GARY PADGETT'S GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JULY 2001 !!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!! ************************************************************************* 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. Systems Tracked --------------- Tropical Depression (TC-02) 12 Jul ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 02 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 12 0000 11.2 N 43.3 W 1011 25 01 JUL 12 0600 12.0 N 45.5 W 1011 25 01 JUL 12 1200 12.8 N 47.3 W 1011 25 01 JUL 12 1800 13.0 N 48.5 W 1012 20 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. Systems Tracked --------------- Tropical Storm COSME (03E) 13 - 15 Jul Hurricane DALILA (05E) 21 - 28 Jul Tropical Storm ERICK (04E) 20 - 24 Jul ************************************************************************* Storm Name: COSME Cyclone Number: 03E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 13 0600 15.5 N 108.5 W 1007 25 01 JUL 13 1200 15.8 N 110.0 W 1003 35 01 JUL 13 1800 16.3 N 111.5 W 1001 40 01 JUL 14 0000 16.5 N 112.2 W 1000 45 01 JUL 14 0600 17.3 N 113.2 W 1002 40 01 JUL 14 1200 17.8 N 114.0 W 1003 30 01 JUL 14 1800 18.2 N 115.1 W 1003 30 01 JUL 15 0000 19.0 N 115.9 W 1005 25 01 JUL 15 0600 19.0 N 116.6 W 1006 25 01 JUL 15 1200 19.3 N 117.3 W 1007 25 01 JUL 15 1800 19.4 N 118.0 W 1007 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: DALILA Cyclone Number: 05E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 21 0000 11.5 N 94.0 W 1007 30 01 JUL 21 0600 11.9 N 94.9 W 1006 30 01 JUL 21 1200 12.4 N 95.6 W 1004 35 01 JUL 21 1800 13.2 N 97.0 W 1000 45 01 JUL 22 0000 13.7 N 98.2 W 994 55 01 JUL 22 0600 14.3 N 99.5 W 991 60 01 JUL 22 1200 14.9 N 100.8 W 991 60 01 JUL 22 1800 15.6 N 101.9 W 991 60 01 JUL 23 0000 16.3 N 103.2 W 991 60 01 JUL 23 0600 17.0 N 104.5 W 994 55 01 JUL 23 1200 17.6 N 105.5 W 994 55 01 JUL 23 1800 17.6 N 106.4 W 994 55 01 JUL 24 0000 17.8 N 107.2 W 990 60 01 JUL 24 0600 18.1 N 108.1 W 989 65 01 JUL 24 1200 18.2 N 109.2 W 984 70 01 JUL 24 1800 18.7 N 109.9 W 987 65 01 JUL 25 0000 18.7 N 110.7 W 990 60 01 JUL 25 0600 19.0 N 111.2 W 997 55 01 JUL 25 1200 19.1 N 111.5 W 997 55 01 JUL 25 1800 19.2 N 112.3 W 997 55 01 JUL 26 0000 19.3 N 112.9 W 994 60 01 JUL 26 0600 19.5 N 113.0 W 994 60 01 JUL 26 1200 19.8 N 113.8 W 997 55 01 JUL 26 1800 20.1 N 114.6 W 997 55 01 JUL 27 0000 20.1 N 115.5 W 997 55 01 JUL 27 0600 20.1 N 116.5 W 997 50 01 JUL 27 1200 20.6 N 117.6 W 1000 40 01 JUL 27 1800 21.1 N 117.8 W 1004 35 01 JUL 28 0000 21.6 N 118.8 W 1005 35 01 JUL 28 0600 22.0 N 119.8 W 1007 30 01 JUL 28 1200 22.5 N 121.5 W 1007 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ERICK Cyclone Number: 04E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 20 1800 13.6 N 117.0 W 1007 30 01 JUL 21 0000 14.7 N 117.8 W 1006 30 01 JUL 21 0600 15.0 N 118.7 W 1006 30 01 JUL 21 1200 15.4 N 119.2 W 1007 30 01 JUL 21 1800 16.2 N 120.4 W 1005 35 01 JUL 22 0000 17.0 N 121.5 W 1005 35 01 JUL 22 0600 17.6 N 122.2 W 1005 35 01 JUL 22 1200 18.5 N 123.3 W 1002 35 01 JUL 22 1800 19.2 N 124.5 W 1002 35 01 JUL 23 0000 19.5 N 125.7 W 1002 35 01 JUL 23 0600 19.9 N 126.5 W 1003 35 01 JUL 23 1200 20.4 N 127.4 W 1005 30 01 JUL 23 1800 20.8 N 128.0 W 1006 30 01 JUL 24 0000 21.1 N 128.6 W 1008 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 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 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. Michael V. Padua, owner of the Typhoon 2000 webpage, sent me the PAGASA and JMA tracks for all the named cyclones, and Huang Chunliang, of Fuzhou, China, sent me tracks from the National Meteorological Center