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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks May 2001
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]
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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks May 2001 [Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett] |
GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - MAY 2001
!!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!!
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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
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Hurricane ADOLPH (01E) 25 May - 02 Jun
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Storm Name: ADOLPH Cyclone Number: 01E Basin: NEP
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 MAY 25 1800 13.7 N 101.0 W 1006 30
01 MAY 26 0000 13.8 N 101.0 W 1006 30
01 MAY 26 0600 13.8 N 101.1 W 1006 30
01 MAY 26 1200 14.0 N 101.0 W 1006 30
01 MAY 26 1800 13.8 N 100.4 W 1004 35
01 MAY 27 0000 13.5 N 100.4 W 1000 45
01 MAY 27 0600 13.3 N 100.0 W 997 55
01 MAY 27 1200 13.2 N 99.7 W 992 60
01 MAY 27 1800 13.5 N 99.5 W 980 80
01 MAY 28 0000 13.9 N 99.8 W 960 105
01 MAY 28 0600 14.2 N 100.2 W 960 110
01 MAY 28 1200 14.4 N 100.5 W 955 110
01 MAY 28 1800 14.7 N 101.2 W 955 110
01 MAY 29 0000 15.0 N 102.1 W 940 125
01 MAY 29 0600 15.3 N 103.2 W 940 125
01 MAY 29 1200 15.5 N 104.1 W 940 125
01 MAY 29 1800 15.7 N 105.2 W 950 110
01 MAY 30 0000 15.9 N 106.1 W 950 110
01 MAY 30 0600 16.0 N 107.0 W 960 100
01 MAY 30 1200 16.2 N 107.9 W 965 95
01 MAY 30 1800 16.3 N 108.6 W 975 85
01 MAY 31 0000 16.4 N 109.4 W 979 80
01 MAY 31 0600 16.4 N 110.2 W 982 65
01 MAY 31 1200 16.4 N 110.8 W 987 65
01 MAY 31 1800 16.4 N 111.4 W 990 60
01 JUN 01 0000 16.2 N 111.8 W 997 50
01 JUN 01 0600 16.1 N 112.1 W 1003 40
01 JUN 01 1200 16.1 N 112.3 W 1005 35
01 JUN 01 1800 16.4 N 112.7 W 1006 30
01 JUN 02 0000 16.6 N 112.7 W 1006 25
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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.
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.
Michael V. Padua, owner of the Typhoon 2000 webpage, sent me the
PAGASA and JMA tracks for Tropical Storm Cimaron/Crising--a
special thanks to Michael for his assistance. The track for the
second system, an unnamed/unnumbered tropical depression, was
compiled and sent to me by Roger Edson of the University of Guam.
A special thanks to Roger for sending me this track.
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Storm CIMARON (03W / CRISING / 0101) 07 - 21 May
Tropical Depression 16 - 23 May
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Storm Name: CIMARON Cyclone Number: 03W Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: CRISING JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0101
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 MAY 07 0000 10.0 N 126.7 E 20
01 MAY 07 0600 10.2 N 127.0 E 25
01 MAY 07 1200 10.7 N 126.1 E 25
01 MAY 07 1800 10.8 N 125.7 E 25 In Leyte Gulf
01 MAY 08 0000 11.4 N 124.9 E 25 In Central Philippines
01 MAY 08 0600 12.3 N 124.2 E 25 "
01 MAY 08 1200 13.0 N 123.5 E 25 "
01 MAY 08 1800 11.9 N 123.0 E 25 Relocated "
