GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - DECEMBER 2007 !!!! 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 OLGA (17) 10 - 16 Dec Possible Subtropical Storm (Invest 95L) 26 Dec - 02 Jan ************************************************************************* Storm Name: OLGA Cyclone Number: 17 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 DEC 10 1800 19.0 N 63.0 W 1008 35 Non-tropical LOW 07 DEC 11 0000 18.4 N 64.6 W 1006 35 1st NHC adv on STS Olga 07 DEC 11 0600 18.5 N 66.3 W 1005 40 07 DEC 11 1200 18.2 N 67.6 W 1004 35 07 DEC 11 1800 18.5 N 68.4 W 1005 40 07 DEC 12 0000 18.9 N 69.8 W 1003 50 Re-class. as TS Olga 07 DEC 12 0600 19.1 N 71.7 W 1005 45 Inland over Hispaniola 07 DEC 12 1200 19.1 N 74.2 W 1007 40 07 DEC 12 1800 19.0 N 76.3 W 1009 35 Downgraded at 2100Z 07 DEC 13 0000 18.9 N 77.2 W 1008 25 Final NHC advisory 07 DEC 13 0600 19.0 N 79.0 W 1009 25 High Seas forecast 07 DEC 13 1200 19.0 N 80.0 W 1008 25 Remnant LOW 07 DEC 13 1800 20.0 N 81.0 W 1010 25 07 DEC 14 0000 20.0 N 82.0 W 1010 25 07 DEC 14 0600 20.0 N 83.0 W 1009 25 07 DEC 14 1200 19.0 N 84.0 W 1008 25 07 DEC 14 1800 19.0 N 85.0 W 1006 30 07 DEC 15 0000 20.0 N 86.0 W 1006 30 07 DEC 15 0600 21.0 N 87.0 W 1006 30 07 DEC 15 1200 21.0 N 87.0 W 1009 25 07 DEC 15 1800 23.0 N 88.0 W 1009 25 07 DEC 16 0000 25.0 N 87.0 W 1006 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: ATL (Possible subtropical storm - NRL Invest 95L) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 DEC 26 0000 27.0 N 42.0 W 1017 30 07 DEC 26 0600 27.0 N 40.0 W 1014 25 07 DEC 26 1200 27.0 N 40.0 W 1014 30 07 DEC 26 1800 27.0 N 40.0 W 1013 30 07 DEC 27 0000 26.0 N 41.0 W 1012 30 07 DEC 27 0600 26.0 N 39.0 W 1012 30 07 DEC 27 1200 26.0 N 39.0 W 1012 30 07 DEC 27 1800 26.0 N 38.0 W 1014 30 07 DEC 28 0000 26.0 N 38.0 W 1013 25 07 DEC 28 0600 26.0 N 37.0 W 1009 25 07 DEC 28 1200 26.0 N 38.0 W 1011 25 07 DEC 28 1800 26.0 N 38.0 W 1009 35 07 DEC 29 0000 26.0 N 38.0 W 1008 35 07 DEC 29 0600 26.0 N 38.0 W 1008 35 07 DEC 29 1200 27.0 N 38.0 W 1008 35 07 DEC 29 1800 28.0 N 38.0 W 1006 35 07 DEC 30 0000 28.0 N 37.0 W 1007 35 07 DEC 30 0600 28.0 N 37.0 W 1006 35 07 DEC 30 1200 28.0 N 36.0 W 1008 35 07 DEC 30 1800 27.0 N 35.0 W 1008 35 07 DEC 31 0000 27.0 N 35.0 W 1008 40 07 DEC 31 0600 27.0 N 35.0 W 1004 45 07 DEC 31 1200 26.0 N 36.0 W 1006 45 07 DEC 31 1800 26.0 N 37.0 W 1008 45 08 JAN 01 0000 25.0 N 37.0 W 1009 40 08 JAN 01 0600 24.0 N 38.0 W 1009 35 08 JAN 01 1200 24.0 N 38.0 W 1009 35 08 JAN 01 1800 24.0 N 38.0 W 1009 35 08 JAN 02 0000 23.0 N 44.0 W 1012 35 08 JAN 02 0600 22.0 N 47.0 W 1013 30 Note: A Special Tropical Disturbance Statement was issued by NHC on the afternoon of 29 December, indicating that