==================== TYPHOON '99 ARCHIVES ==================== GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JUNE 1999 ATLANTIC (ATL) - North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico NOTE: The tracking and intensity information for Atlantic Basin tropical cyclones is based upon operational advisories from the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, located in Miami, Florida, USA. The MSW are based on a 1-min averaging period, which is used by all U.S. civilian and military weather services for tropical cyclone warnings. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ARLENE Cyclone Number: 01 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99 JUN 11 1800 27.4 N 57.9 W 1010 30 99 JUN 12 0000 27.9 N 57.2 W 1009 30 99 JUN 12 0600 28.1 N 57.2 W 1012 30 99 JUN 12 1200 28.3 N 57.4 W 1010 35 99 JUN 12 1800 28.5 N 57.4 W 1010 40 99 JUN 13 0000 29.1 N 57.3 W 1000 45 99 JUN 13 0600 29.0 N 57.4 W 1000 50 99 JUN 13 1200 29.1 N 58.3 W 1000 50 99 JUN 13 1800 29.1 N 58.8 W 1000 50 99 JUN 14 0000 29.2 N 59.3 W 1009 45 99 JUN 14 0600 29.2 N 59.9 W 1009 45 99 JUN 14 1200 29.3 N 60.4 W 1009 45 99 JUN 14 1800 29.8 N 60.8 W 1009 45 99 JUN 15 0000 29.8 N 61.2 W 1012 40 99 JUN 15 0600 29.6 N 61.5 W 1012 40 99 JUN 15 1200 29.6 N 61.3 W 1008 45 99 JUN 15 1800 29.9 N 61.4 W 1010 45 99 JUN 16 0000 30.0 N 61.8 W 1010 50 99 JUN 16 0600 30.2 N 62.2 W 1010 50 99 JUN 16 1200 30.9 N 62.3 W 1012 45 99 JUN 16 1800 31.6 N 62.6 W 1012 40 99 JUN 17 0000 31.7 N 62.6 W 1015 35 99 JUN 17 0600 32.4 N 63.1 W 1015 30 99 JUN 17 1200 33.5 N 63.0 W 1015 30 99 JUN 17 1800 34.4 N 62.3 W 1015 30 99 JUN 18 0000 35.4 N 61.6 W 1015 25 99 JUN 18 0600 37.0 N 61.0 W 1017 25 Extratropical ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* NORTHEAST PACIFIC (NEP) - North Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 180 NOTE: The tracking and intensity information for Northeast Pacific Basin tropical cyclones is based upon operational advisories from the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, for systems east of Longitude 140W; and from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, for systems west of Longitude 140W. The MSW are based on a 1-min averaging period, which is used by all U.S. civilian and military weather services for tropical cyclone warnings. ************************************************************************* 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99 JUN 18 0600 13.0 N 98.0 W 1006 30 99 JUN 18 1200 13.3 N 98.9 W 1006 30 99 JUN 18 1800 14.3 N 100.3 W 1004 35 99 JUN 19 0000 14.5 N 101.6 W 1003 45 99 JUN 19 0600 15.1 N 103.1 W 998 50 99 JUN 19 1200 15.6 N 104.6 W 997 55 99 JUN 19 1800 16.1 N 105.7 W 993 60 99 JUN 20 0000 16.7 N 106.7 W 987 65 99 JUN 20 0600 17.4 N 108.2 W 984 70 99 JUN 20 1200 17.7 N 108.8 W 980 75 99 JUN 20 1800 18.0 N 109.9 W 975 85 99 JUN 21 0000 18.0 N 110.5 W 978 80 99 JUN 21 0600 18.3 N 111.5 W 979 75 99 JUN 21 1200 18.4 N 111.4 W 987 65 99 JUN 21 1800 18.7 N 111.8 W 991 55 99 JUN 22 0000 18.7 N 112.4 W 997 45 99 JUN 22 0600 18.6 N 112.9 W 1002 30 99 JUN 22 1200 18.6 N 113.0 W 1001 30 99 JUN 22 1800 18.8 N 113.1 W 1003 25 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* NORTHWEST PACIFIC (NWP) - North Pacific Ocean West of Longitude 180 NOTE: The tracking information for Northwest Pacific Basin tropical cyclones is based primarily upon operational warnings from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center of the U.S. Air Force and Navy on the island of Guam. Comparisons were made with track coordinates given in advisories from the meteorological services of Japan (JMA) and the Philippines (PAGASA). In general, whenever the center position differed by more than 40-50 nm from JTWC's, an entry was made in the Remarks column. The 1-min avg MSW were taken from the JTWC advisories while the 10-min avg MSW were obtained from PAGASA's advisories if the storm was in PAGASA's area of responsibility; otherwise, they were gleaned from JMA's advisories or high seas forecasts. In a few cases the 10-min MSW given by PAGASA and JMA did not agree; in those cases I reported the higher value. The estimates of central pressure were obtained from JMA's advisories. Some of the tracking information for Typhoon Maggie/Etang was taken from warnings issued by the Royal Observatory of Hong Kong (HKO), and the track for Tropical Depression Gening was based in its entirety upon warnings from PAGASA. Michael V. Padua, owner of the Typhon '99 webpage sent me the PAGASA, JMA, and HKO tracks for these systems--a special thanks to Michael for his assistance. