedia page for the 2009-2010 Southwest Indian Ocean Cyclone Season: A seasonal track graphic as well as much additional operational information on Southwest Indian Ocean tropical cyclones may be found at Meteo France La Reunion's website: Systems Tracked --------------- Severe Tropical Storm HUBERT (MFR-13 / 18S) 09 - 11 Mar Tropical Cyclone IMANI (MFR-14 / 21S) 21 - 26 Mar ************************************************************************* Storm Name: HUBERT Cyclone Number: 18S Basin: SWI MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 13 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 MAR 09 0600 19.5 S 50.9 E 1005 25 10 MAR 09 1200 19.9 S 50.8 E 1005 25 Locally 30 kts E semi. 10 MAR 09 1800 20.2 S 50.8 E 1003 30 10 MAR 10 0000 20.3 S 50.1 E 1003 35 30 10 MAR 10 0600 20.6 S 49.6 E 1002 30 10 MAR 10 1200 20.9 S 49.1 E 998 35 35 10 MAR 10 1800 21.1 S 48.7 E 987 55 10 MAR 11 0000 21.0 S 48.2 E 990 50 Inland 10 MAR 11 0600 20.5 S 48.1 E 998 30 10 MAR 11 1200 20.7 S 47.5 E 1000 25 Note: JTWC issued their final warning on Hubert at 1200 UTC based upon a temporary weakening of convection. The sudden increase in intensity prior to landfall in Madagascar reported by MFR is supported by Dvorak ratings of T3.5/3.5 from SAB at 1430 and 1900 UTC. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: IMANI Cyclone Number: 21S Basin: SWI MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 14 (Designated Australian LOW 10U) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 MAR 21 2330 8.5 S 89.1 E 30 JTWC satellite bulletin 10 MAR 22 0530 10.1 S 89.1 E 30 " 10 MAR 22 1200 10.9 S 89.9 E 1000 30 25 Locally 30 kts S semi. 10 MAR 22 1800 11.6 S 89.5 E 999 35 30 First JTWC warning 10 MAR 23 0000 12.4 S 88.6 E 997 30 10 MAR 23 0600 12.6 S 88.7 E 997 40 30 JMA: 12.9S/88.3E 10 MAR 23 1200 13.1 S 87.8 E 997 30 10 MAR 23 1800 14.2 S 87.1 E 995 50 35 JMA: 13.8S/87.5E 10 MAR 24 0000 14.8 S 86.5 E 992 40 10 MAR 24 0600 15.6 S 86.1 E 987 55 45 10 MAR 24 1200 16.6 S 85.7 E 978 55 10 MAR 24 1800 17.5 S 85.5 E 973 65 60 10 MAR 25 0000 18.2 S 85.1 E 973 60 10 MAR 25 0600 19.1 S 85.6 E 965 70 70 10 MAR 25 1200 20.0 S 85.6 E 965 70 10 MAR 25 1800 20.4 S 85.8 E 968 60 65 10 MAR 26 0000 20.6 S 85.9 E 978 55 10 MAR 26 0600 21.2 S 86.3 E 990 45 40 10 MAR 26 1200 21.1 S 86.6 E 995 30 10 MAR 26 1800 21.2 S 86.5 E 35 Final JTWC warning ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. Following is the link to the Wikipedia page for the 2009-2010 Australian Region Cyclone Season: Reports on some of this season's tropical cyclones may be found on BoM's website at the following URL: Systems Tracked --------------- Tropical Cyclone PAUL (11U / 22P) 26 Mar - 01 Apr ************************************************************************* Storm Name: PAUL Cyclone Number: 22P Basin: AUE (Name assigned by Darwin TCWC - Australian Tropical LOW 11U) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 MAR 26 0600 9.5 S 134.5 E 1004 25 10 MAR 26 1200 9.8 S 133.6 E 1005 25 10 MAR 26 1800 10.2 S 133.9 E 1003 25 10 MAR 27 0000 10.7 S 135.3 E 1003 25 10 MAR 27 0600 11.2 S 136.4 E 1001 30 10 MAR 27 0900 11.6 S 136.8 E 1000 30 10 MAR 27 1200 12.3 S 136.9 E 1001 30 10 MAR 27 1800 12.8 S 136.5 E 999 35 30 First