subtropical storm development was a possibility. The LOW appeared to be quite well-organized, and was likely on the verge of being named as a subtropical storm, but during the next couple of days the convection became less organized and no name was ever assigned. Several of the FSU Cyclone Phase Space runs had the system as shallow warm-core, and one model had it as moderate warm-core. Drifting buoy 62901 reported a pressure of 1004.6 mb at 31/0000 UTC very near the low-level center. Also, an ASCAT pass around the same time revealed a few 45-kt wind vectors near the swath edge in the northwestern semicircle, where the pressure gradient would be tightest due to high pressure centered to the northwest. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Tropical Storm CELINA (MFR-04 / 06S) 12 - 21 Dec Tropical Storm DAMA (MFR-05 / 07S) 18 - 21 Dec ************************************************************************* Storm Name: CELINA Cyclone Number: 06S Basin: SWI MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 04 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 DEC 12 1200 13.3 S 70.6 E 1000 25 07 DEC 12 1800 13.5 S 70.0 E 1000 25 07 DEC 13 0000 13.7 S 69.7 E 1000 25 07 DEC 13 0600 14.6 S 68.6 E 1000 35 25 07 DEC 13 1200 13.7 S 69.8 E 1000 35 25 ReloC/JTWC: 14.2S/69.5E 07 DEC 13 1800 13.9 S 69.7 E 1000 25 07 DEC 14 0000 14.0 S 69.6 E 1000 35 25 JTWC: 13.6S/69.4E 07 DEC 14 0600 14.0 S 69.6 E 999 30 07 DEC 14 1200 14.4 S 69.4 E 999 30 30 07 DEC 14 1800 14.8 S 69.1 E 999 30 07 DEC 15 0000 15.2 S 69.0 E 999 35 30 07 DEC 15 0600 15.1 S 68.0 E 999 30 07 DEC 15 1200 15.6 S 67.4 E 999 35 30 07 DEC 15 1800 16.0 S 66.9 E 999 30 07 DEC 16 0000 16.3 S 66.3 E 999 35 30 07 DEC 16 0600 16.4 S 65.4 E 997 30 Locally 35 kts SW quad 07 DEC 16 1200 16.9 S 64.8 E 997 35 30 " 07 DEC 16 1800 17.5 S 64.2 E 997 30 " 07 DEC 17 0000 18.5 S 63.2 E 997 35 30 " 07 DEC 17 0600 19.5 S 62.0 E 992 40 07 DEC 17 1200 20.0 S 61.2 E 993 35 40 07 DEC 17 1800 20.3 S 60.7 E 993 40 07 DEC 18 0000 20.6 S 60.1 E 994 30 35 Locally 40 kts 07 DEC 18 0600 21.0 S 59.8 E 994 35 07 DEC 18 1200 21.4 S 59.4 E 996 30 07 DEC 18 1800 21.5 S 59.5 E 996 30 07 DEC 19 0000 21.9 S 59.2 E 996 30 07 DEC 19 0600 22.2 S 58.4 E 998 30 07 DEC 19 1200 22.3 S 57.8 E 998 25 Locally 30 kts S semi. 07 DEC 19 1800 22.5 S 57.3 E 999 25 " 07 DEC 20 0000 22.6 S 56.5 E 999 25 " 07 DEC 20 0600 22.1 S 55.5 E 999 25 " 07 DEC 20 1200 21.5 S 54.7 E 998 25 " 07 DEC 20 1800 21.1 S 54.4 E 998 25 " 07 DEC 21 0000 21.2 S 53.2 E 998 25 " 07 DEC 21 0600 21.1 S 52.5 E 1000 25 " 07 DEC 21 1200 20.8 S 52.0 E 1000 25 " ************************************************************************* Storm Name: DAMA Cyclone Number: 07S Basin: SWI MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 05 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 DEC 18 1200 13.2 S 84.4 E 999 35 25 Locally 30 kts S semi. 07 DEC 18 1800 13.8 S 84.5 E 997 30 07 DEC 19 0000 13.9 S 82.9 E 996 45 30 JTWC: 13.8S/82.2E 07 DEC 19 0600 14.0 S 82.5 E 996 30 Locally 35 kts S semi. 07 DEC 19 1200 14.1 S 82.1 E 996 50 30 JTWC: 14.3S/80.8E 07 DEC 19 1800 14.5 S 82.0 E 996 30 Locally 35 kts S semi. 07 DEC 20 0000 15.4 S 81.9 E 996 45 30 " 07 DEC 20 0600 16.0 S 82.8 E 996 30 " 07 DEC 20 1200 17.4 S 83.8 E 995 50 35 JTWC: 17.5S/84.2E 07 DEC 20 1800 17.6 S 84.1 E 995 35 07 DEC 21 0000 18.8 S 86.0 E 995 45 35 JTWC: 19.0S/86.4E 07 DEC 21 0600 19.3 S 88.2 E 998 30 Locally 35 kts S semi. 07 DEC 21 1200 20.3 S 89.3 E 1000 35 25 Locally 30-35 kts to S Note: JTWC's final position (21/1200 UTC) was at 21.4S/90.8E. The system was in the process of transforming into an extratropical cyclone. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Tropical Cyclone MELANIE (08S) 27 Dec - 02 Jan Tropical LOW 31 Dec - 02 Jan ************************************************************************* Storm Name: MELANIE Cyclone Number: 08S Basin: AUW (Storm named by Perth TCWC) Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 DEC 27 0600 11.2 S 117.5 E 998 20 07 DEC 27 1200 11.7 S 117.3 E 998 25 07 DEC 27 1800 13.4 S 117.6 E 996 30 Relocated 07 DEC 28 0000 14.0 S 117.7 E 990 30 07 DEC 28 0600 14.4 S 117.9 E 984 35 40 07 DEC 28 1200 14.9 S 118.0 E 984 40 40 JTWC: 15.7S/118.1E 07 DEC 28 1800 15.3 S 118.0 E 980 45 45 JTWC: 15.7S/118.1E 07 DEC 29 0000 16.7 S 118.0 E 974 55 50 07 DEC 29 0600 17.1 S 116.9 E 966 55 55 07 DEC 29 1200 17.3 S 116.3 E 966 60 55 JTWC: 17.9S/116.1E 07 DEC 29 1800 18.0 S 115.6 E 964 60 60 07 DEC 30 0000 18.2 S 114.0 E 964 60 60 07 DEC 30 0600 19.1 S 113.2 E 966 60 55 JTWC: 18.7S/113.4E 07 DEC 30 1200 18.9 S 112.6 E 966 60 55 07 DEC 30 1800 19.1 S 112.0 E 968 55 55 JTWC: 19.1S/112.5E 07 DEC 31 0000 18.7 S 112.0 E 976 50 50 07 DEC 31 0600 18.8 S 111.5 E 980 45 45 07 DEC 31 1200 19.0 S 111.0 E 980 40 45 07 DEC 31 1800 18.8 S 111.0 E 982 45 08 JAN 01 0000 19.3 S 110.9 E 982 30 45 JTWC: 20.3S/110.5E 08 JAN 01 0600 19.9 S 110.6 E 986 40 08 JAN 01 1200 21.0 S 110.1 E 986 35 08 JAN 01 1800 21.7 S 109.7 E 988 35 08 JAN 02 0000 22.6 S 108.3 E 990 30 Note: BoM Perth began issuing gale warnings from 25/0100 UTC for an extensive area of gales associated with the monsoon trough, but the warning at 27/0600 UTC was the first to specify a LOW center. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: AUW Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 DEC 31 0000 8.0 S 97.2 E 994 30 Monsoon gales N quads 07 DEC 31 0600 9.8 S 100.4 E 994 30 " 07 DEC 31 1200 10.7 S 102.4 E 994 30 " 07 DEC 31 1800 12.1 S 104.4 E 994 30 " 08 JAN 01 0000 12.6 S 104.8 E 994 30 " 08 JAN 01 0600 12.8 S 106.7 E 994 30 " 08 JAN 01 1200 13.6 S 108.4 E 994 30 " 08 JAN 01 1800 14.6 S 110.6 E 994 30 " 08 JAN 02 0000 15.4 S 112.1 E 994 30 " 08 JAN 02 0600 16.0 S 113.2 E 994 30 Gales no longer fcst ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. Systems Tracked --------------- Non-tropical LOW 27 Dec - 04 Jan ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: AUE Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 DEC 27 0000 21.0 S 154.0 E 30 LOW developing 07 DEC 27 0600 21.0 S 154.0 E 30 " 07 DEC 27 1200 19.0 S 152.0 E 30 " 07 DEC 27 1800 20.0 S 151.0 E 1002 40 LOW not a TC 07 DEC 28 0000 20.0 S 152.0 E 1000 40 07 DEC 28 0600 21.0 S 155.0 E 1000 40 LOW elongated 07 DEC 28 1200 22.5 S 156.0 E 1000 50 07 DEC 28 1800 23.5 S 157.0 E 998 50 07 DEC 29 0000 23.9 S 157.3 E 996 50 07 DEC 29 0600 23.7 S 157.6 E 995 50 07 DEC 29 1200 24.0 S 158.0 E 996 50 07 DEC 29 1800 24.0 S 158.0 E 995 50 07 DEC 30 0000 24.4 S 157.7 E 995 50 07 DEC 30 0600 24.6 S 157.9 E 995 50 07 DEC 30 1200 24.3 S 157.3 E 995 50 07 DEC 30 1800 23.6 S 156.6 E 995 40 07 DEC 31 0000 23.0 S 156.5 E 997 40 07 DEC 31 0600 23.0 S 156.5 E 995 40 07 DEC 31 1200 23.0 S 156.7 E 996 40 07 DEC 31 1800 22.4 S 156.2 E 996 40 08 JAN 01 0000 22.4 S 156.2 E 996 40 08 JAN 01 0600 22.0 S 156.0 E 995 40 08 JAN 01 1200 21.2 S 156.0 E 996 40 08 JAN 01 1800 21.5 S 156.5 E 996 40 08 JAN 02 0000 20.3 S 155.5 E 995 40 08 JAN 02 0600 25.0 S 163.0 E 996 40 New LOW developing 08 JAN 02 1200 25.0 S 161.0 E 996 40 Old LOW cntr: 20S/157E 08 JAN 02 1800 26.5 S 160.0 E 40 Old cntr: 20.4S/158.0E 08 JAN 03 0000 27.0 S 159.0 E 40 Weak cntr: 20S/159E 08 JAN 03 0600 27.0 S 158.5 E 45 Weak cntr: 21S/159E 08 JAN 03 1200 26.5 S 156.5 E 40 Weak cntr: 22.5S/159E 08 JAN 03 1800 27.0 S 156.0 E 40 08 JAN 04 0000 27.0 S 155.7 E 40 08 JAN 04 0400 26.1 S 155.4 E 30 Final Gale Warning Note: This LOW was not a tropical cyclone. Due to its latitude of formation it was perhaps at least partially a hybrid system. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Severe Tropical Cyclone DAMAN (04F / 05P) 03 - 10 Dec Tropical Depression (05F) 10 - 16 Dec ************************************************************************* Storm Name: DAMAN Cyclone Number: 05P Basin: SPA Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 04F Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 DEC 03 1800 12.0 S 174.0 W 1009 25 07 DEC 04 0000 12.5 S 177.0 W 25 JTWC satellite bulletin 07 DEC 04 0600 12.8 S 178.2 W 1004 25 07 DEC 04 1200 12.6 S 179.7 W 25 CPHC satellite bulletin 07 DEC 04 1800 11.5 S 179.2 E 1004 25 07 DEC 05 0000 