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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks January 2009
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]
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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks January 2009 [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett] |
GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JANUARY 2009
!!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!!
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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
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Tropical Storm DONGO (MFR-05 / 06S) 08 - 18 Jan
Tropical Storm ERIC (MFR-06 / 08S) 17 - 21 Jan
Intense Tropical Cyclone FANELE (MFR-07 / 09S) 18 - 27 Jan
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Storm Name: DONGO Cyclone Number: 06S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 05
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 JAN 08 0600 13.0 S 70.0 E 1004 20 Locally 25-30 kts to N
09 JAN 08 1200 14.0 S 70.7 E 1002 25 Locally 30 kts N semi.
09 JAN 08 1800 14.3 S 70.0 E 1002 25 "
09 JAN 09 0000 15.0 S 68.0 E 1002 25 "
09 JAN 09 0600 16.3 S 68.7 E 1002 25 "
09 JAN 09 1200 17.1 S 68.2 E 995 30 35
09 JAN 09 1800 18.0 S 67.8 E 993 35
09 JAN 10 0000 18.1 S 67.7 E 993 35 35 JTWC: 17.7S/67.3E
09 JAN 10 0600 17.8 S 66.9 E 995 35
09 JAN 10 1200 18.8 S 67.6 E 994 40 35
09 JAN 10 1800 19.6 S 67.8 E 990 40
09 JAN 11 0000 20.7 S 68.3 E 985 55 50 JTWC: 20.3S/68.4E
09 JAN 11 0600 21.8 S 69.1 E 985 50
09 JAN 11 1200 22.8 S 69.7 E 985 50 50 JTWC: 23.2S/69.5E
09 JAN 11 1800 24.4 S 69.8 E 985 50
09 JAN 12 0000 27.0 S 70.2 E 987 35 45
09 JAN 12 0600 28.8 S 70.4 E 988 55 Extratropical
09 JAN 12 1200 29.0 S 70.3 E 988 30 50
09 JAN 12 1800 30.1 S 71.4 E 988 50
09 JAN 13 0000 31.0 S 72.2 E 988 50
09 JAN 13 0600 32.5 S 72.5 E 995
09 JAN 13 1200 32.7 S 74.9 E 994
09 JAN 13 1800 34.9 S 77.3 E 994
09 JAN 14 0000 37.2 S 80.0 E 992
09 JAN 14 0600 39.3 S 82.8 E 987
09 JAN 14 1200 42.5 S 87.5 E 981
09 JAN 14 1800 44.9 S 92.4 E 973
09 JAN 15 0000 47.5 S 96.4 E 965
09 JAN 15 0600 50.2 S 100.2 E 960
09 JAN 15 1200 54.1 S 103.0 E 958
09 JAN 15 1800 55.9 S 106.5 E 958
09 JAN 16 0000 57.5 S 109.9 E 950
09 JAN 16 0600 59.0 S 112.0 E 948
09 JAN 16 1200 59.9 S 114.5 E 946
09 JAN 16 1800 60.9 S 117.4 E 946
09 JAN 17 0000 62.2 S 119.8 E 950
09 JAN 17 0600 62.3 S 122.4 E 956
09 JAN 17 1200 62.6 S 123.9 E 957
09 JAN 17 1800 62.6 S 125.5 E 963
09 JAN 18 0000 62.6 S 126.5 E 966
09 JAN 18 0600 62.6 S 127.5 E 970
Note: The extratropical portion of Dongo's track from 13/0600 UTC onward
was sent to the author by Steve Young and is based on NCEP re-analysis
data and GRADS software.
