GARY PADGETT'S GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JULY 2003 !!!! 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 --------------- Hurricane CLAUDETTE (04) 08 - 17 Jul Hurricane DANNY (05) 16 - 23 Jul Tropical Depression (06) 19 - 21 Jul Tropical Depression (07) 25 - 27 Jul ************************************************************************* Storm Name: CLAUDETTE Cyclone Number: 04 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 08 1800 14.8 N 70.0 W 1006 45 03 JUL 09 0000 15.0 N 72.0 W 1000 45 03 JUL 09 0600 15.1 N 74.4 W 1004 60 03 JUL 09 1200 15.4 N 76.5 W 1004 60 03 JUL 09 1800 15.8 N 78.6 W 1002 55 03 JUL 10 0000 16.1 N 80.2 W 1004 55 03 JUL 10 0600 16.6 N 81.7 W 996 50 03 JUL 10 1200 17.5 N 82.8 W 993 50 03 JUL 10 1800 18.3 N 83.6 W 993 60 03 JUL 11 0000 19.5 N 85.3 W 1008 60 03 JUL 11 0600 20.7 N 86.6 W 1008 50 03 JUL 11 1200 21.3 N 87.1 W 1008 50 03 JUL 11 1800 21.9 N 88.3 W 1009 45 03 JUL 12 0000 22.5 N 89.2 W 1008 45 03 JUL 12 0600 23.3 N 90.2 W 1007 45 03 JUL 12 1200 23.9 N 90.9 W 1006 45 03 JUL 12 1800 24.5 N 90.8 W 1008 45 03 JUL 13 0000 25.0 N 91.5 W 1005 45 03 JUL 13 0600 24.9 N 92.2 W 1005 45 03 JUL 13 1200 25.2 N 92.3 W 996 50 03 JUL 13 1800 25.3 N 92.4 W 997 50 03 JUL 14 0000 25.7 N 92.1 W 992 50 03 JUL 14 0600 26.1 N 92.3 W 992 55 03 JUL 14 1200 26.7 N 92.6 W 991 55 03 JUL 14 1800 27.3 N 93.0 W 989 55 03 JUL 15 0000 27.7 N 93.6 W 988 55 03 JUL 15 0600 27.9 N 94.6 W 982 65 03 JUL 15 1200 28.2 N 95.5 W 983 70 See Note 03 JUL 15 1800 28.6 N 96.9 W 989 60 Inland 03 JUL 16 0000 28.5 N 98.2 W 996 50 03 JUL 16 0300 28.5 N 98.9 W 996 45 Final NHC advisory 03 JUL 16 0900 28.6 N 99.9 W 1000 25 HPC bulletins 03 JUL 16 1500 29.2 N 101.5 W 1004 22 03 JUL 16 2100 29.8 N 103.2 W 1010 22 03 JUL 17 0300 30.2 N 104.3 W 1010 22 03 JUL 17 0900 30.7 N 106.2 W 1012 17 Note: Claudette was intensifying rapidly as it came ashore in Texas. I have learned from NHC personnel that the peak MSW will likely be upped to 75 kts and possibly even to 80 kts for the official Best Track. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: DANNY Cyclone Number: 05 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 16 1200 31.0 N 54.2 W 1015 25 03 JUL 16 1800 31.9 N 54.8 W 1014 30 03 JUL 17 0000 32.5 N 55.2 W 1015 35 03 JUL 17 0600 33.4 N 55.6 W 1010 45 03 JUL 17 1200 34.4 N 56.4 W 1010 55 03 JUL 17 1800 35.3 N 56.6 W 1009 55 03 JUL 18 0000 36.3 N 56.4 W 1011 55 03 JUL 18 0600 37.1 N 56.0 W 1011 55 03 JUL 18 1200 38.1 N 54.9 W 1009 60 03 JUL 18 1800 39.2 N 53.4 W 1006 65 03 JUL 19 0000 40.1 N 51.7 W 1005 65 03 JUL 19 0600 41.1 N 50.0 W 1005 65 03 JUL 19 1200 42.1 N 47.8 W 1005 65 03 JUL 19 1800 42.7 N 45.8 W 1006 60 03 JUL 20 0000 42.7 N 44.2 W 1010 50 03 JUL 20 0600 42.5 N 42.4 W 1008 45 03 JUL 20 1200 41.9 N 40.7 W 1008 35 03 JUL 20 1800 40.8 