01 MAY 09 0000 11.6 N 121.0 E 25 In Sulu Sea
01 MAY 09 0600 11.9 N 120.2 E 30 Near Calamian Group
01 MAY 09 1200 12.6 N 119.3 E 30 In South China Sea
01 MAY 09 1800 12.9 N 119.3 E 30
01 MAY 10 0000 13.6 N 119.1 E 1004 35 30 JMA: 12.9 N, 119.1 E
01 MAY 10 0600 14.6 N 119.1 E 1004 35 30 JMA: 13.6 N, 119.5 E
01 MAY 10 1200 15.1 N 119.3 E 1002 40 30 PAGASA: 15.6 N, 119.7 E
01 MAY 10 1800 16.1 N 119.0 E 1002 40 30 PAGASA: 16.3 N, 119.7 E
01 MAY 11 0000 16.7 N 118.9 E 1000 40 35 PAGASA: 17.5 N, 119.3 E
01 MAY 11 0600 17.8 N 118.9 E 996 40 35 PAGASA: 18.5 N, 119.4 E
01 MAY 11 1200 18.9 N 119.4 E 994 45 35
01 MAY 11 1800 18.7 N 119.4 E 992 45 45
01 MAY 12 0000 18.7 N 120.1 E 992 45 45
01 MAY 12 0600 19.0 N 120.4 E 992 40 45
01 MAY 12 1200 20.0 N 121.0 E 992 40 45
01 MAY 12 1800 20.8 N 121.3 E 990 45 45
01 MAY 13 0000 21.4 N 121.7 E 990 50 45
01 MAY 13 0600 22.1 N 122.7 E 990 50 45
01 MAY 13 1200 23.2 N 123.7 E 985 50 50
01 MAY 13 1800 24.3 N 125.1 E 985 60 50
01 MAY 14 0000 25.4 N 126.4 E 990 55 50
01 MAY 14 0600 26.4 N 127.9 E 994 45 45 Over Okinawa
01 MAY 14 1200 27.5 N 129.7 E 1000 35 40 Extratropical
01 MAY 14 1800 28.0 N 131.0 E 1000 40 See Note
01 MAY 15 0000 28.0 N 132.0 E 1004 40
01 MAY 15 0600 28.0 N 134.0 E 1002 40
01 MAY 15 1200 29.0 N 137.0 E 1002 40
01 MAY 15 1800 30.0 N 139.0 E 1002 40
01 MAY 16 0000 30.0 N 140.0 E 1002 40
01 MAY 16 0600 31.0 N 142.0 E 998 40
01 MAY 16 1200 31.0 N 144.0 E 998 40
01 MAY 16 1800 32.0 N 146.0 E 996 40
01 MAY 17 0000 33.0 N 148.0 E 1000 35
01 MAY 17 0600 34.0 N 149.0 E 998 35
01 MAY 17 1200 34.0 N 152.0 E 998 35
01 MAY 17 1800 34.0 N 153.0 E 998 35
01 MAY 18 0000 36.0 N 155.0 E 998 40
01 MAY 18 0600 37.0 N 157.0 E 1000 40
01 MAY 18 1200 40.0 N 159.0 E 996 40
01 MAY 18 1800 41.0 N 159.0 E 1000 40
01 MAY 19 0000 41.0 N 160.0 E 1000 40
01 MAY 19 0600 42.0 N 160.0 E 996 40
01 MAY 19 1200 42.0 N 160.0 E 998 40
01 MAY 19 1800 43.0 N 160.0 E 1000 40
01 MAY 20 0000 43.0 N 161.0 E 1000 40
01 MAY 20 0600 43.0 N 161.0 E 1004 40
01 MAY 20 1200 44.0 N 161.0 E 1000 40
01 MAY 20 1800 45.0 N 161.0 E 1000 40
01 MAY 21 0000 45.0 N 158.0 E 1000 40
Note: Positions and intensities for the extratropical stage of Cimaron
from 14/1800 UTC onward were taken from the High Seas Warnings issued
by JMA.
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: NWP
(Track provided by Roger Edson)
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 MAY 16 0600 6.0 N 139.0 E 10
01 MAY 16 1200 6.2 N 138.7 E 10
01 MAY 17 0000 6.5 N 138.5 E 10
01 MAY 17 1200 7.2 N 137.5 E 15
01 MAY 18 0000 8.0 N 138.5 E 15
01 MAY 18 1200 9.0 N 134.8 E 1007 20
01 MAY 19 0000 9.4 N 133.5 E 20
01 MAY 19 1200 10.0 N 132.7 E 1006 25
01 MAY 20 0000 11.2 N 131.6 E 1006 25 JTWC issued TCFA
01 MAY 20 1200 12.8 N 130.8 E 1006 25
01 MAY 21 0000 14.5 N 130.3 E 1005 30 JTWC issued 2nd TCFA
01 MAY 21 1200 16.4 N 130.5 E 25
01 MAY 22 0000 18.0 N 131.0 E 20 Extratropical
01 MAY 22 1200 19.3 N 131.6 E 25
01 MAY 23 0000 21.0 N 133.3 E 25
Note: The central pressure estimates were taken from the daily STWOs
issued by JTWC and from the two Tropical Cyclone Formation Alerts (TCFA)
that were issued for the depression. No operational warnings were
issued for this system by any agency.