of China and the Hong Kong Observatory. A special thanks to these gentlemen for their assistance. The 1-min avg MSW were taken from the JTWC advisories while the 10-min avg MSW and central pressure estimates were obtained from JMA's advisories. The 10-min MSW estimates from the other centers follow the main track in a separate table. Systems Tracked --------------- Typhoon UTOR (06W / FERIA / 0104) 01 - 07 Jul Tropical Storm TRAMI (07W / GORIO / 0105) 08 - 12 Jul Tropical Depression (08W) 10 - 11 Jul Tropical Depression 16 - 19 Jul Typhoon KONG-REY (09W / 0106) 21 Jul - 01 Aug Typhoon YUTU (10W / HUANING / 0107) 22 - 26 Jul Typhoon TORAJI (11W / ISANG / 0108) 25 - 31 Jul ************************************************************************* Storm Name: UTOR Cyclone Number: 06W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: FERIA JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0104 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 01 0600 7.2 N 137.5 E 998 30 30 01 JUL 01 1200 7.8 N 137.6 E 998 30 30 01 JUL 01 1800 8.6 N 137.8 E 996 30 30 01 JUL 02 0000 10.7 N 137.3 E 990 35 40 01 JUL 02 0600 11.3 N 136.2 E 990 35 40 01 JUL 02 1200 12.4 N 135.0 E 990 45 45 01 JUL 02 1800 13.3 N 133.7 E 985 55 50 01 JUL 03 0000 14.0 N 131.9 E 980 60 55 01 JUL 03 0600 15.1 N 129.7 E 970 65 65 NMCC: 15.6 N, 130.0 E 01 JUL 03 1200 16.2 N 128.0 E 970 65 65 JMA: 16.6 N, 127.1 E 01 JUL 03 1800 17.4 N 126.2 E 965 70 75 JMA: 17.7 N, 124.8 E 01 JUL 04 0000 18.5 N 124.3 E 960 75 75 PAGASA: 17.7 N, 124.1 E 01 JUL 04 0600 19.0 N 122.0 E 960 80 75 01 JUL 04 1200 19.2 N 120.2 E 960 80 75 01 JUL 04 1800 19.2 N 119.9 E 960 75 75 01 JUL 05 0000 20.4 N 118.6 E 970 70 65 01 JUL 05 0600 21.0 N 117.6 E 970 65 55 01 JUL 05 1200 21.3 N 116.7 E 965 60 55 01 JUL 05 1800 21.7 N 115.9 E 965 65 55 01 JUL 06 0000 22.5 N 114.8 E 975 65 45 JMA: 23.1 N, 114.7 E 01 JUL 06 0600 23.2 N 113.6 E 983 45 40 Inland in China 01 JUL 06 1200 23.6 N 112.3 E 985 40 35 10-min MSW from NMCC 01 JUL 06 1800 23.8 N 111.4 E 988 35 35 " 01 JUL 07 0000 23.6 N 109.7 E 990 30 From NMCC Track 01 JUL 07 0600 23.5 N 108.2 E 992 30 " Note: Position coordinates were in fairly good agreement among the various warning agencies throughout the life of Utor. The 10-min mean sustained winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins with the exception of the last four entries, which were estimated by the National Meteorological Center of China (NMCC). (JMA's 10-min MSW estimate for 06/1200 UTC was 30 kts.) Following is a tabular summary of the maximum 10-min average wind estimates from PAGASA, NMCC, and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO): Date Time MSW (10-min) in Kts (GMT) PAGASA NMCC HKO -------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 02 0600 40 40 01 JUL 02 1200 40 45 01 JUL 02 1800 50 50 01 JUL 03 0000 55 50 01 JUL 03 0600 65 60 01 JUL 03 1200 65 65 01 JUL 03 1800 75 65 01 JUL 04 0000 75 65 01 JUL 04 0600 75 70 70 01 JUL 04 1200 75 70 70 01 JUL 04 1800 75 70 70 01 JUL 05 0000 70 70 70 01 JUL 05 0600 70 70 01 JUL 05 1200 70 70 01 JUL 05 1800 70 70 01 JUL 06 0000 60 55 01 JUL 06 0600 45 40 01 JUL 06 1200 35 40 01 JUL 06 1800 35 40 01 JUL 07 0000 30 30 01 JUL 07 0600 30 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: TRAMI Cyclone Number: 07W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: GORIO JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0105 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 08 1800 16.1 N 126.7 E 1002 30 From PAGASA Track 01 JUL 09 0000 17.4 N 126.2 E 1002 25 30 01 JUL 09 0600 18.1 N 125.9 E 1002 25 30 01 JUL 09 1200 18.7 N 125.3 E 1002 25 30 01 JUL 09 1800 19.4 N 