N 39.2 W 1010 30 Final NHC advisory 03 JUL 21 0000 40.0 N 38.0 W 1012 30 OPC Marine forecasts 03 JUL 21 0600 39.0 N 37.0 W 1014 30 03 JUL 21 1200 38.0 N 35.0 W 1022 25 03 JUL 21 1800 37.0 N 35.0 W 1022 25 03 JUL 22 0000 36.0 N 35.0 W 1020 25 03 JUL 22 0600 36.0 N 36.0 W 1020 25 03 JUL 22 1200 36.0 N 36.0 W 1022 20 03 JUL 22 1800 35.0 N 37.0 W 1023 20 03 JUL 23 0000 35.0 N 38.0 W 1023 25 03 JUL 23 0600 35.0 N 38.0 W 1023 20 03 JUL 23 1200 36.0 N 39.0 W 1025 20 03 JUL 23 1800 36.0 N 40.0 W 1026 20 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 06 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 19 1800 12.3 N 43.5 W 1009 30 03 JUL 20 0000 12.5 N 45.4 W 1008 30 03 JUL 20 0600 12.8 N 47.4 W 1008 30 03 JUL 20 1200 12.9 N 49.5 W 1008 30 03 JUL 20 1800 13.2 N 51.5 W 1008 30 03 JUL 21 0000 13.5 N 53.6 W 1008 30 03 JUL 21 0600 13.8 N 55.7 W 1008 30 03 JUL 21 1200 14.0 N 57.7 W 1009 30 03 JUL 21 1800 14.0 N 60.0 W 1009 30 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 07 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 25 1200 29.3 N 80.2 W 1017 25 03 JUL 25 1800 30.3 N 80.6 W 1017 25 03 JUL 26 0000 30.7 N 80.8 W 1016 30 03 JUL 26 0600 31.5 N 81.3 W 1018 25 Inland 03 JUL 26 0900 31.9 N 81.5 W 1018 25 Final NHC advisory 03 JUL 26 1500 32.7 N 82.4 W 1022 22 HPC bulletins 03 JUL 26 2100 33.1 N 82.9 W 1022 17 03 JUL 27 0300 33.2 N 83.0 W 1022 9 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 DOLORES (04E) 06 - 08 Jul Tropical Storm ENRIQUE (05E) 10 - 13 Jul Tropical Storm FELICIA (06E) 18 - 23 Jul ************************************************************************* Storm Name: DOLORES Cyclone Number: 04E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 06 0600 13.7 N 116.0 W 1007 30 03 JUL 06 1200 14.1 N 117.0 W 1006 30 03 JUL 06 1800 15.0 N 118.0 W 1005 35 03 JUL 07 0000 16.1 N 118.5 W 1005 35 03 JUL 07 0600 16.5 N 119.4 W 1006 30 03 JUL 07 1200 17.0 N 120.2 W 1007 30 03 JUL 07 1800 17.3 N 121.1 W 1008 25 03 JUL 08 0000 17.6 N 122.0 W 1007 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: ENRIQUE Cyclone Number: 05E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 10 1200 13.8 N 106.0 W 1005 30 03 JUL 10 1800 14.6 N 107.5 W 1005 30 03 JUL 11 0000 14.9 N 108.7 W 1005 30 03 JUL 11 0600 14.6 N 109.5 W 1005 35 03 JUL 11 1200 14.7 N 110.4 W 1000 40 03 JUL 11 1800 14.7 N 111.1 W 999 45 03 JUL 12 0000 15.2 N 112.1 W 994 55 03 JUL 12 0600 16.2 N 113.3 W 994 55 03 JUL 12 1200 17.1 N 114.1 W 994 55 03 JUL 12 1800 18.0 N 115.6 W 997 50 03 JUL 13 0000 18.8 N 117.0 W 1000 45 03 JUL 13 0600 19.3 N 118.7 W 1002 40 03 JUL 13 1200 19.7 N 119.7 W 1004 30 03 JUL 13 1800 20.0 N 121.2 W 1005 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: FELICIA Cyclone Number: 06E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 18 0000 14.4 N 106.5 W 