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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks December 2001
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

 
              GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - DECEMBER 2001


          !!!! IMPORTANT -- PLEASE SEE NOTE AT END OF FILE !!!!

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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.

       Michael V. Padua, owner of the Typhoon 2000 webpage, sent me the
       PAGASA and JMA tracks for the cyclones, and Huang Chunliang of
       Fuzhou City, China, sent me the tracks from the National 
       Meteorological Center of China (NMCC) and the Hong Kong 
       Observatory (HKO).  A special thanks to Michael and Chunliang 
       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 primary tracks in a separate table.

       NOTE: Typhoon Vamei (32W) briefly re-intensified in the Bay of
       Bengal, prompting the issuance of three warnings by JTWC.  A new
       number (05B) was assigned, but the name was retained in the JTWC
       warnings.  The entire track for Vamei is included in the section
       for NWP basin tracks.


                             Systems Tracked
                             ---------------

   Tropical Storm KAJIKI (30W / 0124 / QUEDAN)         04 - 09 Dec
   Super Typhoon FAXAI (31W / 0125)                    10 - 26 Dec
   Typhoon VAMEI (32W / 0126 / 05B)                    26 - 31 Dec

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Storm Name: KAJIKI                Cyclone Number: 30W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: QUEDAN      JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0124

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

01 DEC 04 0000   9.4 N  131.6 E               30  PAGASA Warning
01 DEC 04 0600  10.1 N  129.4 E  1002   25    30  PAGASA:  9.4 N, 131.6 E
01 DEC 04 1200  10.1 N  128.3 E  1004   25    30  PAGASA: 11.8 N, 128.3 E
01 DEC 04 1800  10.1 N  127.3 E  1002   25    30  PAGASA: 11.0 N, 127.8 E
01 DEC 05 0000  10.2 N  126.2 E  1002   30    30  PAGASA: 10.8 N, 127.1 E
01 DEC 05 0600  10.7 N  124.9 E   998   30    35  Over Leyte island
01 DEC 05 1200  10.8 N  123.7 E   998   35    35  Near Cebu and Negros
01 DEC 05 1800  11.2 N  122.8 E   996   30    40  Over eastern Panay
01 DEC 06 0000  11.3 N  121.7 E   998   35    35  In Sulu Sea
01 DEC 06 0600  11.3 N  121.4 E   998   35    35
01 DEC 06 1200  11.7 N  120.4 E   998   35    35
01 DEC 06 1800  11.9 N  119.4 E   998   35    35  Near Calamian Group
01 DEC 07 0000  12.0 N  117.9 E   998   35    35
01 DEC 07 0600  12.3 N  116.6 E   996   35    35
01 DEC 07 1200  13.2 N  115.3 E   996   35    35  NMCC: 12.8 N, 116.2 E
01 DEC 07 1800  12.7 N  114.3 E   996   35    35  JMA: 13.3 N, 115.0 E
01 DEC 08 0000  12.9 N  113.8 E   996   30    35
01 DEC 08 0600  13.3 N  112.7 E   996   30    35
01 DEC 08 1200  13.5 N  112.0 E  1002   30    30
01 DEC 08 1800  13.4 N  111.4 E  1002   25    25  JMA: 13.0 N, 113.0 E
01 DEC 09 0000  12.7 N  111.5 E         25

Note: The information for 04/0600 through 04/1800 UTC was taken from
the JMV file prepared by JTWC.  The first JTWC warning was issued on
TD-30W at 05/0000 UTC.  Center position coordinates from the various
warning agencies agreed rather well, especially notable for a weak
tropical storm.   The 10-min avg MSW values given above were taken
from JMA's warnings.  The corresponding estimates from NMCC, HKO, and
PAGASA are tabulated below:

   Date   Time     Estimated 10-min avg MSW in kts
          (GMT)       NMCC      HKO      PAGASA
--------------------------------------------------

01 DEC 04 0000                              30
01 DEC 04 0600                              30
01 DEC 04 1200                              35
01 DEC 04 1800                              35
01 DEC 05 0000                              40
01 DEC 05 0600         35        25         45
01 DEC 05 1200         35        30         45
01 DEC 05 1800         35        30         45
01 DEC 06 0000         35        30         45
01 DEC 06 0600         35        30         45
01 DEC 06 1200         35        30         45
01 DEC 06 1800         35        30         45
01 DEC 07 0000         35        30         45
01 DEC 07 0600         35        35         45
01 DEC 07 1200         35        35         40
01 DEC 07 1800         35        35
01 DEC 08 0000         35        35
01 DEC 08 0600         35        35
01 DEC 08 1200         35        35
01 DEC 08 1800                   30
01 DEC 09 0000                   25

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Storm Name: FAXAI                 Cyclone Number: 31W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0125