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Storm Name: ERIC Cyclone Number: 08S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 06
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 JAN 17 1200 15.3 S 55.2 E 1005 20 Locally 25 kts nr cent
09 JAN 18 0000 15.6 S 52.6 E 1000 25 Locally 30 kts nr cent
09 JAN 18 0600 16.2 S 51.7 E 998 30
09 JAN 18 1200 16.9 S 50.9 E 998 35 30
09 JAN 18 1800 17.0 S 50.5 E 997 30
09 JAN 19 0000 17.5 S 49.9 E 994 35 35
09 JAN 19 0600 17.9 S 49.5 E 997 35
09 JAN 19 1200 19.1 S 49.3 E 997 35 35
09 JAN 19 1800 20.2 S 49.0 E 997 35
09 JAN 20 0000 21.1 S 49.3 E 997 35 35
09 JAN 20 0600 22.8 S 49.1 E 997 35
09 JAN 20 1200 24.3 S 49.3 E 997 35 35 Locally 40 kts
09 JAN 20 1800 25.0 S 49.3 E 997 35 "
09 JAN 21 0000 25.5 S 49.0 E 997 30 Locally 40 kts E semi.
09 JAN 21 0600 27.4 S 50.5 E 997 30 "
09 JAN 21 1200 29.2 S 52.4 E 997 30 "
09 JAN 21 1800 30.7 S 54.8 E 997 30 Locally 50 kts E semi.
Note: By the time of the final warning at 21/1800 UTC, ex-Eric was well
on its way to becoming an extratropical system.
Following is a track sent to the author by Steve Young, based on NCEP
re-analysis data and GRADS software, of the final 24 hours of Eric's
life.
09 JAN 20 1800 24.8 S 49.6 E 1005
09 JAN 21 0000 25.5 S 48.2 E 1005
09 JAN 21 0600 27.5 S 49.7 E 1005
09 JAN 21 1200 30.0 S 52.3 E 1004
09 JAN 21 1800 32.7 S 54.9 E 1007
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Storm Name: FANELE Cyclone Number: 09S Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 07
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 JAN 18 0600 21.0 S 42.5 E 1002 25
09 JAN 18 1200 21.5 S 41.9 E 997 30
09 JAN 18 1800 21.6 S 41.8 E 998 30
09 JAN 19 0000 21.4 S 41.3 E 997 35 30
09 JAN 19 0600 21.5 S 40.7 E 995 35
09 JAN 19 1200 21.8 S 41.0 E 985 50 50
09 JAN 19 1800 21.7 S 41.3 E 972 65 60
09 JAN 20 0000 21.1 S 41.7 E 950 80
09 JAN 20 0600 20.5 S 42.3 E 935 80 95
09 JAN 20 1200 20.2 S 42.6 E 927 100
09 JAN 20 1800 20.4 S 43.1 E 927 100 100
09 JAN 21 0000 20.6 S 43.8 E 927 100
09 JAN 21 0600 21.3 S 44.3 E 955 75 80 Inland
09 JAN 21 1200 22.5 S 45.3 E 40
09 JAN 21 1800 23.3 S 46.6 E 30 40 JTWC: 23.1S/46.1E
09 JAN 22 0000 23.8 S 48.4 E 1000 25 Locally 30 kts S semi.
09 JAN 22 0600 24.4 S 49.1 E 997 30 30 JTWC: 25.0S/48.7E
09 JAN 22 1200 25.2 S 50.6 E 994 35
09 JAN 22 1800 26.4 S 51.6 E 994 35 35 Locally 45 kts NE quad
09 Jan 23 0000 27.8 S 51.8 E 995 40
09 JAN 23 0600 29.3 S 52.0 E 995 40 NCEP: 29.9S/52.5E
09 JAN 23 1200 30.8 S 53.0 E 997 35 NCEP: 31.8S/52.6E
09 JAN 23 1800 32.4 S 52.6 E Extratropical
09 JAN 24 0000 33.3 S 54.1 E 999
09 JAN 24 0600 34.4 S 55.0 E
09 JAN 24 1200 34.8 S 56.9 E 1004
09 JAN 24 1800 34.4 S 56.5 E 1008
09 JAN 25 0000 33.0 S 55.1 E 1010
09 JAN 25 0600 34.6 S 56.4 E
09 JAN 25 1200 34.8 S 57.8 E 1012
09 JAN 25 1800 34.9 S 59.2 E
09 JAN 26 0000 37.4 S 59.0 E 1011
09 JAN 26 0600 37.5 S 60.0 E
09 JAN 26 1200 40.0 S 62.3 E 1006
09 JAN 26 1800 40.7 S 62.6 E
09 JAN 27 0000 42.4 S 62.5 E 1005
09 JAN 27 0600 42.3 S 64.3 E
09 JAN 27 1200 42.5 S 64.9 E 1006
09 JAN 27 1800 42.5 S 67.2 E
Note: The final JTWC position, at 22/1800 UTC, was 27.3S/51.8E. MFR
declared ex-Fanele to be extratropical at 23/1200 UTC. The track from
23/1800 UTC onward was sent to the author by Steve Young and is based
on NCEP re-analysis data and GRADS software.