1009 30 03 JUL 18 0600 14.6 N 108.7 W 1006 30 03 JUL 18 1200 14.7 N 110.8 W 1000 45 03 JUL 18 1800 15.4 N 111.8 W 1002 40 03 JUL 19 0000 15.3 N 113.5 W 1002 40 03 JUL 19 0600 15.5 N 114.9 W 1003 40 03 JUL 19 1200 15.6 N 116.4 W 1002 40 03 JUL 19 1800 15.5 N 117.5 W 1005 35 03 JUL 20 0000 15.5 N 119.4 W 1007 35 03 JUL 20 0600 15.2 N 120.7 W 1009 30 03 JUL 20 1200 15.2 N 122.2 W 1009 30 03 JUL 20 1800 15.3 N 122.7 W 1009 30 03 JUL 21 0000 15.5 N 123.7 W 1009 30 03 JUL 21 0600 15.7 N 124.8 W 1009 30 03 JUL 21 1200 16.0 N 126.2 W 1009 30 03 JUL 21 1800 15.9 N 127.7 W 1009 30 03 JUL 22 0000 16.1 N 129.2 W 1009 30 03 JUL 22 0600 16.4 N 130.3 W 1010 25 03 JUL 22 1200 16.8 N 131.5 W 1010 25 03 JUL 22 1800 17.3 N 133.0 W 1008 25 03 JUL 23 0000 17.5 N 134.5 W 1010 25 03 JUL 23 0600 17.6 N 136.1 W 1010 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). Also, Huang Chunliang of Fuzhou City, China, sends me each month tracks obtained from warnings issued by the National Meteorological Center of China (NMCC), the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan (CWBT) and the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). A very special thanks to Michael and Chunliang for the assistance they so reliably provide. Systems Tracked --------------- Tropical Depression (FALCON) 09 - 10 Jul Typhoon KONI (08W / 0308 / GILAS) 15 - 22 Jul Super Typhoon IMBUDO (09W / 0307 / HARUROT) 15 - 25 Jul Tropical Depression (INENG) 30 - 31 Jul ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: FALCON JMA Tropical Storm Number: None Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 09 0000 14.0 N 116.0 E 1008 25 JMA bulletin 03 JUL 09 0600 14.3 N 116.7 E 1004 30 JMA: 14.0 N, 115.8 E 03 JUL 09 1200 15.0 N 114.9 E 1004 30 JMA: 14.4 N, 116.1 E 03 JUL 09 1800 15.0 N 116.0 E 1004 25 JMA bulletins 03 JUL 10 0000 16.0 N 115.0 E 1006 25 03 JUL 10 0600 17.0 N 112.0 E 1006 25 Note: PAGASA issued only two warnings on this system, at 0600 and 1200 UTC on 9 July. That agency's positions are given for those times in the table above. For those same two times JMA elevated the winds to 30 kts in their High Seas bulletins. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: KONI Cyclone Number: 08W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: GILAS JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0308 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 15 0600 10.1 N 132.5 E 1004 30 PAGASA warning 03 JUL 15 1200 9.9 N 132.6 E 1004 25 30 03 JUL 15 1800 9.9 N 130.9 E 1004 25 30 03 JUL 16 0000 10.0 N 130.0 E 1000 30 30 JMA: 9.2 N, 130.5 E 03 JUL 16 0600 10.2 N 129.0 E 1002 35 30 03 JUL 16 1200 10.4 N 128.2 E 1002 40 30 03 JUL 16 1800 10.9 N 127.4 E 1002 45 30 03 JUL 17 0000 11.1 N 125.7 E 1000 45 30 Over Samar 03 JUL 17 0600 10.9 N 124.5 E 1000 40 30 Over Leyte 03 JUL 17 1200 