124.6 E 1000 30 30 01 JUL 10 0000 20.0 N 124.2 E 996 35 35 PAGASA: 20.1 N, 123.2 E 01 JUL 10 0600 20.4 N 123.6 E 996 35 35 01 JUL 10 1200 20.9 N 122.8 E 994 35 40 01 JUL 10 1800 21.6 N 122.0 E 992 35 45 JMA: 21.0 N, 122.8 E 01 JUL 11 0000 22.4 N 122.0 E 992 35 45 JMA: 21.4 N, 122.4 E 01 JUL 11 0600 22.0 N 122.0 E 996 35 40 JMA: 22.4 N, 120.8 E 01 JUL 11 1200 22.9 N 121.7 E 998 35 35 JMA: 23.5 N, 120.6 E 01 JUL 11 1800 23.2 N 121.3 E 998 30 35 JMA: 23.1 N, 120.0 E 01 JUL 12 0000 24.2 N 120.3 E 1000 25 30 JMA: 24.3 N, 119.2 E 01 JUL 12 0600 24.6 N 119.9 E 20 25 NMCC: 23.8 N, 118.9 E Note: Following JTWC's track, Trami's center was over Taiwan at 1800 UTC on 11 July and 0000 UTC on the 12th. However, JMA's track places the ill-defined center near the southern tip of the island at 11/0600 UTC. As would be expected with a weak, rather nebulous system, there was quite a bit of divergence in the center position coordinates between the various warning agencies. The 10-min mean sustained winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins with the exception of the last entry, which was estimated by the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). Following is a tabular summary of the maximum 10-min average wind estimates from PAGASA, NMCC, and HKO: Date Time MSW (10-min) in Kts (GMT) PAGASA NMCC HKO -------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 08 1800 30 01 JUL 09 0000 30 01 JUL 09 0600 30 01 JUL 09 1200 30 25 01 JUL 09 1800 30 30 01 JUL 10 0000 40 30 01 JUL 10 0600 40 35 35 01 JUL 10 1200 40 35 35 01 JUL 10 1800 45 35 40 01 JUL 11 0000 45 35 40 01 JUL 11 0600 35 35 40 01 JUL 11 1200 35 35 35 01 JUL 11 1800 35 35 35 01 JUL 12 0000 35 30 01 JUL 12 0600 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 08W 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 10 1800 21.1 N 177.1 E 25 01 JUL 11 0000 20.9 N 177.5 E 25 01 JUL 11 0600 21.1 N 178.9 E 25 Note: JTWC was the only agency issuing warnings on this system. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 16 1200 28.0 N 149.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 16 1800 28.0 N 148.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 17 0000 30.0 N 149.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 17 0600 30.0 N 148.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 17 1200 31.0 N 148.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 17 1800 32.0 N 149.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 18 0000 33.0 N 150.2 E 1008 30 01 JUL 18 0600 34.0 N 151.7 E 1004 30 01 JUL 18 1200 34.8 N 153.2 E 1006 30 01 JUL 18 1800 35.0 N 154.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 19 0000 36.0 N 155.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 19 0600 36.0 N 156.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 19 1200 35.0 N 157.0 E 1008 25 01 JUL 19 1800 36.0 N 158.0 E 1008 25 Weakening LOW Note: JMA was the only agency that classified this system as a tropical depression. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: KONG-REY Cyclone Number: 09W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: None JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0106 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) NMCC 10-min MSW ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 21 0600 24.0 N 151.8 E 1008 25 25 See Note 01 JUL 21 1200 24.6 N 151.6 E 1002 30 30 01 JUL 21 1800 24.9 N 151.3 E 1000 35 30 01 JUL 22 0000 25.0 N 150.2 E 996 40 35 01 JUL 22 0600 25.2 N 149.6 E 996 45 40 35 01 JUL 22 1200 25.4 N 149.0 E 996 50 40 35 01 JUL 22 1800 25.4 N 148.3 E 996 55 40 35 01 JUL 23 0000 25.3 N 148.0 E 996 55 45 35 01 JUL 23 0600 25.3 N 147.2 E 