GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - AUGUST 2006 !!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!! ************************************************************************* ATLANTIC (ATL) - North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico 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 located in Miami, Florida. 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 CHRIS (03) 01 - 05 Aug Tropical Storm DEBBY (04) 21 - 27 Aug Hurricane ERNESTO (05) 24 Aug - 03 Sep ************************************************************************* Storm Name: CHRIS Cyclone Number: 03 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 01 0000 16.4 N 58.9 W 1011 30 06 AUG 01 0600 16.5 N 58.8 W 1011 30 06 AUG 01 1200 17.2 N 59.8 W 1009 35 Upgraded at 0900Z 06 AUG 01 1800 17.6 N 60.7 W 1009 35 06 AUG 02 0000 18.1 N 61.4 W 1003 50 06 AUG 02 0600 18.5 N 62.2 W 1002 50 06 AUG 02 1200 19.0 N 63.1 W 1001 55 06 AUG 02 1800 19.6 N 63.9 W 1007 55 06 AUG 03 0000 19.8 N 64.6 W 1007 50 06 AUG 03 0600 20.2 N 65.8 W 1007 48 06 AUG 03 1200 20.4 N 66.8 W 1012 35 06 AUG 03 1800 20.6 N 67.7 W 1012 35 06 AUG 04 0000 20.7 N 68.7 W 1012 35 06 AUG 04 0600 20.8 N 70.2 W 1012 35 06 AUG 04 1200 21.2 N 71.1 W 1012 30 06 AUG 04 1800 21.3 N 72.2 W 1012 30 06 AUG 05 0000 21.5 N 73.4 W 1011 30 06 AUG 05 0600 21.5 N 75.0 W 1011 25 06 AUG 05 0900 21.5 N 75.6 W 1011 20 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: DEBBY Cyclone Number: 04 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 21 1800 12.3 N 21.0 W 1007 30 06 AUG 22 0000 12.0 N 22.6 W 1007 30 06 AUG 22 0600 12.5 N 24.0 W 1007 30 06 AUG 22 1200 13.3 N 25.4 W 1007 30 06 AUG 22 1800 14.2 N 26.8 W 1005 30 06 AUG 23 0000 14.9 N 28.2 W 1003 35 06 AUG 23 0600 15.5 N 29.4 W 1002 40 06 AUG 23 1200 16.4 N 30.8 W 1000 45 06 AUG 23 1800 17.5 N 32.5 W 1002 40 06 AUG 24 0000 18.4 N 33.9 W 1003 40 06 AUG 24 0600 19.2 N 35.5 W 1003 40 06 AUG 24 1200 20.0 N 37.0 W 1000 45 06 AUG 24 1800 21.0 N 38.7 W 1000 45 06 AUG 25 0000 21.5 N 40.3 W 1000 45 06 AUG 25 0600 22.5 N 41.6 W 1000 45 06 AUG 25 1200 23.6 N 42.8 W 1003 35 06 AUG 25 1800 24.5 N 44.1 W 1003 35 06 AUG 26 0000 24.8 N 45.1 W 1008 35 06 AUG 26 0600 25.1 N 46.2 W 1009 30 06 AUG 26 1200 25.4 N 46.9 W 1009 25 06 AUG 26 1800 26.5 N 47.3 W 1009 25 06 AUG 27 0000 27.3 N 48.2 W 1012 25 06 AUG 27 0600 28.0 N 49.1 W 1012 25 06 AUG 27 1200 29.1 N 49.2 W 1012 25 06 AUG 27 1800 30.6 N 48.9 W 1012 25 06 AUG 27 2100 31.5 N 48.6 W 1012 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ERNESTO Cyclone Number: 05 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 24 1800 12.7 N 61.5 W 1007 30 Near St. Vincent 06 AUG 25 0000 13.0 N 63.2 W 1007 30 06 AUG 25 0600 13.2 N 64.9 W 1005 30 06 AUG 25 1200 13.4 N 65.9 W 1005 30 06 AUG 25 1800 14.1 N 67.1 W 1004 35 06 AUG 26 0000 14.5 N 68.4 W 1004 35 06 AUG 26 0600 14.6 N 69.5 W 999 40 06 AUG 26 1200 14.9 N 70.6 W 997 45 06 AUG 26 1800 15.7 N 71.2 W 997 45 06 AUG 27 0000 16.5 N 72.2 W 997 50 06 AUG 27 0600 16.8 N 72.8 W 994 50 06 AUG 27 1200 17.3 N 73.4 W 997 65 06 AUG 27 1800 17.7 N 74.0 W 1002 65 06 AUG 28 0000 18.2 N 74.4 W 1004 45 Over extreme SW Haiti 06 