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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
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 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. Some information was
also obtained from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
Systems Tracked
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Tropical Cyclone (01A) 21 - 28 May
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: 01A Basin: NIO
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 MAY 21 0600 13.5 N 67.5 E 20 IMD Bulletin
01 MAY 21 1800 13.8 N 69.9 E 35
01 MAY 22 0000 13.9 N 70.6 E 45
01 MAY 22 0600 14.0 N 71.4 E 60
01 MAY 22 1200 14.4 N 71.7 E 65
01 MAY 22 1800 14.9 N 71.8 E 70
01 MAY 23 0000 15.4 N 71.5 E 75
01 MAY 23 0600 15.7 N 70.9 E 75
01 MAY 23 1200 15.9 N 70.5 E 85
01 MAY 23 1800 16.2 N 70.2 E 90
01 MAY 24 0000 16.7 N 69.8 E 100
01 MAY 24 0600 16.8 N 69.0 E 115
01 MAY 24 1200 16.8 N 68.2 E 115
01 MAY 24 1800 16.7 N 68.4 E 115
01 MAY 25 0000 17.0 N 68.1 E 100
01 MAY 25 0600 17.2 N 67.8 E 100
01 MAY 25 1200 17.4 N 67.8 E 85
01 MAY 25 1800 17.2 N 67.5 E 80
01 MAY 26 0000 17.3 N 67.4 E 65
01 MAY 26 0600 17.1 N 67.8 E 60
01 MAY 26 1200 17.6 N 67.8 E 55
01 MAY 26 1800 18.0 N 67.8 E 50
01 MAY 27 0000 18.4 N 67.6 E 50
01 MAY 27 0600 18.6 N 67.6 E 45
01 MAY 27 1200 19.0 N 67.6 E 45
01 MAY 27 1800 19.5 N 67.7 E 40
01 MAY 28 0000 20.0 N 67.7 E 40
01 MAY 28 0600 20.2 N 68.0 E 35
01 MAY 28 1200 20.9 N 68.3 E 35
01 MAY 28 1800 21.8 N 67.8 E 25
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SOUTH PACIFIC (SPA) - South Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 160E
NOTE: The tracking and intensity information for South Pacific
Basin tropical cyclones was taken from real-time operational
warnings issued by the Nadi TCWC, Fiji for positions north of
25S and from the Wellington, New Zealand office for positions
south of 25S. Warnings from JTWC were utilized for the purpose
of making comparisons and for supplying information for times
when the Nadi or Wellington warnings were unavailable. The
10-min avg MSW values were taken from the Fiji or New Zealand
warnings while the 1-min avg MSW values were obtained from the
JTWC warnings. (NOTE: No JTWC or NPMOC warnings were issued
for either of the following systems.)
Systems Tracked
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Depression (14F) 01 - 03 May
Depression (15F) 07 - 09 May
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 14F
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 MAY 01 0300 20.0 S 163.4 W 1006 25
01 MAY 01 0600 19.0 S 164.0 W 1006 25 Relocated
01 MAY 01 1200 19.5 S 162.6 W 1006 25
01 MAY 01 1800 20.5 S 159.6 W 1006 30
01 MAY 02 0000 20.9 S 152.3 W 1004 30
01 MAY 02 0600 22.0 S 149.0 W 1004 30
01 MAY 02 1200 23.0 S 146.0 W 1004 40 See Note
01 MAY 02 1800 24.0 S 146.0 W 1004 40
01 MAY 03 0000 24.0 S 146.0 W 1005 40
01 MAY 03 0600 25.0 S 144.0 W 1006 40
01 MAY 03 1200 25.0 S 144.0 W 1006 35 Wellington Warning
Note: This depression was cold-cored in nature from the start and the
gales that developed were peripheral gales developing in the southern
semicircle as the system moved closer to a strong ridge to the south.
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Storm Name: None Cyclone Number: None Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 15F
Date Time Lat Lon Cent MSW MSW Remarks
(GMT) Press 1-min 10-min
(mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 MAY 07 2100 18.0 S 154.0 W 1006 25
01 MAY 08 1800 20.5 S 154.0 W 1001 30
01 MAY 09 0300 22.1 S 154.0 W 1000 35 See Note
01 MAY 09 0600 23.0 S 153.8 W 1000 35
01 MAY 09 1200 24.0 S 152.0 W 999 35
Note: Like Depression 14F a few days earlier, this system was hybrid
in nature and the gales were confined to the southern quadrant only.
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!!!!!! 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:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov>
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:
http://199.10.200.33/jtwc.html>
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.
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