11.3 N 123.0 E 1000 40 30 Nearing Panay 03 JUL 17 1800 11.5 N 121.3 E 1002 40 30 JMA: 12.4 N, 121.9 E 03 JUL 18 0000 11.6 N 119.7 E 1002 45 30 JMA: 12.4 N, 120.3 E 03 JUL 18 0600 12.5 N 119.3 E 998 40 35 03 JUL 18 1200 13.3 N 118.7 E 998 40 35 JMA: 12.4 N, 118.2 E 03 JUL 18 1800 13.2 N 118.2 E 996 45 35 03 JUL 19 0000 13.7 N 117.2 E 992 45 35 03 JUL 19 0600 14.4 N 116.6 E 992 45 35 03 JUL 19 1200 15.2 N 116.2 E 992 45 35 03 JUL 19 1800 15.7 N 115.7 E 990 50 35 03 JUL 20 0000 16.4 N 114.8 E 985 65 50 03 JUL 20 0600 16.9 N 114.3 E 975 65 60 03 JUL 20 1200 17.6 N 113.6 E 980 65 55 03 JUL 20 1800 18.0 N 112.8 E 980 65 55 03 JUL 21 0000 18.3 N 112.0 E 980 65 55 JMA: 18.5 N, 111.3 E 03 JUL 21 0600 18.7 N 111.1 E 975 65 55 03 JUL 21 1200 18.8 N 110.0 E 980 65 50 Over Hainan Dao 03 JUL 21 1800 18.7 N 108.0 E 985 65 45 HKO: 18.8 N, 109.0 E 03 JUL 22 0000 18.7 N 107.3 E 990 60 45 NMCC: 19.6 N, 107.8 E 03 JUL 22 0600 19.8 N 106.2 E 985 55 45 03 JUL 22 1200 19.8 N 104.9 E 990 40 40 Inland in Vietnam 03 JUL 22 1800 20.0 N 103.5 E 998 35 30 Note: The 10-min avg MSW estimates from NMCC, PAGASA and HKO are tabulated below. Date Time Estimated 10-min avg MSW in knots (GMT) NMCC PAGASA HKO ----------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 15 0600 30 03 JUL 15 1200 30 03 JUL 15 1800 30 03 JUL 16 0000 30 03 JUL 16 0600 30 03 JUL 16 1200 35 03 JUL 16 1800 35 03 JUL 17 0000 30 35 03 JUL 17 0600 30 30 03 JUL 17 1200 30 30 03 JUL 17 1800 25 30 03 JUL 18 0000 30 30 30 03 JUL 18 0600 35 30 35 03 JUL 18 1200 35 35 35 03 JUL 18 1800 35 35 35 03 JUL 19 0000 40 35 40 03 JUL 19 0600 40 40 40 03 JUL 19 1200 40 40 40 03 JUL 19 1800 40 40 40 03 JUL 20 0000 45 50 03 JUL 20 0600 60 50 03 JUL 20 1200 60 55 03 JUL 20 1800 60 55 03 JUL 21 0000 60 55 03 JUL 21 0600 60 55 03 JUL 21 1200 40 55 03 JUL 21 1800 35 50 03 JUL 22 0000 45 50 03 JUL 22 0600 40 50 03 JUL 22 1200 35 Note: No local warnings were issued by CWBT. The peak intensity estimated by this agency was 28 m/s (55 kts). ************************************************************************* Storm Name: IMBUDO Cyclone Number: 09W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: HARUROT JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0307 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 15 0600 4.5 N 150.0 E 1004 30 JMA warnings 03 JUL 15 1200 6.1 N 149.3 E 1006 30 03 JUL 15 1800 6.1 N 146.8 E 1004 30 03 JUL 16 0000 5.8 N 146.1 E 1004 30 03 JUL 16 0600 4.9 N 144.9 E 1004 30 03 JUL 16 1200 5.7 N 144.1 E 1004 30 03 JUL 16 1800 7.0 N 143.6 E 1004 25 30 JMA: 7.3 N, 142.2 E 03 JUL 17 0000 7.5 N 142.1 E 1002 30 30 03 JUL 17 0600 8.0 N 140.9 E 996 30 35 03 JUL 17 1200 8.5 N 140.0 E 996 40 35 03 JUL 17 1800 9.4 N 139.4 E 998 45 35 03 JUL 18 0000 9.9 N 138.1 E 996 50 40 03 JUL 18 0600 10.1 N 137.1 E 992 55 40 03 JUL 18 1200 