AUG 28 0600 19.1 N 75.1 W 1004 45 06 AUG 28 1200 19.9 N 75.5 W 1005 40 Near SE coast of Cuba 06 AUG 28 1800 21.0 N 76.5 W 1007 35 Inland in Cuba 06 AUG 29 0000 21.4 N 77.4 W 1007 35 06 AUG 29 0600 22.2 N 78.4 W 1007 35 On N coast of Cuba 06 AUG 29 1200 23.0 N 79.2 W 1007 40 In Florida Straits 06 AUG 29 1800 23.9 N 79.9 W 1008 40 06 AUG 30 0000 24.8 N 80.4 W 1004 40 06 AUG 30 0600 25.3 N 80.8 W 1003 40 Over S tip of Florida 06 AUG 30 1200 26.0 N 81.0 W 1001 35 Inland in Florida 06 AUG 30 1800 27.0 N 80.9 W 1003 30 Downgraded at 1500Z 06 AUG 31 0000 28.1 N 80.7 W 1000 30 06 AUG 31 0600 29.4 N 80.4 W 1000 35 Over Atlantic 06 AUG 31 1200 30.6 N 79.9 W 996 50 06 AUG 31 1800 31.9 N 79.1 W 993 60 06 SEP 01 0000 33.2 N 78.3 W 988 60 06 SEP 01 0600 34.5 N 78.0 W 987 55 Inland in N. Carolina 06 SEP 01 1200 35.8 N 77.6 W 990 50 06 SEP 01 1500 36.4 N 77.6 W 992 30 06 SEP 01 2100 37.2 N 77.1 W 998 30 HPC advisories 06 SEP 02 0300 37.3 N 76.8 W 1004 35 Extratropical 06 SEP 02 0900 37.4 N 76.7 W 1004 25 06 SEP 02 1500 38.7 N 76.8 W 1008 45 Strong winds over water 06 SEP 02 2100 39.4 N 76.9 W 1010 35 " 06 SEP 03 0300 40.7 N 76.9 W 1014 30 " ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 FABIO (07E) 31 Jul - 03 Aug Tropical Storm GILMA (08E) 01 - 03 Aug Hurricane HECTOR (09E) 15 - 23 Aug Hurricane/Super Typhoon IOKE (01C / 0612) 20 Aug - 07 Sep Hurricane ILEANA (10E) 21 - 27 Aug Hurricane JOHN (11E) 28 Aug - 04 Sep Hurricane KRISTY (12E) 30 Aug - 08 Sep ************************************************************************* Storm Name: FABIO Cyclone Number: 07E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUL 31 1800 14.1 N 121.4 W 1009 30 06 AUG 01 0000 14.4 N 122.7 W 1005 35 06 AUG 01 0600 14.7 N 124.0 W 1005 35 06 AUG 01 1200 14.9 N 125.1 W 1000 45 06 AUG 01 1800 14.9 N 126.6 W 1000 45 06 AUG 02 0000 14.6 N 127.6 W 1000 45 06 AUG 02 0600 14.7 N 128.8 W 1000 45 06 AUG 02 1200 14.8 N 130.5 W 1000 40 06 AUG 02 1800 15.0 N 131.9 W 1005 35 06 AUG 03 0000 15.2 N 133.5 W 1006 30 06 AUG 03 0600 15.2 N 135.0 W 1008 30 06 AUG 03 1200 15.1 N 136.5 W 1009 30 06 AUG 03 1800 15.0 N 138.1 W 1009 30 06 AUG 03 2100 15.0 N 138.9 W 1009 30 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: GILMA Cyclone Number: 08E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 01 0000 12.6 N 104.2 W 1009 30 06 AUG 01 0600 13.4 N 104.3 W 1009 30 06 AUG 01 1200 13.7 N 105.2 W 1005 35 06 AUG 01 1800 14.2 N 105.4 W 1005 35 06 AUG 02 0000 14.6 N 105.7 W 1005 35 06 AUG 02 0600 14.6 N 105.9 W 1005 30 06 AUG 02 1200 14.7 N 106.3 W 1005 30 06 AUG 02 1800 14.9 N 106.9 W 1005 30 06 AUG 03 0000 15.2 N 107.5 W 1005 30 06 AUG 03 0600 15.3 N 108.0 W 1006 25 06 AUG 03 1200 15.5 N 109.0 W 1006 25 06 AUG 03 1800 15.7 N 109.7 W 1008 20 06 AUG 03 2100 16.0 N 110.1 W 1008 20 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: HECTOR Cyclone Number: 09E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 15 1800 12.9 N 113.3 W 1006 30 06 AUG 16 0000 13.2 N 114.7 W 1006 30 06 AUG 16 0600 13.1 N 115.9 W 1000 40 06 AUG 16 1200 13.0 N 116.7 W 992 55 06 AUG 16 1800 13.6 N 117.1 W 992 55 06 AUG 17 0000 14.1 N 118.0 W 992 55 06 AUG 17 0600 14.3 N 