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: MAGGIE (9803/ETANG) Cyclone Number: 06W Basin: NWP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99 JUN 01 0000 10.7 N 131.1 E 1004 20 30 PAGASA Warning 99 JUN 01 0600 10.9 N 131.4 3 1004 30 PAGASA: 11.1 N, 130.1 E 99 JUN 01 1200 11.3 N 131.2 E 1004 25 30 PAGASA: 12.1 N, 129.5 E 99 JUN 01 1800 11.7 N 130.4 E 1002 25 30 PAGASA: 12.2 N, 129.2 E 99 JUN 02 0000 12.6 N 130.0 E 1000 45 30 JMA: 12.3 N, 129.3 E 99 JUN 02 0600 13.3 N 129.9 E 998 45 40 99 JUN 02 1200 13.5 N 129.5 E 996 55 40 99 JUN 02 1800 14.2 N 129.4 E 994 65 45 99 JUN 03 0000 14.9 N 129.3 E 990 65 50 99 JUN 03 0600 15.5 N 129.0 E 985 65 55 99 JUN 03 1200 15.8 N 128.4 E 980 75 60 99 JUN 03 1800 16.8 N 127.9 E 980 75 65 99 JUN 04 0000 17.3 N 127.1 E 975 90 70 99 JUN 04 0600 17.4 N 126.4 E 100 75 99 JUN 04 1200 17.5 N 126.0 E 955 100 80 99 JUN 04 1800 18.1 N 125.3 E 955 100 80 99 JUN 05 0000 18.9 N 124.5 E 955 105 85 99 JUN 05 0600 19.7 N 123.6 E 955 100 85 99 JUN 05 1200 20.5 N 122.4 E 960 100 85 99 JUN 05 1800 21.0 N 121.0 E 960 100 75 99 JUN 06 0000 22.2 N 119.7 E 960 90 75 99 JUN 06 0600 22.5 N 118.2 E 965 85 70 99 JUN 06 1200 22.8 N 116.4 E 975 80 60 99 JUN 06 1800 22.7 N 114.7 E 980 65 55 99 JUN 07 0000 22.3 N 113.0 E 985 30 50 99 JUN 07 0600 21.5 N 112.7 E 985 50 HKO downgraded to TD 99 JUN 07 1200 21.6 N 112.7 E 992 40 HKO's Coord./JMA's MSW 99 JUN 07 1800 21.9 N 112.9 E 996 35 HKO Warning 99 JUN 08 0000 23.2 N 112.1 E 40 " 99 JUN 08 0600 24.0 N 111.5 E 30 " ************************************************************************* Storm Name: TD GENING Cyclone Number: None Basin: NWP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99 JUN 04 0000 15.3 N 115.9 E 30 99 JUN 04 0600 15.3 N 115.9 E 30 99 JUN 04 1200 15.2 N 115.7 E 30 99 JUN 04 1800 15.2 N 114.5 E 30 Final Warning 99 JUN 06 0000 15.7 N 116.9 E 30 Warnings Re-instated 99 JUN 06 0600 15.8 N 117.0 E 30 99 JUN 06 1200 16.1 N 117.4 E 25 Final Warning Note: Tracking information for this system is based upon warnings issued by PAGASA only. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (NIO) - Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea NOTE: The tracking and intensity information for North Indian Ocean Basin tropical cyclones is based primarily upon operational warnings from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center of the U.S. Air Force and Navy (JTWC) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For weaker systems not in warning status by JTWC, information gleaned from the twice-daily issuances of the Indian Meteorological Depart- ment (IMD) was used to complete the tracks. These bulletins usually give analyzed center positions at either 0300 or 0600 UTC and 1200 or 1500 UTC. The MSW are based on a 1-min averaging period, which is used by all U.S. civilian and military weather services for tropical cyclone warnings. For synoptic observations in the North Indian region, both 10-min and 3-min average winds are employed, but IMD makes no attempt to modify the Dvorak scale for estimating tropical cyclone intensity; hence, a 1-min avg MSW is implied. In the North Indian basin JTWC usually does not initiate warnings until a system is well-organized and it is likely to attain tropical storm status within 48 hours. Windspeeds are usually not reported in the IMD bulletins. Systems are usually classified as depressions, deep depressions, or cyclonic storms. For depressions I assigned a MSW of 25 kts and for deep depressions 30 kts. If the early stages of a system were referred to as a low-pressure area, I assigned 20 kts. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: Tropical Cyclone Cyclone Number: 03B Basin: NIO Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99 JUN 10 1200 21.0 N 88.2 E 35 99 JUN 11 0000 22.9 N 85.8 E 25 Inland Note: Cyclone moved inland around 10/1500 UTC. System was intensifying up until the time of landfall and MSW were likely around 40 to 45 kts at landfall. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: Tropical Depression Cyclone Number: None Basin: NIO Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99 JUN 17 0300 18.5 N 86.0 E 25 IMD: T-number = 1.5 99 JUN 17 1200 19.0 N 85.0 E 30 On coast Note: JTWC did not classify this LOW as a tropical depression, although the 16/1800 UTC Tropical Weather Outlook indicated the existence of a weak low-level circulation. The basis for the 30-kt MSW at 1200 UTC is the fact that the IMD forecast referred to the system as a "deep depression", which implies 30-kt winds. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* *************************************************************************