GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JULY 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 BERYL (02) 18 - 23 Jul ************************************************************************* Storm Name: BERYL Cyclone Number: 02 Basin: ATL Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUL 18 1200 32.3 N 73.4 W 1011 30 06 JUL 18 1800 33.0 N 73.3 W 1011 30 06 JUL 19 0000 33.8 N 73.4 W 1006 35 Upgraded at 2100Z 06 JUL 19 0600 34.4 N 73.8 W 1006 35 06 JUL 19 1200 35.2 N 73.7 W 1005 40 06 JUL 19 1800 35.9 N 73.5 W 1002 50 06 JUL 20 0000 36.6 N 73.1 W 1002 50 06 JUL 20 0600 37.4 N 73.3 W 1002 50 06 JUL 20 1200 38.3 N 73.0 W 1002 50 06 JUL 20 1800 39.1 N 72.5 W 1002 50 06 JUL 21 0000 39.8 N 71.8 W 1003 45 06 JUL 21 0600 41.0 N 70.5 W 1004 45 Just SW of Nantucket 06 JUL 21 1200 42.5 N 68.5 W 1002 40 Final NHC advisory 06 JUL 21 1800 44.0 N 67.0 W 1000 35 XTROP/OPC warnings 06 JUL 22 0000 46.0 N 63.0 W 1002 35 Northern Nova Scotia 06 JUL 22 0600 48.0 N 60.0 W 1003 35 06 JUL 22 1200 48.0 N 56.0 W 1004 30 06 JUL 22 1800 50.0 N 54.0 W 1004 30 NE Newfoundland 06 JUL 23 0000 50.0 N 51.0 W 1006 30 06 JUL 23 0600 50.0 N 47.0 W 1003 30 06 JUL 23 1200 50.0 N 46.0 W 1007 30 06 JUL 23 1800 49.0 N 43.0 W 1008 25 ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Hurricane BUD (03E) 11 - 15 Jul Hurricane CARLOTTA (04E) 12 - 17 Jul Hurricane DANIEL (05E) 17 - 26 Jul Tropical Storm EMILIA (06E) 21 - 28 Jul ************************************************************************* Storm Name: BUD Cyclone Number: 03E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUL 11 0000 12.4 N 110.3 W 1007 30 06 JUL 11 0600 13.5 N 111.0 W 1005 35 06 JUL 11 1200 13.7 N 112.2 W 1005 35 06 JUL 11 1800 14.2 N 112.6 W 996 50 06 JUL 11 2230 14.2 N 113.1 W 987 65 06 JUL 12 0000 14.4 N 113.6 W 975 80 06 JUL 12 0600 14.8 N 114.7 W 972 85 06 JUL 12 1200 15.4 N 115.6 W 972 85 06 JUL 12 1800 16.0 N 116.9 W 970 90 06 JUL 13 0000 16.8 N 118.2 W 960 100 06 JUL 13 0600 17.2 N 119.8 W 953 110 06 JUL 13 1200 17.7 N 121.3 W 962 100 06 JUL 13 1800 18.1 N 122.6 W 966 95 06 JUL 14 0000 18.6 N 123.9 W 972 85 06 JUL 14 0600 19.2 N 125.3 W 983 70 06 JUL 14 1200 19.5 N 126.5 W 994 55 06 JUL 14 1800 19.7 N 127.8 W 1002 40 06 JUL 15 0000 20.0 N 129.3 W 1005 35 06 JUL 15 0600 20.3 N 130.7 W 1006 30 06 JUL 15 1200 20.5 N 132.2 W 1007 30 06 JUL 15 1800 21.0 N 133.5 W 1007 25 06 JUL 15 2100 21.1 N 134.2 W 1007 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: CARLOTTA Cyclone Number: 04E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUL 12 0000 14.1 N 102.2 W 1006 30 06 JUL 12 0600 13.9 N 103.3 W 1005 35 06 JUL 12 1200 14.3 N 104.8 W 1002 40 06 JUL 12 1800 15.1 N 105.9 W 997 50 06 