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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
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Tropical Cyclone DOMINIC (10S) 25 - 27 Jan
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Storm Name: DOMINIC Cyclone Number: 10S Basin: AUW
(Name assigned by Perth TCWC)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 JAN 25 0000 18.4 S 118.9 E 1000 25
09 JAN 25 0600 18.7 S 117.7 E 1000 30
09 JAN 25 1200 18.7 S 116.5 E 999 25 30 JTWC: 19.3S/117.0E
09 JAN 25 1800 18.7 S 116.1 E 998 30 30
09 JAN 26 0000 19.0 S 116.2 E 996 30 30 JTWC: 19.5S/116.1E
09 JAN 26 0300 19.6 S 115.9 E 994 35
09 JAN 26 0600 20.1 S 115.6 E 987 35 45
09 JAN 26 1200 20.7 S 115.3 E 982 40 50
09 JAN 26 1800 21.2 S 115.1 E 982 50 50
09 JAN 27 0000 21.7 S 115.3 E 980 45 50 Inland
09 JAN 27 0600 22.5 S 115.5 E 994 30
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NORTHEAST AUSTRALIA/CORAL SEA (AUE) - Longitude 135E to 160E
Sources of Information
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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.
For the portion of the track lying east of longitude 160E, the
following applies:
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
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Tropical Cyclone CHARLOTTE (07P) 09 - 12 Jan
Tropical Cyclone ELLIE (12P) 29 Jan - 01 Feb
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Storm Name: CHARLOTTE Cyclone Number: 07P Basin: AUE
(Name assigned by Brisbane TCWC)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 JAN 09 0600 16.9 S 139.5 E 999 20
09 JAN 09 1200 16.0 S 136.7 E 1000 17
09 JAN 09 1800 15.3 S 136.8 E 998 17
09 JAN 10 0000 15.1 S 136.8 E 998 17
09 JAN 10 0600 14.8 S 137.0 E 996 17
09 JAN 10 1200 14.7 S 137.2 E 995 17
09 JAN 10 1800 16.0 S 138.9 E 995 20
09 JAN 10 2300 16.2 S 139.4 E 993 35
09 JAN 11 0600 16.2 S 139.8 E 990 35 40 JTWC: 16.7S/140.0E
09 JAN 11 1200 15.9 S 140.3 E 987 45
09 JAN 11 1800 16.8 S 141.2 E 987 35 45 Just inland
09 JAN 12 0000 17.0 S 141.7 E 991 30
09 JAN 12 0500 17.0 S 141.7 E 30 Gales still over water
09 JAN 12 0900 18.0 S 142.7 E 30 Final gale warning
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Storm Name: ELLIE Cyclone Number: 12P Basin: AUE
(Name assigned by Brisbane TCWC)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 JAN 29 2300 16.0 S 149.0 E 1002 40 See Note
09 JAN 30 0700 17.0 S 147.0 E 1000 40
09 JAN 30 1200 17.0 S 147.0 E 1000 40 Sec. LOW near 16S/152E
09 JAN 30 1800 16.0 S 147.0 E 1000 40 Sec. LOW near 16S/153E
09 JAN 31 0000 15.8 S 147.4 E 998 40
09 JAN 31 0600 16.4 S 148.2 E 996 40
09 JAN 31 1100 16.6 S 147.4 E 988 40
09 JAN 31 1700 17.0 S 147.4 E 990 40 40 Named TC Ellie
09 JAN 31 2300 16.9 S 147.2 E 990 40
09 FEB 01 0600 17.6 S 146.9 E 991 35 40
09 FEB 01 1200 17.9 S 146.3 E 991 40
09 FEB 01 1400 17.9 S 145.7 E 994 30 Inland
09 FEB 01 1800 18.3 S 145.7 E 30 Final JTWC warning
Note: Although gales were forecast in association with this system, the
LOW did not have the structure of a tropical cyclone. Initially referred
to as a tropical LOW, it was called a monsoonal LOW on 30 January, then
a tropical LOW (or depression) once more on 31 January. From the point
at which Ellie was named as a tropical cyclone, the MSW can be taken as
the maximum near the center. Ingham (WMO 32078), 18.65S/146.18E, Alt.