11.9 S 178.2 E 997 35 30 JTWC: 12.1S/178.7E 07 DEC 05 0200 12.1 S 177.7 E 995 35 Named TC Daman 07 DEC 05 0600 12.2 S 177.3 E 990 40 07 DEC 05 1200 12.8 S 176.4 E 985 50 50 07 DEC 05 1800 13.9 S 175.9 E 985 55 07 DEC 06 0000 14.7 S 175.8 E 985 55 50 Karl Hoarau: 60 kts 07 DEC 06 0600 15.3 S 175.8 E 975 60 Karl Hoarau: 75 kts 07 DEC 06 1200 15.4 S 176.2 E 970 70 65 Karl Hoarau: 95 kts 07 DEC 06 1800 15.5 S 176.9 E 955 100 85 Karl Hoarau: 130 kts 07 DEC 07 0000 15.6 S 177.8 E 925 105 Karl Hoarau: 125 kts 07 DEC 07 0600 15.5 S 178.7 E 925 105 100 07 DEC 07 1200 15.6 S 179.6 E 935 90 07 DEC 07 1800 15.9 S 179.5 W 940 95 90 JTWC: 15.7S/179.0W 07 DEC 08 0100 16.6 S 178.0 W 950 85 07 DEC 08 0600 16.9 S 178.3 W 965 60 70 07 DEC 08 1200 17.5 S 177.8 W 975 60 07 DEC 08 1800 17.6 S 177.9 W 985 45 50 07 DEC 09 0000 18.1 S 178.0 W 992 40 07 DEC 09 0600 18.5 S 178.1 W 997 30 30 07 DEC 09 1200 18.8 S 177.8 W 30 JWTC satellite bulletin 07 DEC 09 1800 18.8 S 178.0 W 25 " 07 DEC 10 0000 19.7 S 178.5 W 20 " 07 DEC 10 0600 20.0 S 178.0 W 1006 20 Fiji Trop Dist Summary Note: The wind estimates provided by Dr. Karl Hoarau should be understood as 1-min avg MSW values. ************************************************************************* 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07 DEC 10 2230 13.0 S 164.0 W 25 Brisbane satellite bul 07 DEC 11 0400 12.0 S 166.0 W 1002 30 07 DEC 11 0600 14.8 S 165.8 W 1000 30 Relocated/Periph. gales 07 DEC 11 1200 15.4 S 164.4 W 1000 30 Peripheral gales E quad 07 DEC 11 1800 15.5 S 164.3 W 1000 30 " 07 DEC 12 0000 15.4 S 164.5 W 1000 30 " 07 DEC 12 0600 15.7 S 164.7 W 1000 30 " 07 DEC 12 1200 16.1 S 164.1 W 1000 30 " 07 DEC 12 1800 16.2 S 164.0 W 1000 30 " 07 DEC 13 0000 17.1 S 163.1 W 1000 30 Periph. gales NE to S 07 DEC 13 0600 17.1 S 163.0 W 1000 30 " 07 DEC 13 1200 18.9 S 161.7 W 1000 30 Relocation 07 DEC 13 1800 20.3 S 160.7 W 1000 30 Periph. gales NE to S 07 DEC 14 0000 20.6 S 160.5 W 1000 30 " 07 DEC 14 0600 21.2 S 160.0 W 1003 30 " 07 DEC 14 1200 21.5 S 159.4 W 1003 30 " 07 DEC 14 1800 22.0 S 157.5 W 1005 30 " 07 DEC 15 0600 22.0 S 156.0 W 1008 25 Weak LOW 07 DEC 15 1800 21.0 S 154.0 W 1014 20 07 DEC 16 0600 25.0 S 150.0 W 1014 20 Note: The highest Dvorak ratings available to the author for this system were T2.0/2.0 from Brisbane, SAB and CPHC. Some of the Brisbane bulletins noted that the LOW was a hybrid system with gale to storm-force winds reported in scatterometer data under the convection in the eastern quadrants. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* !!!!!! 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 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Uploaded: 01.15.08 / Typhoon2000.ph, Typhoon2000.com