JUL 13 0000 16.0 N 107.3 W 991 60 06 JUL 13 0600 16.3 N 108.8 W 981 75 06 JUL 13 1200 16.9 N 109.8 W 984 70 06 JUL 13 1800 17.6 N 110.7 W 984 75 06 JUL 14 0000 18.0 N 111.7 W 981 75 06 JUL 14 0600 18.0 N 112.4 W 981 75 06 JUL 14 1200 18.3 N 113.3 W 987 65 06 JUL 14 1800 18.5 N 114.0 W 990 60 06 JUL 15 0000 18.8 N 115.0 W 984 70 06 JUL 15 0600 18.9 N 116.1 W 984 70 06 JUL 15 1200 18.9 N 117.2 W 987 65 06 JUL 15 1800 19.3 N 117.9 W 990 55 06 JUL 16 0000 19.6 N 119.1 W 996 45 06 JUL 16 0600 19.8 N 120.0 W 1002 40 06 JUL 16 1200 20.1 N 121.0 W 1008 30 06 JUL 16 1800 20.3 N 121.9 W 1009 30 06 JUL 17 0000 20.8 N 123.0 W 1010 25 06 JUL 17 0300 20.9 N 123.5 W 1010 25 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: DANIEL Cyclone Number: 05E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUL 17 0000 12.3 N 109.2 W 1007 30 06 JUL 17 0600 12.3 N 110.5 W 1007 30 06 JUL 17 1200 12.4 N 111.7 W 1004 35 06 JUL 17 1800 12.4 N 112.3 W 1002 40 06 JUL 18 0000 12.3 N 113.6 W 1000 45 06 JUL 18 0600 12.2 N 114.7 W 994 55 06 JUL 18 1200 12.2 N 116.3 W 990 60 06 JUL 18 1800 12.1 N 117.1 W 987 65 06 JUL 19 0000 11.9 N 117.9 W 984 70 06 JUL 19 0600 11.8 N 118.6 W 975 80 06 JUL 19 1200 11.9 N 119.2 W 975 85 06 JUL 19 1800 11.9 N 120.0 W 973 85 06 JUL 20 0000 11.9 N 120.7 W 962 95 06 JUL 20 0600 12.1 N 121.5 W 960 100 06 JUL 20 1200 12.4 N 122.2 W 954 110 06 JUL 20 1800 12.6 N 123.0 W 948 115 06 JUL 21 0000 13.0 N 123.9 W 942 120 06 JUL 21 0600 13.1 N 124.9 W 948 115 06 JUL 21 1200 13.3 N 125.9 W 948 115 06 JUL 21 1800 13.4 N 126.9 W 935 125 06 JUL 22 0000 13.6 N 128.0 W 933 130 06 JUL 22 0600 13.7 N 129.2 W 933 130 06 JUL 22 1200 13.8 N 130.3 W 933 130 06 JUL 22 1800 13.9 N 131.4 W 935 125 06 JUL 23 0000 14.3 N 132.6 W 935 125 06 JUL 23 0600 14.5 N 133.9 W 948 115 06 JUL 23 1200 14.8 N 135.2 W 948 115 06 JUL 23 1800 15.1 N 136.5 W 952 105 06 JUL 24 0000 15.6 N 138.0 W 965 95 06 JUL 24 0600 16.0 N 139.2 W 975 85 06 JUL 24 1200 16.2 N 140.4 W 980 80 CPHC advisories 06 JUL 24 1800 16.2 N 141.3 W 980 80 06 JUL 25 0000 16.1 N 141.9 W 994 65 06 JUL 25 0600 16.2 N 142.4 W 999 55 06 JUL 25 1200 16.2 N 142.4 W 1003 45 06 JUL 25 1800 16.2 N 142.6 W 1004 35 06 JUL 26 0000 16.2 N 142.9 W 1006 30 06 JUL 26 0600 16.3 N 142.8 W 1008 30 06 JUL 26 1200 16.1 N 143.1 W 1009 30 06 JUL 26 1800 16.1 N 143.6 W 1009 30 06 JUL 26 2100 16.1 N 144.1 W 1009 30 ************************************************************************* Storm Name: EMILIA Cyclone Number: 06E Basin: NEP Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUL 21 1200 11.9 N 103.0 W 1006 25 06 JUL 21 1800 12.5 N 103.2 W 1006 25 06 JUL 22 0000 13.1 N 103.4 W 1005 30 06 JUL 22 0600 13.5 N 103.7 W 1004 35 06 JUL 22 1200 