GARY PADGETT'S GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - MAY 2005 !!!! 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 --------------- Hurricane ADRIAN (01E) 17 - 20 May ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ADRIAN Cyclone Number: 01E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05 MAY 17 1800 9.8 N 95.2 W 1005 30 05 MAY 18 0000 10.1 N 94.9 W 1004 35 05 MAY 18 0600 10.5 N 94.4 W 1002 40 05 MAY 18 1200 10.9 N 93.8 W 1000 45 05 MAY 18 1800 10.8 N 92.9 W 997 50 05 MAY 19 0000 11.0 N 92.3 W 997 50 05 MAY 19 0600 11.4 N 91.9 W 997 50 05 MAY 19 1200 12.2 N 91.2 W 997 50 05 MAY 19 1800 12.6 N 90.6 W 982 65 MSW 75 kts at 2100Z 05 MAY 20 0000 13.1 N 90.0 W 985 70 05 MAY 20 0600 13.5 N 89.3 W 987 65 Making landfall 05 MAY 20 1200 14.3 N 88.0 W 1005 35 Inland in El Salvador 05 MAY 20 1500 15.0 N 87.5 W 1007 25 Final advisory ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. Systems Tracked --------------- Tropical Depression (CRISING) 15 - 18 May ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: CRISING JMA Tropical Storm Number: None Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05 MAY 15 1200 9.0 N 127.0 E 1008 25 JMA warnings 05 MAY 15 1800 9.4 N 126.8 E 1008 30 05 MAY 16 0000 8.3 N 128.4 E 1004 30 05 MAY 16 0600 8.4 N 128.0 E 1004 30 05 MAY 16 1200 8.5 N 127.5 E 1004 30 05 MAY 16 1800 8.6 N 127.3 E 1004 30 05 MAY 17 0000 8.8 N 127.1 E 1008 30 05 MAY 17 0600 9.1 N 127.0 E 1008 30 05 MAY 17 1200 9.2 N 126.8 E 1008 30 05 MAY 17 1800 8.0 N 126.0 E 1008 20 05 MAY 18 0000 8.0 N 126.0 E 1010 20 05 MAY 18 0600 9.0 N 127.0 E 1008 20 Note: Following is the MSW comparison table compiled and sent by Huang Chunliang: ======================================================= == Tropical Depression 96W/CRISING (May 15-17, 2005) == ======================================================= TCWC STORM ID PEAK MSW (kt) -------------------------------------------------------------- JMA Tropical Depression 30 PAGASA Tropical Depression CRISING 30 CWB Tropical Depression --* Note (*): CWB normally doesn't make any wind estimations for tropical depressions. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* !!!!!! 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 SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY: Michael V. Padua michaelpadua@hotmail.com webmaster@typhoon2000.ph Huang Chunliang huangchunliang@hotmail.com ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Posted: 06.02.05 / Typhoon2000.ph, Typhoon2000.com