119.1 W 989 60 06 AUG 17 1200 14.6 N 120.7 W 979 75 06 AUG 17 1800 14.8 N 121.6 W 975 80 06 AUG 18 0000 15.2 N 122.7 W 975 80 06 AUG 18 0600 15.7 N 123.9 W 970 90 06 AUG 18 1200 16.0 N 125.2 W 972 85 06 AUG 18 1800 16.4 N 126.4 W 972 85 06 AUG 19 0000 16.8 N 127.5 W 972 85 06 AUG 19 0600 17.2 N 128.6 W 970 90 06 AUG 19 1200 17.5 N 129.6 W 972 85 06 AUG 19 1800 18.1 N 130.6 W 979 75 06 AUG 20 0000 18.7 N 131.6 W 982 70 06 AUG 20 0600 19.2 N 132.2 W 980 70 06 AUG 20 1200 19.5 N 133.2 W 986 60 06 AUG 20 1800 20.1 N 133.9 W 995 50 06 AUG 21 0000 20.7 N 134.4 W 1000 40 06 AUG 21 0600 21.1 N 134.9 W 1005 35 06 AUG 21 1200 21.6 N 135.2 W 1005 35 06 AUG 21 1800 22.1 N 135.3 W 1002 40 06 AUG 22 0000 22.5 N 135.7 W 1005 35 06 AUG 22 0600 22.3 N 136.2 W 1005 35 06 AUG 22 1200 22.7 N 136.6 W 1007 35 06 AUG 22 1800 22.8 N 137.1 W 1007 35 06 AUG 23 0000 22.9 N 137.8 W 1009 30 06 AUG 23 0300 23.0 N 138.1 W 1009 30 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: IOKE Cyclone Number: 01C Basin: NEP/NWP (Name assigned by CPHC) JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0612 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 20 0000 10.0 N 157.5 W 1006 25 06 AUG 20 0600 10.4 N 158.5 W 1002 35 06 AUG 20 1200 10.7 N 160.2 W 1002 35 06 AUG 20 1800 11.0 N 161.9 W 999 45 06 AUG 21 0000 11.2 N 163.2 W 996 65 06 AUG 21 0600 11.4 N 164.5 W 990 70 06 AUG 21 1200 11.9 N 165.3 W 985 75 06 AUG 21 1800 12.6 N 165.9 W 960 100 06 AUG 22 0000 13.5 N 167.0 W 960 100 06 AUG 22 0600 14.5 N 167.7 W 945 115 06 AUG 22 1200 15.2 N 168.5 W 945 115 06 AUG 22 1800 15.9 N 169.4 W 964 90 40 nm SSE JOhnston I. 06 AUG 23 0000 16.3 N 169.9 W 971 90 25 nm SSW Johnston I. 06 AUG 23 0600 16.9 N 170.2 W 971 90 35 nm W of Johnston I. 06 AUG 23 1200 17.3 N 170.5 W 971 90 06 AUG 23 1800 17.6 N 170.9 W 971 90 06 AUG 24 0000 18.1 N 171.4 W 971 90 06 AUG 24 0600 18.5 N 172.0 W 960 100 06 AUG 24 1200 18.6 N 172.5 W 950 110 06 AUG 24 1800 18.7 N 173.0 W 935 125 06 AUG 25 0000 19.0 N 173.4 W 935 125 06 AUG 25 0600 19.1 N 174.2 W 921 140 06 AUG 25 1200 19.2 N 174.8 W 921 140 06 AUG 25 1800 19.2 N 175.1 W 921 140 06 AUG 26 0000 19.3 N 175.8 W 930 130 06 AUG 26 0600 19.1 N 176.5 W 930 130 06 AUG 26 1200 18.8 N 177.4 W 920 140 06 AUG 26 1800 18.4 N 177.7 W 920 140 06 AUG 27 0000 17.9 N 178.7 W 920 140 Final CPHC warning 06 AUG 27 0600 17.4 N 179.7 W 920 140 105 JTWC and JMA warnings 06 AUG 27 1200 17.2 N 179.3 E 920 140 105 06 AUG 27 1800 16.9 N 178.6 E 920 140 105 06 AUG 28 0000 16.6 N 177.6 E 920 135 105 06 AUG 28 0600 16.3 N 176.7 E 920 130 105 06 AUG 28 1200 16.2 N 175.8 E 920 130 105 06 AUG 28 1800 16.2 N 175.1 E 920 130 105 06 AUG 29 0000 16.0 N 174.2 E 925 130 100 06 AUG 29 0600 16.2 N 173.4 E 925 135 100 06 AUG 29 1200 16.2 N 172.6 E 925 130 100 06 AUG 29 1800 16.4 N 171.9 E 925 140 100 06 AUG 30 0000 16.6 N 171.2 E 920 140 105 06 AUG 30 0600 17.1 N 170.5 E 920 140 105 06 AUG 30 1200 17.4 N 169.8 E 920 135 105 06 AUG 30 1800 18.1 N 169.2 E 920 135 105 06 AUG 31 0000 18.5 N 168.3 E 920 135 105 06 AUG 31 0600 19.2 N 167.4 E 920 135 105 45 nm E of Wake I. 06 AUG 31 1200 19.7 N 166.3 E 920 135 105 30 nm NW of Wake I. 06 AUG 31 1800 20.2 N 165.3 E 