14.9 N 104.3 W 1004 35 06 JUL 22 1800 16.0 N 104.5 W 1002 40 06 JUL 23 0000 17.0 N 105.0 W 1002 40 06 JUL 23 0600 17.5 N 106.1 W 1002 40 06 JUL 23 1200 17.9 N 107.0 W 1000 45 06 JUL 23 1800 18.2 N 107.5 W 991 60 06 JUL 24 0000 18.1 N 108.4 W 991 60 06 JUL 24 0600 18.3 N 109.2 W 991 60 06 JUL 24 1200 18.5 N 109.7 W 994 55 06 JUL 24 1800 19.0 N 110.1 W 997 50 06 JUL 25 0000 19.5 N 110.4 W 995 45 06 JUL 25 0600 19.9 N 110.7 W 995 45 06 JUL 25 1200 20.3 N 111.0 W 991 55 06 JUL 25 1800 21.4 N 111.3 W 991 55 06 JUL 26 0000 22.5 N 111.5 W 991 55 06 JUL 26 0600 23.6 N 112.2 W 989 60 06 JUL 26 1200 24.4 N 113.1 W 989 60 06 JUL 26 1800 25.2 N 114.0 W 989 60 06 JUL 27 0000 25.6 N 115.3 W 997 50 06 JUL 27 0600 26.1 N 116.2 W 1000 35 06 JUL 27 1200 26.9 N 118.1 W 1008 25 Downgraded at 0900Z 06 JUL 27 1800 27.2 N 118.7 W 1009 25 06 JUL 28 0000 27.9 N 119.5 W 1010 25 06 JUL 28 0300 28.0 N 119.8 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). A special thanks to Michael for his efforts. Systems Tracked --------------- Super Typhoon EWINIAR (04W / 0603 / ESTER) 29 Jun - 12 Jul Tropical Storm BILIS (05W / 0604 / FLORITA) 08 - 15 Jul Typhoon KAEMI (06W / 0605 / GLENDA) 17 - 26 Jul Typhoon PRAPIROON (07W / 0606 / HENRY) 28 Jul - 05 Aug ************************************************************************* Storm Name: EWINIAR Cyclone Number: 04W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: ESTER JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0603 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUN 29 1200 6.0 N 140.0 E 1008 25 JMA bulletin 06 JUN 29 1800 6.1 N 138.5 E 1008 25 25 06 JUN 30 0000 6.5 N 137.7 E 1008 30 30 JMA: 6.2N/138.7E 06 JUN 30 0600 6.7 N 138.5 E 1006 30 30 06 JUN 30 1200 7.0 N 137.7 E 1004 30 30 06 JUN 30 1800 7.5 N 137.3 E 1000 35 35 06 JUL 01 0000 8.5 N 137.6 E 1000 50 35 06 JUL 01 0600 9.2 N 137.0 E 994 50 40 06 JUL 01 1200 10.0 N 136.4 E 992 55 40 06 JUL 01 1800 10.7 N 136.0 E 992 55 40 06 JUL 02 0000 10.9 N 135.7 E 992 55 40 06 JUL 02 0600 11.2 N 135.3 E 992 55 40 06 JUL 02 1200 11.7 N 134.9 E 992 55 40 06 JUL 02 1800 12.1 N 134.4 E 990 60 45 06 JUL 03 0000 12.4 N 134.3 E 985 65 50 06 JUL 03 0600 13.1 N 134.4 E 970 75 70 06 JUL 03 1200 14.1 N 134.1 E 950 85 80 06 JUL 03 1800 14.8 N 133.5 E 950 100 80 06 JUL 04 0000 15.4 N 132.9 E 945 100 85 06 JUL 04 0600 16.1 N 132.5 E 945 110 85 06 JUL 04 1200 16.8 N 132.2 E 930 120 95 06 JUL 04 1800 17.4 N 131.6 E 925 125 95 06 JUL 05 0000 17.9 N 130.9 E 920 130 100 06 JUL 05 0600 18.2 N 130.1 E 920 125 100 06 JUL 05 1200 18.4 N 129.6 E 930 115 90 06 JUL 05 1800 18.8 N 129.2 E 935 105 85 06 JUL 06 0000 19.3 N 128.8 E 935 105 85 06 JUL 06 0600 19.6 N 128.5 E 935 105 85 06 JUL 06 1200 