JTWC Warning 10 MAR 28 0000 13.1 S 136.5 E 995 40 Named TC Paul 10 MAR 28 0600 13.0 S 136.6 E 994 40 40 10 MAR 28 1200 12.9 S 136.5 E 991 45 10 MAR 28 1800 13.0 S 136.7 E 988 40 50 10 MAR 29 0000 13.3 S 136.4 E 987 50 10 MAR 29 0600 13.3 S 136.2 E 982 60 55 10 MAR 29 1200 13.4 S 136.0 E 982 55 Crossing coast 10 MAR 29 1800 13.1 S 135.7 E 985 60 55 Moved inland 10 MAR 30 0000 13.3 S 135.3 E 993 40 10 MAR 30 0600 13.2 S 135.1 E 996 40 30 Ex-TC 10 MAR 30 1200 13.2 S 134.9 E 996 30 10 MAR 30 1800 13.5 S 134.9 E 997 30 10 MAR 31 0000 13.8 S 134.9 E 998 30 10 MAR 31 0600 14.3 S 135.5 E 997 30 10 MAR 31 1200 14.3 S 135.7 E 997 30 10 MAR 31 1800 14.5 S 136.1 E 998 30 10 APR 01 0000 14.8 S 136.8 E 998 30 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. Following is the link to the Wikipedia page for the 2009-2010 South Pacific Cyclone Season: Systems Tracked --------------- Severe Tropical Cyclone TOMAS (14F / 19P) 09 - 18 Mar Severe Tropical Cyclone ULUI (13F / 20P / 09U) 09 - 20 Mar Tropical Depression (15F) 29 Mar - 04 Apr ************************************************************************* Storm Name: TOMAS Cyclone Number: 19P Basin: SPA Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 14F Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 MAR 09 1800 13.5 S 171.0 W 1006 20 10 MAR 10 0600 11.5 S 170.0 W 1005 20 10 MAR 10 1800 12.5 S 174.2 W 1002 20 10 MAR 11 0000 11.0 S 173.9 W 1002 25 10 MAR 11 0600 11.0 S 174.7 W 1002 25 10 MAR 11 1200 10.9 S 175.5 W 999 35 30 First JTWC Warning 10 MAR 11 1800 10.7 S 176.0 W 999 30 10 MAR 12 0000 10.6 S 176.3 W 995 35 35 JTWC: 10.6S/177.2W 10 MAR 12 0600 11.2 S 176.5 W 992 40 Named Tomas at 0000Z 10 MAR 12 1200 11.6 S 177.6 W 985 55 50 10 MAR 12 1800 11.1 S 178.0 W 985 50 10 MAR 13 0000 11.5 S 178.4 W 985 65 55 10 MAR 13 0600 11.9 S 178.7 W 980 55 10 MAR 13 1200 12.3 S 179.1 W 980 65 55 10 MAR 13 1800 12.6 S 179.0 W 975 60 10 MAR 14 0000 13.5 S 179.2 W 972 85 65 10 MAR 14 0600 13.8 S 179.5 W 960 75 10 MAR 14 1200 14.3 S 179.7 W 955 100 80 10 MAR 14 1800 15.2 S 179.5 W 940 90 10 MAR 15 0000 15.5 S 179.4 W 930 110 95 10 MAR 15 0600 16.1 S 179.4 W 930 95 10 MAR 15 1200 16.7 S 179.6 W 930 115 95 10 MAR 15 1800 17.5 S 179.5 W 930 95 10 MAR 16 0000 18.6 S 179.5 W 940 105 90 10 MAR 16 0600 19.9 S 179.3 W 950 100 80 10 MAR 16 1200 21.2 S 178.6 W 950 80 10 MAR 16 1800 22.8 S 177.9 W 965 115 75 10 MAR 17 0000 25.0 S 176.5 W 965 75 NZ warnings 10 MAR 17 0600 27.5 S 174.0 W 965 75 70 JTWC: 27.0S/174.7W 10 MAR 17 1200 30.0 S 171.0 W 975 60 10 MAR 17 1800 32.0 S 169.0 W 989 40 Extratropical 10 MAR 18 0000 35.0 S 164.0 W 987 40 10 MAR 18 0600 39.0 S 160.0 W 976 55 Moving SE 55 kts 10 MAR 18 1200 44.0 S 155.0 W 960 55 Moving SE 40 kts Note: A detailed track graphic showing Cyclone Tomas' track through the Fiji area may be accessed at the following link: Also, some more information on Tomas may be found at: ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ULUI Cyclone Number: 20P Basin: SPA/AUE Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 13F (Australian Tropical LOW 09U) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 MAR 09 1800 12.0 S 167.0 E 1003 25 10 MAR 10 0600 13.5 S 169.5 E 1003 25 10 MAR 10 1800 14.4 S 168.4 E 1003 25 10 MAR 11 