920 135 105 90 nm NW of Wake I. 06 SEP 01 0000 20.7 N 164.5 E 920 130 105 06 SEP 01 0600 21.2 N 163.6 E 925 130 105 06 SEP 01 1200 21.8 N 162.3 E 930 115 100 06 SEP 01 1800 22.4 N 160.9 E 935 115 95 06 SEP 02 0000 23.0 N 159.4 E 935 115 95 06 SEP 02 0600 23.6 N 157.7 E 935 110 95 06 SEP 02 1200 24.0 N 156.2 E 935 110 95 06 SEP 02 1800 24.5 N 154.8 E 945 110 85 06 SEP 03 0000 25.1 N 153.5 E 945 100 85 06 SEP 03 0600 25.7 N 152.4 E 945 100 85 06 SEP 03 1200 26.6 N 151.8 E 950 95 85 06 SEP 03 1800 27.5 N 150.8 E 950 95 85 06 SEP 04 0000 28.5 N 149.9 E 955 85 80 06 SEP 04 0600 29.8 N 148.8 E 955 70 80 06 SEP 04 1200 30.9 N 148.1 E 960 65 75 06 SEP 04 1800 32.5 N 147.5 E 960 65 75 06 SEP 05 0000 34.2 N 147.3 E 965 60 65 06 SEP 05 0600 35.7 N 147.4 E 965 60 65 06 SEP 05 1200 37.5 N 149.1 E 965 60 65 06 SEP 05 1800 39.3 N 151.5 E 965 65 JMA warnings 06 SEP 06 0000 42.2 N 153.1 E 975 60 06 SEP 06 0600 44.9 N 156.7 E 980 55 06 SEP 06 1200 47.6 N 161.2 E 980 55 06 SEP 06 1800 49.7 N 166.4 E 980 55 06 SEP 07 0000 54.0 N 170.0 E 976 55 Extratropical 06 SEP 07 0600 55.0 N 175.0 E 974 60 06 SEP 07 1200 56.0 N 179.0 w 970 60 Final JMA warning ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ILEANA Cyclone Number: 10E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 21 1200 12.3 N 102.0 W 1008 25 06 AUG 21 1800 12.6 N 102.8 W 1006 30 06 AUG 22 0000 13.0 N 103.7 W 1002 40 Upgraded at 2100Z 06 AUG 22 0600 13.7 N 105.0 W 1000 45 06 AUG 22 1200 14.5 N 106.1 W 997 55 06 AUG 22 1800 15.1 N 107.3 W 987 65 06 AUG 23 0000 16.2 N 108.6 W 979 75 06 AUG 23 0600 17.2 N 110.0 W 960 100 06 AUG 23 1200 17.8 N 111.0 W 960 105 06 AUG 23 1800 18.5 N 112.1 W 955 105 06 AUG 24 0000 19.2 N 113.2 W 955 105 06 AUG 24 0600 19.7 N 113.8 W 960 95 06 AUG 24 1200 20.3 N 114.6 W 973 85 06 AUG 24 1800 20.6 N 115.2 W 973 85 06 AUG 25 0000 21.0 N 115.7 W 975 80 06 AUG 25 0600 21.2 N 116.4 W 980 75 06 AUG 25 1200 21.4 N 116.7 W 983 70 06 AUG 25 1800 21.8 N 117.0 W 987 65 06 AUG 26 0000 22.2 N 117.6 W 987 65 06 AUG 26 0600 22.4 N 118.3 W 990 55 06 AUG 26 1200 22.7 N 119.0 W 990 55 06 AUG 26 1800 22.7 N 119.1 W 994 50 06 AUG 27 0000 23.1 N 119.5 W 1000 40 06 AUG 27 0600 23.3 N 119.8 W 1004 30 06 AUG 27 1200 23.5 N 120.5 W 1003 30 06 AUG 27 1500 23.6 N 120.9 W 1003 30 ************************************************************************************* Storm Name: JOHN Cyclone Number: 11E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 28 1200 13.0 N 95.4 W 1004 30 06 AUG 28 1800 13.2 N 96.3 W 1003 40 06 AUG 29 0000 13.8 N 97.0 W 997 55 06 AUG 29 0600 13.8 N 97.5 W 990 60 06 AUG 29 1200 14.1 N 98.5 W 990 60 06 AUG 29 1800 14.2 N 99.3 W 977 80 Upgraded at 1500Z 06 AUG 30 0000 14.9 N 100.0 W 960 100 06 AUG 30 0600 15.3 N 100.7 W 970 100 06 AUG 30 1200 16.1 N 101.8 W 955 100 06 AUG 30 1800 17.0 N 102.8 W 948 115 06 AUG 31 0000 17.7 N 104.1 W 948 115 06 AUG 31 0600 18.2 N 104.9 W 950 110 06 AUG 31 1200 19.0 N 105.8 W 950 110 06 AUG 31 1800 20.2 N 106.6 W 950 110 06 SEP 01 0000 21.0 N 107.4 W 971 90 06 SEP 01 0600 21.5 N 108.5 W 970 90 06 SEP 01 1200 21.7 N 108.7 W 960 100 06 SEP 01 1800 22.4 N 108.9 W 958 95 06 SEP 02 0000 23.2 N 109.3 W 958 95 