20.1 N 128.2 E 940 105 85 06 JUL 06 1800 20.6 N 127.8 E 940 100 85 06 JUL 07 0000 20.7 N 127.5 E 950 100 80 06 JUL 07 0600 21.3 N 127.4 E 950 100 80 06 JUL 07 1200 22.1 N 127.1 E 950 90 80 06 JUL 07 1800 22.5 N 126.6 E 950 85 80 06 JUL 08 0000 23.2 N 126.5 E 950 85 80 06 JUL 08 0600 24.2 N 126.3 E 950 85 80 06 JUL 08 1200 25.1 N 126.1 E 955 75 75 06 JUL 08 1800 26.3 N 125.8 E 955 75 75 06 JUL 09 0000 27.6 N 125.7 E 960 75 70 06 JUL 09 0600 29.2 N 125.8 E 960 65 70 06 JUL 09 1200 30.7 N 125.8 E 965 60 70 06 JUL 09 1800 32.2 N 125.7 E 965 50 70 JMA: 31.6N/125.7E 06 JUL 10 0000 33.7 N 125.9 E 975 40 60 Near Cheju Do 06 JUL 10 0600 35.8 N 126.5 E 985 35 45 Over SW South Korea 06 JUL 10 1200 36.8 N 127.0 E 990 35 JMA warnings 06 JUL 10 1800 38.2 N 128.3 E 994 35 Exiting Korea 06 JUL 11 0000 40.2 N 131.4 E 996 35 Over Sea of Japan 06 JUL 11 0600 41.0 N 134.0 E 996 30 Extratropical 06 JUL 11 1200 42.0 N 136.0 E 1000 25 06 JUL 11 1800 43.0 N 137.0 E 1000 25 06 JUL 12 0000 45.0 N 141.0 E 1000 25 Note: The highest 10-min avg MSW estimated by PAGASA for Typhoon Ester was 95 kts at 05/0000 and 05/0600 UTC. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: BILIS Cyclone Number: 05W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: FLORITA JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0604 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUL 08 0000 11.2 N 142.4 E 25 06 JUL 08 0600 11.9 N 141.5 E 1000 25 30 06 JUL 08 1200 12.2 N 140.6 E 1000 30 30 06 JUL 08 1800 12.2 N 139.2 E 1000 30 30 06 JUL 09 0000 12.8 N 138.1 E 1000 30 30 JMA: 12.4N/138.6E 06 JUL 09 0600 13.2 N 136.7 E 996 30 35 06 JUL 09 1200 13.8 N 135.5 E 998 35 35 JMA: 14.0N/136.4E 06 JUL 09 1800 14.0 N 134.7 E 996 35 35 JMA: 14.8N/135.7E 06 JUL 10 0000 15.7 N 133.8 E 998 35 35 06 JUL 10 0600 16.6 N 132.1 E 994 45 40 06 JUL 10 1200 17.1 N 131.2 E 992 45 40 06 JUL 10 1800 17.5 N 130.3 E 990 50 45 06 JUL 11 0000 18.0 N 129.7 E 990 50 45 06 JUL 11 0600 18.8 N 128.8 E 990 45 45 06 JUL 11 1200 19.5 N 128.2 E 985 45 50 06 JUL 11 1800 20.3 N 127.0 E 985 40 50 06 JUL 12 0000 21.6 N 126.0 E 975 45 55 JMA: 20.8N/126.0E 06 JUL 12 0600 21.5 N 125.5 E 975 40 55 06 JUL 12 1200 21.8 N 124.5 E 975 40 55 06 JUL 12 1800 22.2 N 124.2 E 975 40 55 06 JUL 13 0000 23.4 N 123.8 E 970 50 60 06 JUL 13 0600 24.0 N 123.1 E 970 55 60 06 JUL 13 1200 24.7 N 122.3 E 975 55 55 06 JUL 13 1800 25.2 N 121.3 E 975 55 55 Over northern Taiwan 06 JUL 14 0000 25.7 N 120.3 E 975 55 55 Over Taiwan Strait 06 JUL 14 0600 26.4 N 119.2 E 980 45 55 Inland in China 06 JUL 14 1200 26.7 N 118.2 E 985 50 JMA warnings 06 JUL 14 1800 26.8 N 117.0 E 985 50 06 JUL 15 0000 27.3 N 115.8 E 990 40 06 JUL 15 0600 27.0 N 115.0 E 990 30 Note: The highest 10-min avg MSW estimated by PAGASA for Typhoon Florita was 65 kts from 12/0600 through 13/0000 UTC. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: KAEMI Cyclone Number: 06W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: GLENDA JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0605 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUL 17 1800 9.0 N 148.0 E 1006 25 JMA bulletin 06 JUL 18 0000 9.5 N 146.8 E 1006 25 25 06 JUL 18 0600 9.8 N 145.9 E 1006 30 30 06 JUL 18 1200 10.3 N 144.5 E 1006 30 30 06 JUL 18 1800 10.8 N 143.5 E 1006 35 30 JMA: 10.4N/144.0E 06 JUL 19 0000 11.0 N 142.4 E 1004 35 30 06 JUL 19 0600 11.9 N 140.9 E 1002 35 35 06 JUL 19 1200 12.1 N 139.5 E 996 40 40 JMA: 12.0N/140.0E 06 JUL 19 1800 12.1 N 138.9 E 992 45 45 06 JUL 20 0000 12.3 N 138.2 E 992 55 45 06 JUL 20 0600 13.5 N 137.7 E 985 60 50 06 JUL 20 1200 14.3 N 136.7 E 980 70 55 JMA: 14.0N/136.4E 06 JUL 20 1800 14.9 N 135.6 E 970 75 60 JMA: 14.2N/135.4E 06 JUL 21 0000 15.4 N 134.1 E 970 85 60 06 JUL 21 0600 15.9 N 132.7 E 965 85 70 06 JUL 21 1200 16.1 N 131.8 E 960 85 75 06 JUL 21 1800 16.4 N 130.8 E 960 90 75 06 JUL 22 0000 16.4 N 129.6 E 960 90 75 06 JUL 22 0600 16.8 N 128.9 E 955 90 75 06 JUL 22 1200 17.1 N 128.8 E 955 85 75 06 JUL 22 1800 17.9 N 128.1 E 955 85 75 06 JUL 23 0000 18.6 N 127.5 E 955 85 80 06 JUL 23 0600 19.2 N 126.5 E 955 85 80 06 JUL 23 1200 20.2 N 125.9 E 955 80 80 JMA: 20.1N/125.5E 06 JUL 23 1800 20.9 N 124.5 E 955 70 80 JMA: 20.6N/124.3E 06 JUL 24 0000 21.0 N 123.8 E 955 65 80 JMA: 20.6N/123.8E 06 JUL 24 0600 21.8 N 122.9 E 955 75 80 JMA: 21.3N/123.0E 06 JUL 24 1200 22.3 N 122.3 E 960 75 75 06 JUL 24 1800 23.0 N 121.4 E 970 70 65 JMA: 22.8N/121.0E 06 JUL 25 0000 23.5 N 119.6 E 980 65 60 Over Taiwan Strait 06 JUL 25 0600 24.1 N 118.7 E 980 50 60 06 JUL 25 1200 24.6 N 117.5 E 985 45 50 JMA: 24.3N/117.6E 06 JUL 25 1800 24.4 N 116.6 E 990 45 JMA warnings 06 JUL 26 0000 24.8 N 116.0 E 992 40 06 JUL 26 0600 25.0 N 115.0 E 996 25 Note #1: The JTWC center position for 24/1800 UTC was just off the southeastern coast of Taiwan, but the JMA position for the same hour places the center just inland from the coast. Note #2: The center of Tropical Storm Kaemi was inland in southeastern China by 25/1200 UTC. Note #3: The highest 10-min avg MSW estimated by PAGASA for Typhoon Glenda was 80 kts from 23/0600 through 24/0600 UTC. ************************************************************************* Storm Name: PRAPIROON Cyclone Number: 07W Basin: NWP PAGASA Internal Name: HENRY JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0606 Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks (GMT) Press 1-min 10-min (mb) (kts) (kts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06 JUL 28 0600 13.0 N 129.0 E 1004 25 JMA bulletin 06 JUL 28 1200 12.5 N 129.5 E 1000 30 PAGASA warnings 06 JUL 28 1800 13.0 N 128.0 E 1000 30 JMA: 13.0N/127.0E 06 JUL 29 0000 13.1 N 127.9 E 1000 30 JMA: 14.0N/129.0E 06 JUL 29 0600 13.1 N 127.6 E 1000 30 JMA: 14.0N/128.0E 06 JUL 29 1200 13.5 N 127.0 E 1000 30 JMA: 14.0N/128.0E 06 JUL 29 1800 14.3 N 126.4 E 1000 30 JMA: 14.0N/128.0E 06 JUL 30 0000 14.8 N 124.9 E 1000 30 JMA: 14.0N/128.0E 06 JUL 30 0600 15.0 N 124.5 E 1000 30 JMA: 14.0N/127.0E 06 JUL 30 1200 15.3 N 124.1 E 1000 30 JMA: 15.0N/126.0E 06 JUL 30 1800 15.5 N 123.3 E 1000 30 JMA: 15.0N/124.0E 06 JUL 31 0000 15.4 N 122.8 E 1000 25 30 PAGASA: 15.6N/121.9E 06 JUL 31 0600 16.4 N 122.6 E 1000 30 30 PAGASA: 16.5N/121.8E 06 JUL 31 1200 16.6 N 122.1 E 1000 30 30 PAGASA: 17.3N/120.2E 06 JUL 31 1800 16.6 N 121.1 E 1002 30 30 JMA: 16.7N/119.6E 06 AUG 01 0000 16.8 N 118.8 E 1000 40 30 PAGASA: 16.8N/118.1E 06 AUG 01 0600 17.4 N 117.6 E 998 45 35 06 AUG 01 1200 17.8 N 116.5 E 994 45 40 06 AUG 01 1800 17.8 N 115.9 E 985 55 50 06 AUG 02 0000 18.1 N 115.2 E 980 55 55 JMA: 17.7N/115.5E 06 AUG 02 0600 18.9 N 114.7 E 975 65 60 06 AUG 02 1200 19.2 N 113.7 E 965 65 65 06 AUG 02 1800 19.3 N 113.1 E 965 65 70 06 AUG 03 0000 20.1 N 113.0 E 965 70 70 06 AUG 03 0600 20.8 N 112.2 E 965 70 70 06 AUG 03 1200 21.5 N 111.4 E 970 65 65 06 AUG 03 1800 21.9 N 110.3 E 975 45 60 Inland in China 06 AUG 04 0000 22.2 N 109.6 E 985 50 JMA warnings 06 AUG 04 0600 22.9 N 109.0 E 990 45 06 AUG 04 1200 23.4 N 108.4 E 994 40 06 AUG 04 1800 23.9 N 107.7 E 996 40 06 AUG 05 0000 24.0 N 107.0 E 998 25 Note: The maximum 10-min avg MSW assigned to Tropical Storm Henry by PAGASA was 45 kts at 1200 UTC on 1 August--shortly before the system moved out of that agency's AOR. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 --------------- Tropical Cyclone (03B) 02 - 04 Jul ************************************************************************* Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 03B 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 JUL 02 0300 20.5 N 89.0 E 30 IMD bulletins 06 JUL 02 1200 20.5 N 88.0 E 30 06 JUL 02 1800 20.0 N 86.3 E 35 Inland in India 06 JUL 03 0600 20.3 N 84.5 E 30 Position from AFWA 06 JUL 03 1200 21.0 N 84.0 E 30 IMD bulletins 06 JUL 04 1200 21.5 N 79.5 E 25 Note: Satellite bulletins from AFWA and SAB suggest that TC-03B had reached tropical storm intensity by 0830 UTC on 2 July, and the JTWC satellite bulletin at 02/1130 UTC also rated the system at T2.5/2.5. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* !!!!!! 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: 08.18.06 / Typhoon2000.ph, Typhoon2000.com