Tropical Cyclones [Index]

Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks May 1998 [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

               GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - MAY 1998


NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (NIO) - Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea

NOTE:  The tracking and intensity information for North Indian Ocean
       Basin tropical cyclones is based upon operational warnings from
       the Joint Typhoon Warning Center of the U.S. Air Force and Navy
       on the island of Guam.  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.

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Storm Name: 01B                   Cyclone Number: 01-B    Basin: NIO

   Date    Time   Lat      Lon   Cen Pres   MSW        Remarks
           (GMT)                   (mb)    (kts)
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98 MAY 18  0600  15.5 N   88.8 E             30
98 MAY 18  1200  17.0 N   89.6 E             30
98 MAY 18  1800  18.0 N   89.9 E             35
98 MAY 19  0000  19.1 N   90.4 E             40
98 MAY 19  0600  20.1 N   90.4 E             45
98 MAY 19  1200  20.9 N   90.4 E             55
98 MAY 19  1800  21.3 N   90.5 E             55
98 MAY 20  0000  21.8 N   91.6 E             65 Relocated
98 MAY 20  0600  22.6 N   92.0 E             65 India-0300Z: 22.0N,92.5E
98 MAY 20  1200  23.8 N   92.9 E             40
98 MAY 20  1800  24.3 N   93.8 E             25

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Storm Name: 02A                   Cyclone Number: 02-A    Basin: NIO

   Date    Time   Lat      Lon   Cen Pres   MSW        Remarks
           (GMT)                   (mb)    (kts)
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98 MAY 28  0000  14.2 N   58.9 E             35
98 MAY 28  0600  13.6 N   60.3 E             35
98 MAY 28  1200  13.4 N   60.3 E             35
98 MAY 28  1800  13.5 N   59.7 E             30
98 MAY 29  0000  14.3 N   59.0 E             30

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