06 SEP 02 0600 23.8 N 109.9 W 962 90 Inland Baja California 06 SEP 02 1200 24.2 N 110.5 W 975 75 06 SEP 02 1800 24.7 N 111.0 W 985 65 06 SEP 03 0000 25.3 N 111.5 W 988 55 Downgraded at 2100Z 06 SEP 03 0600 26.0 N 111.9 W 990 50 06 SEP 03 1200 26.8 N 112.4 W 995 40 06 SEP 03 1800 27.3 N 112.5 W 996 40 06 SEP 04 0000 27.9 N 112.9 W 1002 30 06 SEP 04 0600 28.2 N 113.0 W 1004 25 06 SEP 04 1200 28.9 N 113.2 W 1004 25 06 SEP 04 1500 29.2 N 113.3 W 1004 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: KRISTY Cyclone Number: 12E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 30 0000 16.0 N 114.0 W 1005 25 06 AUG 30 0600 16.3 N 114.5 W 1005 35 06 AUG 30 1200 16.5 N 114.9 W 1000 50 06 AUG 30 1800 16.8 N 115.3 W 994 55 06 AUG 31 0000 17.0 N 115.5 W 990 60 06 AUG 31 0600 17.4 N 115.9 W 987 65 06 AUG 31 1200 17.7 N 116.3 W 987 65 06 AUG 31 1800 18.2 N 117.0 W 987 65 06 SEP 01 0000 19.0 N 117.5 W 991 65 06 SEP 01 0600 19.1 N 117.9 W 991 60 06 SEP 01 1200 19.2 N 118.2 W 997 50 06 SEP 01 1800 19.2 N 118.5 W 1000 45 06 SEP 02 0000 19.0 N 119.0 W 1003 40 06 SEP 02 0600 19.0 N 119.0 W 1003 40 06 SEP 02 1200 18.8 N 118.9 W 1005 35 06 SEP 02 1800 18.4 N 118.7 W 1005 30 06 SEP 03 0000 18.4 N 118.4 W 1009 30 06 SEP 03 0600 18.2 N 118.2 W 1009 30 06 SEP 03 1200 18.1 N 118.0 W 1009 30 06 SEP 03 1800 17.8 N 118.1 W 1005 35 06 SEP 04 0000 17.8 N 118.3 W 1006 35 06 SEP 04 0600 17.5 N 118.5 W 1007 30 06 SEP 04 1200 16.8 N 118.7 W 1007 30 06 SEP 04 1800 16.4 N 119.1 W 1007 30 06 SEP 05 0000 16.2 N 119.5 W 1007 30 06 SEP 05 0600 16.2 N 120.2 W 1007 30 06 SEP 05 1200 16.3 N 121.0 W 1005 35 06 SEP 05 1800 16.6 N 122.2 W 1002 40 06 SEP 06 0000 16.9 N 123.3 W 1004 35 06 SEP 06 0600 17.1 N 124.6 W 1005 35 06 SEP 06 1200 16.9 N 126.2 W 1005 35 06 SEP 06 1800 16.5 N 127.3 W 1007 30 06 SEP 07 0000 16.5 N 128.3 W 1007 30 06 SEP 07 0600 16.5 N 129.1 W 1008 25 06 SEP 07 1200 16.4 N 129.8 W 1009 25 06 SEP 07 1800 16.0 N 130.1 W 1009 25 06 SEP 08 0000 15.5 N 130.9 W 1009 25 06 SEP 08 0300 15.4 N 131.3 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). A special thanks to Michael for his efforts. Systems Tracked --------------- Typhoon MARIA (09W / 0607) 04 - 12 Aug Super Typhoon SAOMAI (08W / 0608 / JUAN) 04 - 11 Aug Tropical Storm BOPHA (10W / 0609 / INDAY) 05 - 11 Aug Tropical Storm WUKONG (11W / 0610) 12 - 21 Aug Tropical Storm SONAMU (12W / 0611 / KATRING) 13 - 16 Aug Tropical Depression (13W) 23 - 25 Aug ************************************************************************* Storm Name: MARIA Cyclone Number: 09W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: None JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0607 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 04 0000 22.0 N 152.0 E 1008 25 JMA bulletins 06 AUG 04 0600 22.7 N 151.4 E 1006 30 06 AUG 04 1200 23.7 N 150.2 E 1006 30 06 AUG 04 1800 23.9 N 148.3 E 1004 30 06 AUG 05 0000 24.7 N 147.0 E 1000 30 06 AUG 05 0600 25.6 N 146.3 E 998 30 06 AUG 05 1200 26.0 N 145.4 E 998 35 06 AUG 05 1800 26.0 N 143.7 E 996 30 35 06 AUG 06 0000 26.8 N 142.8 E 990 40 45 06 AUG 06 0600 27.5 N 141.6 E 985 60 50 06 AUG 06 1200 28.2 N 140.7 E 985 60 50 06 AUG 06 1800 28.8 