996 60 45 35 01 JUL 23 1200 25.3 N 146.2 E 992 65 45 40 01 JUL 23 1800 25.2 N 145.3 E 985 65 50 40 01 JUL 24 0000 25.5 N 144.2 E 980 75 55 45 01 JUL 24 0600 26.0 N 143.0 E 980 75 55 50 01 JUL 24 1200 26.6 N 141.6 E 980 75 55 50 01 JUL 24 1800 27.0 N 141.3 E 980 75 55 50 01 JUL 25 0000 27.2 N 140.6 E 980 75 55 60 01 JUL 25 0600 27.7 N 140.4 E 975 80 55 65 01 JUL 25 1200 28.1 N 140.4 E 965 85 65 65 01 JUL 25 1800 28.6 N 140.5 E 965 80 65 65 01 JUL 26 0000 29.2 N 140.8 E 960 75 70 70 01 JUL 26 0600 29.7 N 141.2 E 955 75 70 70 01 JUL 26 1200 30.2 N 141.8 E 955 75 70 70 01 JUL 26 1800 30.7 N 142.7 E 955 85 70 70 01 JUL 27 0000 31.2 N 143.5 E 955 85 70 70 01 JUL 27 0600 31.7 N 144.7 E 955 80 70 70 01 JUL 27 1200 31.9 N 145.8 E 955 75 70 70 01 JUL 27 1800 32.3 N 146.9 E 960 65 65 65 01 JUL 28 0000 33.0 N 148.2 E 965 55 65 65 01 JUL 28 0600 33.8 N 149.9 E 970 50 60 60 01 JUL 28 1200 34.5 N 151.9 E 970 60 60 01 JUL 28 1800 35.4 N 152.8 E 975 55 45 01 JUL 29 0000 37.2 N 155.0 E 980 55 45 01 JUL 29 0600 38.8 N 157.1 E 980 50 45 01 JUL 29 1200 40.0 N 159.5 E 980 50 Extratropical 01 JUL 29 1800 41.0 N 161.0 E 984 50 01 JUL 30 0000 42.0 N 164.0 E 992 40 01 JUL 30 0600 43.0 N 165.0 E 990 40 01 JUL 30 1200 45.0 N 168.0 E 992 40 01 JUL 30 1800 46.0 N 171.0 E 992 35 01 JUL 31 0000 48.0 N 173.0 E 996 35 01 JUL 31 0600 50.0 N 173.0 E 1000 40 01 JUL 31 1200 50.0 N 175.0 E 1000 40 01 JUL 31 1800 51.0 N 175.0 E 1000 35 01 AUG 01 0000 51.0 N 176.0 E 1004 35 Note: Center positions were in excellent agreement between JTWC, JMA, and NMCC for Kong-rey. I have given NMCC's 10-min MSW estimates above in the Remarks column for brevity. The only coordinate comparisons I have made were at 1200 and 1800 UTC on 24 June. JMA's coordinates for those times were: 24/1200 UTC - 26.1 N, 142.3 E 24/1800 UTC - 26.3 N, 141.6 E NMCC's coordinates also agreed rather closely with JMA's for those times. The differences with JTWC aren't all that great, but seem a little larger than usual considering the intensity of Kong-rey at that point. JTWC's last warning was at 28/0600 UTC--all the track entries from 1200 UTC forward were taken from JMA's High Seas Bulletins. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: YUTU Cyclone Number: 10W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: HUANING JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0107 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 22 1800 19.0 N 125.8 E 25 01 JUL 23 0000 19.4 N 124.5 E 25 01 JUL 23 0600 20.0 N 122.6 E 1002 30 30 01 JUL 23 1200 20.3 N 121.4 E 1000 35 30 PAGASA: 20.0 N, 122.5 E 01 JUL 23 1800 20.4 N 119.7 E 996 35 35 01 JUL 24 0000 20.5 N 118.2 E 985 45 45 01 JUL 24 0600 20.7 N 117.0 E 980 70 50 01 JUL 24 1200 20.6 N 115.6 E 980 85 50 01 JUL 24 1800 20.7 N 114.6 E 980 85 50 01 JUL 25 0000 20.6 N 113.9 E 980 85 50 01 JUL 25 0600 20.8 N 113.1 E 970 80 60 01 JUL 25 1200 21.0 N 112.6 E 970 80 60 01 JUL 25 1800 21.4 N 111.2 E 980 75 50 Making landfall 01 JUL 26 0000 21.6 N 110.4 E 980 60 50 10-min MSW from NMCC 01 JUL 26 0600 22.0 N 109.3 E 988 45 40 " 01 JUL 26 1200 22.2 N 108.5 E 995 30 From NMCC Track Note: Position coordinates were in excellent agreement among the various warning agencies throughout the life of Yutu. The 10-min mean sustained winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins with the exception of the last three entries, which were estimated by the National Meteorological Center of China (NMCC). (JMA's MSW for 26/0000 UTC was 30 kts.) Following is a tabular summary of the maximum 10-min average wind estimates from PAGASA, NMCC, and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO): Date Time MSW (10-min) in Kts (GMT) PAGASA NMCC HKO -------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 23 0000 25 25 01 JUL 23 0600 30 35 25 01 JUL 23 1200 40 35 35 01 JUL 23 1800 40 35 35 01 JUL 24 0000 45 45 40 01 JUL 24 0600 65 60 01 JUL 24 1200 65 70 01 JUL 24 1800 65 80 01 JUL 25 0000 65 80 01 JUL 25 0600 65 80 01 JUL 25 1200 65 75 01 JUL 25 1800 65 60 01 JUL 26 0000 50 55 01 JUL 26 0600 40 45 01 JUL 26 1200 30 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: TORAJI Cyclone Number: 11W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: ISANG JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0108 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min Other 10-min MSW (mb) (kts) (kts) PAGASA NMCC HKO ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 JUL 25 1800 14.8 N 132.9 E 25 01 JUL 26 0000 15.8 N 132.0 E 25 30 01 JUL 26 0600 16.6 N 131.5 E 1002 25 30 30 01 JUL 26 1200 17.2 N 130.3 E 1002 25 30 30 01 JUL 26 1800 16.8 N 128.1 E 1000 35 30 35 01 JUL 27 0000 17.0 N 127.4 E 994 40 35 45 35 01 JUL 27 0600 17.3 N 126.6 E 990 50 45 50 50 01 JUL 27 1200 17.6 N 126.1 E 980 55 55 50 50 01 JUL 27 1800 17.8 N 125.6 E 970 75 65 65 60 01 JUL 28 0000 18.3 N 124.8 E 965 75 70 65 60 65 01 JUL 28 0600 19.1 N 124.2 E 960 90 75 75 70 70 01 JUL 28 1200 19.7 N 123.7 E 960 90 75 75 70 70 01 JUL 28 1800 20.4 N 123.0 E 960 90 75 75 70 70 01 JUL 29 0000 21.4 N 122.8 E 960 90 75 75 70 70 01 JUL 29 0600 22.2 N 122.4 E 960 90 75 75 70 70 01 JUL 29 1200 23.2 N 122.0 E 960 95 75 75 70 70 01 JUL 29 1800 23.8 N 121.3 E 975 100 60 75 70 70 01 JUL 30 0000 24.2 N 120.9 E 980 90 50 60 65 65 01 JUL 30 0600 25.1 N 120.4 E 980 75 50 60 60 01 JUL 30 1200 25.7 N 120.2 E 990 75 40 60 55 01 JUL 30 1800 26.1 N 119.9 E 992 55 35 60 50 01 JUL 31 0000 26.9 N 119.5 E 998 45 30 40 40 01 JUL 31 0600 27.4 N 119.3 E 998 35 30 30 30 01 JUL 31 1200 28.2 N 119.8 E 30 Note: Toraji's center had just made landfall in eastern Taiwan at 1800 UTC on 29 July and was over the island at 30/0000 UTC. By 0600 UTC the center was over the Taiwan Strait and had made its final landfall in China by 31/0000 UTC. Center position coordinates were in excellent agreement among the several warning agencies for Typhoon Toraji. Since I have made no position comparisons, I have included the 10-min mean wind estimates from PAGASA, NMCC, and HKO above in the Remarks column. The final bulletin on Toraji from JMA was at 31/0000 UTC--the primary 10-min avg MSW entry for 0600 UTC was the value reported by both NMCC and HKO. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* !!!!!! IMPORTANT NOTE - PLEASE READ !!!!!! It has been brought to my attention that I should repeat in the cyclone tracks file the caveat which is included in the Author's Note at the end of the cyclone summaries. The tropical cyclone tracks which I prepare are based upon the operational warnings/ advisories/advices/bulletins from 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 (ATCR) which include that agency's "best tracks" for tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific basin, the North Indian Ocean, and the Southern Hemisphere: For the actual Best Tracks files, click on the link for Best Tracks (in the menu on the left side of the screen) and follow instructions. In the ATCR for 2000, the Chapter 5 tab contains verification statistics of JTWC warnings for all the 2000 tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific, North Indian Ocean, and the Southern Hemisphere. There are gaps in the Best Tracks presented here for certain cyclones during periods in which no warnings were being issued. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 09.01.01 / Typhoon2000.com