11.8m) reported a 10-min mean wind of 43 kts at 31/1700 UTC along with
a MSLP of 998.3 hPa. (This information from Jeff Callaghan.) The
station also reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 282.0 mm in the period
ending at 31/2300 UTC.
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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
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Tropical Depression (05F) 12 - 14 Jan
Tropical Depression (06F) 19 - 23 Jan
Tropical Cyclone HETTIE (08F) 25 - 31 Jan
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 05F
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 JAN 12 0900 14.6 S 160.6 E 1000 30
09 JAN 12 2100 13.2 S 165.3 E 1000 30
09 JAN 13 0900 14.5 S 170.0 E 1000 30
09 JAN 13 1800 15.4 S 170.7 E 999 30
09 JAN 14 0000 16.8 S 171.6 E 999 30
09 JAN 14 0600 18.5 S 175.5 E 999 25
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 06F
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 JAN 19 2100 13.0 S 157.0 W 1008 25
09 JAN 20 0600 14.0 S 157.0 W 1008 25
09 JAN 20 2100 13.8 S 158.2 W 1006 25
09 JAN 21 0000 14.3 S 159.7 W 1006 30 Perip. gales NE to SE
09 JAN 21 0600 14.3 S 160.8 W 1006 30 "
09 JAN 21 1200 14.5 S 161.0 W 1007 30 "
09 JAN 21 1800 14.5 S 161.5 W 1007 30 "
09 JAN 22 0000 15.0 S 163.2 W 1008 30 "
09 JAN 22 0900 16.0 S 164.0 W 1006 30 No gale warning
09 JAN 22 2100 18.2 S 164.5 W 1006 30
09 JAN 23 0600 20.0 S 163.0 W 1005 30
09 JAN 23 2100 20.0 S 162.0 W 1008 25
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Storm Name: HETTIE Cyclone Number: 11P Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 08F
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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09 JAN 25 2100 15.4 S 178.4 W 1003 25
09 JAN 26 0600 15.4 S 176.6 W 1002 25
09 JAN 26 2100 16.9 S 176.7 W 1001 30
09 JAN 27 0000 17.7 S 176.1 W 1000 30
09 JAN 27 0600 18.2 S 176.2 W 1000 30
09 JAN 27 1200 18.7 S 176.6 W 998 30
09 JAN 27 1800 19.8 S 176.8 W 997 30
09 JAN 28 0000 20.3 S 177.2 W 997 30
09 JAN 28 0600 21.0 S 177.4 W 997 30
09 JAN 28 0900 21.8 S 177.3 W 995 35
09 JAN 28 1200 22.0 S 177.4 W 993 35 35
09 JAN 28 1800 22.0 S 177.9 W 995 35
09 JAN 29 0000 22.6 S 177.8 W 995 30 35
09 JAN 29 0600 23.0 S 177.9 W 997 30 Peripheral gales
09 JAN 29 1200 23.2 S 178.1 W 998 30 "
09 JAN 29 1800 23.7 S 178.5 W 1000 30 "
09 JAN 30 0000 24.3 S 178.9 W 1000 30 "
09 JAN 30 0900 24.4 S 179.2 W 1000 30 "
09 JAN 30 2300 23.7 S 179.7 E 1004 25
09 JAN 31 0600 23.1 S 179.6 E 1004 25
09 JAN 31 2100 23.9 S 179.1 E 1006 20 No tropical features
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!!!!!! 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:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov>
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:
https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.php>
SPECIAL NOTE: Back issues of the global tropical cyclone summaries
and monthly cyclone track files can be obtained at the following
websites:
ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/pub/landsea/padgett/>
http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/>
http://www.typhoon2000.ph>
http://mpittweather.com>
PREPARED BY:
Gary Padgett [email protected]
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:
Michael V. Padua [email protected]
[email protected]
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