N 139.7 E 980 60 55 06 AUG 07 0000 29.6 N 138.7 E 980 60 55 06 AUG 07 0600 30.4 N 137.9 E 975 60 60 06 AUG 07 1200 31.1 N 137.2 E 975 65 60 JMA: 31.2N/137.9E 06 AUG 07 1800 31.8 N 136.7 E 980 60 55 JMA: 31.9N/137.4E 06 AUG 08 0000 32.6 N 136.5 E 980 55 55 06 AUG 08 0600 33.0 N 136.4 E 985 50 50 06 AUG 08 1200 33.8 N 137.0 E 990 45 50 06 AUG 08 1800 34.1 N 137.8 E 990 45 50 06 AUG 09 0000 34.5 N 139.5 E 996 35 45 Brushing SE Honshu 06 AUG 09 0600 35.6 N 141.0 E 996 40 JMA warnings 06 AUG 09 1200 36.4 N 142.4 E 998 40 06 AUG 09 1800 36.9 N 142.9 E 998 40 06 AUG 10 0000 36.9 N 143.9 E 998 35 06 AUG 10 0600 36.9 N 144.4 E 998 35 06 AUG 10 1200 37.0 N 145.8 E 1000 35 06 AUG 10 1800 37.7 N 147.0 E 1000 35 06 AUG 11 0000 39.0 N 148.0 E 1000 35 Extratropical 06 AUG 11 0600 39.0 N 149.0 E 1000 35 06 AUG 11 1200 40.0 N 150.0 E 1000 35 06 AUG 11 1800 40.0 N 150.0 E 1000 35 06 AUG 12 0000 40.0 N 150.0 E 998 35 06 AUG 12 0600 41.0 N 151.0 E 1000 35 06 AUG 12 1200 42.0 N 151.0 E 1000 35 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: SAOMAI Cyclone Number: 08W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: JUAN JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0608 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 04 1800 8.5 N 150.2 E 25 06 AUG 05 0000 9.8 N 148.7 E 1004 30 30 06 AUG 05 0600 11.2 N 147.4 E 1000 35 30 06 AUG 05 1200 12.1 N 146.7 E 998 35 35 06 AUG 05 1800 13.2 N 145.6 E 996 45 40 06 AUG 06 0000 14.4 N 144.1 E 996 45 40 06 AUG 06 0600 15.3 N 143.0 E 992 55 45 06 AUG 06 1200 16.5 N 141.9 E 992 65 45 06 AUG 06 1800 17.1 N 140.5 E 985 65 50 06 AUG 07 0000 18.0 N 139.4 E 975 75 60 06 AUG 07 0600 18.8 N 138.1 E 970 75 65 06 AUG 07 1200 19.6 N 136.7 E 970 75 65 06 AUG 07 1800 20.4 N 135.3 E 960 75 70 06 AUG 08 0000 21.0 N 134.0 E 960 75 70 06 AUG 08 0600 21.7 N 132.7 E 960 90 70 06 AUG 08 1200 22.3 N 131.5 E 960 90 70 06 AUG 08 1800 23.0 N 130.2 E 960 90 70 06 AUG 09 0000 23.9 N 128.5 E 950 105 80 06 AUG 09 0600 24.7 N 127.0 E 930 125 90 06 AUG 09 1200 25.4 N 125.2 E 925 140 95 06 AUG 09 1800 26.0 N 123.7 E 925 140 95 06 AUG 10 0000 26.5 N 122.5 E 930 140 90 06 AUG 10 0600 27.0 N 121.2 E 935 130 85 06 AUG 10 1200 27.2 N 120.1 E 955 115 75 Inland in China 06 AUG 10 1800 27.3 N 118.9 E 980 65 50 06 AUG 11 0000 28.0 N 117.0 E 996 30 Note: During the time Typhoon Juan was in PAGASA's AOR, the peak MSW (10-min avg) assigned by that agency was 75 kts from 09/0000 to 09/0600 UTC. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: BOPHA Cyclone Number: 10W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: INDAY JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0609 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 05 0600 21.0 N 133.0 E 1006 25 JMA bulletins 06 AUG 05 1200 21.0 N 133.0 E 1006 25 06 AUG 05 1800 21.0 N 132.0 E 1004 25 06 AUG 06 0000 21.6 N 131.7 E 1002 30 06 AUG 06 0600 21.9 N 131.2 E 998 30 35 06 AUG 06 1200 22.4 N 130.3 E 992 40 45 06 AUG 06 1800 22.7 N 129.5 E 992 40 45 06 AUG 07 0000 22.7 N 129.0 E 985 45 50 06 AUG 07 0600 22.9 N 128.2 E 985 50 50 JMA: 22.9N/127.6E 06 AUG 07 1200 23.0 N 127.3 E 985 45 50 06 AUG 07 1800 23.1 N 126.4 E 990 45 45 06 AUG 08 0000 