10.0 N 137.0 E 990 55 45 03 JUL 18 1800 10.3 N 136.2 E 985 65 50 03 JUL 19 0000 10.5 N 135.4 E 980 65 55 03 JUL 19 0600 10.5 N 134.4 E 975 75 60 03 JUL 19 1200 10.5 N 133.9 E 975 75 60 03 JUL 19 1800 10.8 N 133.4 E 970 80 65 03 JUL 20 0000 11.5 N 132.6 E 965 90 70 03 JUL 20 0600 12.1 N 131.5 E 955 115 75 03 JUL 20 1200 12.5 N 130.7 E 955 130 75 03 JUL 20 1800 13.3 N 129.5 E 955 130 75 03 JUL 21 0000 13.7 N 128.3 E 950 130 80 03 JUL 21 0600 14.4 N 127.1 E 945 130 85 03 JUL 21 1200 15.0 N 125.8 E 945 130 85 03 JUL 21 1800 15.6 N 124.4 E 945 130 85 03 JUL 22 0000 16.4 N 122.9 E 950 130 80 03 JUL 22 0600 16.8 N 121.5 E 955 90 75 Over Luzon 03 JUL 22 1200 17.7 N 119.9 E 960 80 70 In South China Sea 03 JUL 22 1800 18.3 N 118.6 E 965 90 70 03 JUL 23 0000 18.7 N 116.6 E 960 90 70 JMA: 18.1 N, 116.7 E 03 JUL 23 0600 18.9 N 115.5 E 955 90 75 03 JUL 23 1200 19.6 N 114.1 E 955 85 75 03 JUL 23 1800 19.7 N 113.1 E 955 90 75 03 JUL 24 0000 21.1 N 111.9 E 965 90 65 03 JUL 24 0600 22.0 N 110.3 E 975 80 50 JMA: 22.5 N, 110.0 E 03 JUL 24 1200 23.0 N 108.9 E 990 55 40 Inland in China-0600Z 03 JUL 24 1800 23.8 N 107.7 E 992 35 JMA warning 03 JUL 25 0000 23.7 N 106.5 E 995 30 NMCC warning Note: The 10-min avg MSW estimates from NMCC, PAGASA, HKO and CWBT are tabulated below. Date Time Estimated 10-min avg MSW in knots (GMT) NMCC PAGASA HKO CWBT ----------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 17 0000 30 03 JUL 17 0600 35 03 JUL 17 1200 40 03 JUL 17 1800 40 03 JUL 18 0000 40 03 JUL 18 0600 40 03 JUL 18 1200 45 03 JUL 18 1800 45 03 JUL 19 0000 60 50 03 JUL 19 0600 60 55 03 JUL 19 1200 60 60 03 JUL 19 1800 70 60 03 JUL 20 0000 70 65 03 JUL 20 0600 80 75 03 JUL 20 1200 90 75 03 JUL 20 1800 90 75 03 JUL 21 0000 100 80 03 JUL 21 0600 100 85 03 JUL 21 1200 100 90 95 03 JUL 21 1800 100 100 100 90 03 JUL 22 0000 90 100 95 85 03 JUL 22 0600 90 75 90 80 03 JUL 22 1200 90 70 90 80 03 JUL 22 1800 90 70 90 80 03 JUL 23 0000 90 85 80 03 JUL 23 0600 90 85 85 03 JUL 23 1200 90 85 03 JUL 23 1800 90 90 03 JUL 24 0000 90 95 03 JUL 24 0600 60 55 03 JUL 24 1200 45 50 03 JUL 24 1800 40 40 03 JUL 25 0000 30 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: INENG JMA Tropical Storm Number: None Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03 JUL 30 0600 11.0 N 129.0 E 1004 25 03 JUL 30 1200 11.1 N 128.7 E 1004 25 03 JUL 30 1800 11.5 N 128.0 E 1004 25 03 JUL 31 0000 11.8 N 127.3 E 1004 25 Note: PAGASA was apparently the only agency which issued warnings on this system. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* !!!!!! 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 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 Huang Chunliang huangchunliang@hotmail.com ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Published: 10.08.03 / Typhoon2000.ph, Typhoon2000.com