0000 15.0 S 168.5 E 1004 25 10 MAR 11 0600 14.5 S 168.5 E 998 25 10 MAR 11 1800 14.7 S 166.0 E 998 35 30 First JTWC Warning 10 MAR 12 0000 14.9 S 166.3 E 999 30 10 MAR 12 0600 15.0 S 165.4 E 997 45 30 10 MAR 12 1200 14.4 S 164.4 E 995 35 Named TC Ului 10 MAR 12 1800 14.0 S 165.0 E 985 50 50 10 MAR 13 0000 13.8 S 164.4 E 980 55 10 MAR 13 0600 13.4 S 163.9 E 975 65 60 10 MAR 13 1200 13.1 S 163.0 E 965 105 70 10 MAR 13 1800 13.0 S 162.4 E 945 100 10 MAR 14 0000 12.7 S 161.7 E 930 140 115 10 MAR 14 0600 12.8 S 161.1 E 930 115 10 MAR 14 1200 12.7 S 161.1 E 930 140 115 JTWC: 12.8S/160.5E 10 MAR 14 1800 13.0 S 160.0 E 935 105 AU warnings 10 MAR 15 0000 12.9 S 159.7 E 940 130 95 10 MAR 15 0600 13.0 S 158.9 E 925 105 10 MAR 15 1200 13.1 S 158.7 E 940 130 90 10 MAR 15 1800 13.2 S 158.5 E 945 90 10 MAR 16 0000 13.2 S 158.2 E 940 115 100 10 MAR 16 0600 13.5 S 157.8 E 938 100 10 MAR 16 1200 13.5 S 157.8 E 938 110 100 10 MAR 16 1800 13.7 S 157.8 E 937 100 10 MAR 17 0000 13.8 S 157.8 E 950 105 90 10 MAR 17 0600 14.1 S 157.8 E 950 90 10 MAR 17 1200 14.4 S 158.0 E 950 100 90 10 MAR 17 1800 14.7 S 157.8 E 952 85 10 MAR 18 0000 15.0 S 157.8 E 960 85 80 10 MAR 18 0600 15.4 S 157.6 E 965 75 10 MAR 18 1200 15.7 S 157.7 E 970 80 75 10 MAR 18 1800 16.7 S 157.6 E 972 65 10 MAR 19 0000 16.7 S 156.9 E 980 65 60 10 MAR 19 0600 17.4 S 156.2 E 984 55 10 MAR 19 1200 18.0 S 155.7 E 983 55 55 10 MAR 19 1800 18.4 S 155.1 E 980 55 55 10 MAR 20 0000 19.6 S 153.3 E 978 55 10 MAR 20 0600 19.9 S 151.5 E 975 55 65 10 MAR 20 1200 20.0 S 149.6 E 964 80 10 MAR 20 1800 20.4 S 148.4 E 975 45 60 Moved inland 10 MAR 20 2100 20.7 S 147.3 E 990 40 Ex-TC - weakening Note: BoM's report on the Australian portion of Ului's history may be accessed at the following URL: ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 15F Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 MAR 29 0600 15.0 S 169.0 W 1008 25 10 MAR 29 1800 16.0 S 168.0 E 1008 25 10 MAR 30 0600 18.0 S 167.0 E 1009 25 10 MAR 30 1800 20.0 S 172.0 E 1008 25 10 MAR 31 0000 21.3 S 170.3 E 1008 30 Depression, some gales 10 MAR 31 0600 21.4 S 170.6 E 1007 30 Depression 10 MAR 31 1200 21.7 S 170.5 E 1007 30 Depression 10 MAR 31 1800 21.5 S 170.5 E 1007 30 Assigned TD-15F 2030Z 10 APR 01 0000 19.3 S 170.5 E 1007 35 Area of gales 10 APR 01 0600 19.4 S 171.9 E 1005 30 " 10 APR 01 1200 19.3 S 172.0 E 1005 30 " 10 APR 01 1800 19.3 S 172.1 E 1005 30 " 10 APR 01 2100 19.3 S 172.0 E 1006 30 " 10 APR 02 0600 19.9 S 172.5 E 1004 30 " 10 APR 02 1800 22.4 S 174.7 E 1004 30 " 10 APR 02 2100 22.8 S 175.5 E 1004 30 " 10 APR 03 0600 23.0 S 177.2 E 1003 30 " 10 APR 03 0900 23.2 S 178.0 E 1003 30 " 10 APR 03 1800 29.0 S 180.0 E 997 40 NZ warnings 10 APR 04 0000 30.0 S 179.0 W 996 40 " ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* !!!!!! 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: 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 Kevin Boyle michaelpace@btinternet.com Michael Bath mbath@ozemail.com.au SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY: Michael V. Padua michaelpadua@hotmail.com webmaster@typhoon2000.ph Steve Young shy9@earthlink.net ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Posted: 07.07.10 for Typhoon2000.com, Typhoon2000.ph, Maybagyo.com