23.2 N 125.1 E 990 45 45 06 AUG 08 0600 23.5 N 123.8 E 985 45 50 06 AUG 08 1200 23.5 N 122.7 E 990 45 45 06 AUG 08 1800 23.3 N 121.5 E 990 35 45 JMA: 22.8N/121.7E 06 AUG 09 0000 23.1 N 120.0 E 992 35 35 JMA: 22.2N/120.1E 06 AUG 09 0600 23.0 N 118.3 E 992 30 35 JMA: 22.2N/119.0E 06 AUG 09 1200 22.8 N 116.9 E 992 25 35 JMA: 22.1N/117.6E 06 AUG 09 1800 22.0 N 116.1 E 992 25 35 JMA: 21.4N/116.7E 06 AUG 10 0000 21.3 N 116.5 E 992 25 35 06 AUG 10 0600 21.6 N 116.4 E 996 25 30 06 AUG 10 1200 21.6 N 115.9 E 998 25 25 06 AUG 10 1800 22.0 N 115.0 E 1000 25 JMA bulletins 06 AUG 11 0000 22.0 N 114.0 E 1000 25 Very near Hong Kong Note #1: Based on JTWC's positions, the center of Bopha was over the island of Taiwan between 08/1800 and 09/0000 UTC. Note #2: During the time Tropical Storm Inday was in PAGASA's AOR, the peak MSW (10-min avg) assigned by that agency was 45 kts from 07/0000 to 08/1800 UTC. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: WUKONG Cyclone Number: 11W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: None JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0610 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 12 0600 20.0 N 141.0 E 1000 25 JMA bulletin 06 AUG 12 1200 21.7 N 140.8 E 1000 25 30 JMA: 22.5N/141.5E 06 AUG 12 1800 23.1 N 140.1 E 1000 30 30 JMA: 23.3N/140.8E 06 AUG 13 0000 25.3 N 139.1 E 994 35 30 06 AUG 13 0600 25.7 N 138.2 E 992 35 35 06 AUG 13 1200 25.9 N 137.8 E 990 35 40 JMA: 26.1N/138.4E 06 AUG 13 1800 26.2 N 137.9 E 985 45 45 06 AUG 14 0000 26.5 N 137.6 E 985 45 45 06 AUG 14 0600 26.6 N 137.4 E 985 45 45 06 AUG 14 1200 26.8 N 137.5 E 985 45 45 06 AUG 14 1800 27.1 N 137.7 E 985 50 45 06 AUG 15 0000 27.8 N 138.2 E 985 50 45 06 AUG 15 0600 29.0 N 138.1 E 985 50 45 06 AUG 15 1200 29.8 N 137.8 E 985 45 45 JMA: 29.3N/138.2E 06 AUG 15 1800 30.0 N 136.7 E 985 45 45 JMA: 29.7N/137.3E 06 AUG 16 0000 29.6 N 135.3 E 985 45 45 06 AUG 16 0600 30.0 N 134.6 E 985 45 45 06 AUG 16 1200 29.5 N 134.0 E 985 45 45 06 AUG 16 1800 29.6 N 133.7 E 985 45 45 06 AUG 17 0000 31.0 N 133.0 E 980 45 45 06 AUG 17 0600 31.3 N 132.4 E 980 45 45 06 AUG 17 1200 31.6 N 132.0 E 980 45 45 Just off SE Kyushu 06 AUG 17 1800 32.0 N 131.3 E 980 45 45 Moving inland 06 AUG 18 0000 32.6 N 130.5 E 982 35 45 Over W Kyushu 06 AUG 18 0600 32.9 N 130.1 E 982 30 45 JMA: 32.6N/130.5E 06 AUG 18 1200 33.3 N 130.2 E 986 30 45 JMA: 33.2N/130.6E 06 AUG 18 1800 33.4 N 130.3 E 990 30 40 Over NW Kyushu 06 AUG 19 0000 34.2 N 130.4 E 992 25 40 Over Korea Strait 06 AUG 19 0600 35.2 N 130.1 E 994 35 JMA warnings 06 AUG 19 1200 36.2 N 129.9 E 996 35 Just E of South Korea 06 AUG 19 1800 37.2 N 129.8 E 998 35 06 AUG 20 0000 38.2 N 129.8 E 1000 35 06 AUG 20 0600 40.0 N 130.0 E 1004 30 Just E of North Korea 06 AUG 20 1200 40.0 N 130.0 E 1006 25 06 AUG 20 1800 41.0 N 131.0 E 1008 25 06 AUG 21 0000 42.0 N 132.0 E 1008 25 06 AUG 21 0600 42.0 N 133.0 E 1006 25 06 AUG 21 1200 42.0 N 135.0 E 1008 25 06 AUG 21 1800 42.0 N 137.0 E 1006 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: SONAMU Cyclone Number: 12W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: KATRING JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0611 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 13 1800 17.5 N 128.1 E 1000 25 30 JMA: 17.0N/129.0E 06 AUG 14 0000 18.0 N 130.0 E 996 30 35 06 AUG 14 0600 18.7 N 131.5 E 992 40 40 06 AUG 14 1200 19.6 N 132.3 E 992 40 40 06 AUG 14 1800 20.2 N 133.5 E 992 45 40 06 AUG 15 0000 21.3 N 135.5 E 992 45 40 06 AUG 15 0600 22.3 N 137.1 E 992 40 40 06 AUG 15 1200 23.9 N 139.1 E 992 35 40 06 AUG 15 1800 26.0 N 140.1 E 992 30 40 JMA: 26.5N/140.1E 06 AUG 16 0000 30.2 N 140.3 E 996 25 30 06 AUG 16 0600 33.0 N 138.0 E 996 25 JMA bulletins Note: During the time Tropical Storm Katring was in PAGASA's AOR, the peak MSW (10-min avg) assigned by that agency was 35 kts from 14/0000 to 15/0000 UTC. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 13W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: None JMA Tropical Storm Number: None Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 23 0600 18.0 N 111.0 E 1000 25 JMA bulletins 06 AUG 23 1200 18.0 N 111.0 E 1000 25 06 AUG 23 1800 19.0 N 112.0 E 1000 25 06 AUG 24 0000 20.0 N 113.0 E 1004 25 06 AUG 24 0600 20.0 N 113.0 E 1004 25 06 AUG 24 1200 21.0 N 113.0 E 1002 25 06 AUG 24 1800 21.3 N 112.4 E 1004 30 25 06 AUG 25 0000 22.0 N 111.9 E 1004 25 25 Inland in south China ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (NIO) - Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea 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. Occasionally some information may have been gleaned from the daily tropical weather outlooks and other bulletins issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which is the World Meteorological Organization's Regional Specialised Meteor- ological Centre for the basin. The reported maximum sustained winds are based on a 1-minute 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 Ocean region, both 10-minute and 3-minute average winds are employed, but IMD makes no attempt to modify the Dvorak scale for estimating tropical cyclone intensity; hence, a 1-minute average MSW is implied. Systems Tracked --------------- Deep Depression 01 - 05 Aug ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: NIO IMD Cyclonic Storm Number: None Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 AUG 01 1800 19.0 N 89.5 E 15 JTWC'S SWTO 06 AUG 02 0300 20.5 N 87.5 E 25 IMD bulletins 06 AUG 02 1200 20.0 N 86.5 E 30 06 AUG 03 0300 19.5 N 85.0 E 30 Moving inland in India 06 AUG 03 1200 19.5 N 84.0 E 30 06 AUG 04 0300 20.0 N 82.5 E 30 06 AUG 04 1200 20.5 N 82.0 E 25 06 AUG 05 0300 21.0 N 80.0 E 25 Note: According to the 01/1800 UTC SWTO from JTWC, this system resulted when the LLCC of a monsoon depression moved over water in the northern Bay of Bengal. The slowness with which it weakened (per IMD's analysis) after moving inland suggests that it retained much of its monsoon depression character. The MSW was assigned based upon the system's classification by IMD as either a depression (25 kts) or a deep depression (30 kts). ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* !!!!!! 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 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Posted: 09.19.06 / Typhoon2000.ph, Typhoon2000.com