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 DEC 10 1200   4.8 N  155.0 E         20        From JMV File
01 DEC 10 1800   5.0 N  155.4 E         25              "
01 DEC 11 0000   5.6 N  155.8 E         25              "
01 DEC 11 0600   5.8 N  155.5 E         25              "
01 DEC 11 1200   5.4 N  155.4 E         25              "
01 DEC 11 1800   5.8 N  155.3 E         25        First JTWC Warning
01 DEC 12 0000   4.8 N  157.0 E  1006   25    25  JMA: 4.0 N, 158.0 E
01 DEC 12 0600   4.5 N  159.2 E  1004   25    30
01 DEC 12 1200   5.2 N  159.4 E  1004   30    30
01 DEC 12 1800   5.6 N  159.4 E  1004   35    30
01 DEC 13 0000   6.1 N  160.8 E  1006   25    30  JMA: 6.2 N, 160.0 E
01 DEC 13 0600   5.0 N  162.3 E  1006   25    25  JMA: 4.0 N, 160.0 E
01 DEC 13 1200   4.5 N  163.1 E  1008   25    25  JMA: 3.0 N, 161.0 E
01 DEC 13 1800   4.7 N  162.1 E  1006   25    25
01 DEC 14 0000   5.1 N  162.4 E  1006   30    25
01 DEC 14 0600   5.3 N  162.2 E  1006   30    25  JMA: 5.0 N, 161.0 E
01 DEC 14 1200   5.2 N  162.2 E  1004   30    25  JMA: 5.0 N, 161.0 E
01 DEC 14 1800   5.1 N  162.0 E  1002   30    25
01 DEC 15 0000   5.0 N  162.0 E  1002   35    25  JMA: 5.0 N, 163.0 E
01 DEC 15 0600   5.0 N  162.2 E  1000   35    25
01 DEC 15 1200   5.2 N  162.6 E  1002   35    25
01 DEC 15 1800   5.3 N  161.9 E  1000   35    25
01 DEC 16 0000   5.3 N  161.1 E  1000   35    30
01 DEC 16 0600   5.3 N  161.7 E  1000   35    30
01 DEC 16 1200   5.5 N  161.6 E  1000   35    30
01 DEC 16 1800   5.6 N  161.6 E   998   35    35
01 DEC 17 0000   5.6 N  161.6 E   998   35    35
01 DEC 17 0600   5.9 N  161.4 E   996   40    40
01 DEC 17 1200   6.0 N  161.2 E   996   45    40
01 DEC 17 1800   5.9 N  161.1 E   992   55    40
01 DEC 18 0000   6.0 N  161.0 E   992   55    40
01 DEC 18 0600   5.8 N  161.1 E   992   55    40
01 DEC 18 1200   5.8 N  161.4 E   990   55    40
01 DEC 18 1800   5.7 N  162.1 E   990   55    40  NMCC: 5.7 N, 161.3 E
01 DEC 19 0000   6.2 N  162.1 E   990   60    45
01 DEC 19 0600   6.2 N  162.3 E   990   55    45
01 DEC 19 1200   6.2 N  162.3 E   990   55    45
01 DEC 19 1800   6.3 N  162.3 E   990   50    45
01 DEC 20 0000   6.9 N  161.7 E   990   45    45
01 DEC 20 0600   7.7 N  160.7 E   985   55    50
01 DEC 20 1200   8.1 N  159.8 E   985   60    50
01 DEC 20 1800   8.7 N  158.8 E   980   65    55
01 DEC 21 0000   9.1 N  158.2 E   970   75    65
01 DEC 21 0600   9.7 N  157.7 E   965   80    70
01 DEC 21 1200  10.5 N  156.8 E   955  105    75
01 DEC 21 1800  10.9 N  155.9 E   945  120    85
01 DEC 22 0000  11.6 N  155.0 E   935  135    90
01 DEC 22 0600  12.3 N  153.9 E   925  140    95
01 DEC 22 1200  13.1 N  152.7 E   920  140   100
01 DEC 22 1800  13.9 N  151.5 E   920  150   100
01 DEC 23 0000  14.7 N  150.2 E   915  155   105
01 DEC 23 0600  15.6 N  149.1 E   920  150   100
01 DEC 23 1200  16.3 N  148.1 E   940  140    90
01 DEC 23 1800  17.3 N  147.2 E   950  125    80
01 DEC 24 0000  18.2 N  146.6 E   950  115    80
01 DEC 24 0600  19.1 N  146.2 E   950  115    80
01 DEC 24 1200  20.1 N  146.3 E   955  105    75  NMCC: 20.3 N, 146.8 E
01 DEC 24 1800  21.6 N  147.2 E   960   95    70
01 DEC 25 0000  23.3 N  149.0 E   965   85    65
01 DEC 25 0600  25.2 N  151.4 E   970   75    60
01 DEC 25 1200  27.1 N  153.9 E   980   70    55  JMA: 27.5 N, 154.4 E
01 DEC 25 1800  29.1 N  158.1 E   985   65    50  JMA: 29.6 N, 159.1 E
01 DEC 26 0000  31.8 N  162.3 E   990         45  Extratropical
01 DEC 26 0600  33.0 N  167.0 E  1000         35
01 DEC 26 1200  34.0 N  172.0 E  1008         35

Note: The NMCC coordinates for 25/1800 UTC were 30.2 N, 159.7 E.  The
data for the last three entries were taken from JMA's High Seas
bulletins.  Other than JTWC and JMA, the only other warning center
issuing warnings on Super Typhoon Faxai was NMCC.  The 10-min avg MSW
estimates from NMCC are tabulated below:

   Date   Time     Estimated 10-min avg MSW in kts
          (GMT)        NMCC
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01 DEC 16 1800           35
01 DEC 17 0000           35
01 DEC 17 0600           35
01 DEC 17 1200           35
01 DEC 17 1800           40
01 DEC 18 0000           40
01 DEC 18 0600           40
01 DEC 18 1200           40
01 DEC 18 1800           40
01 DEC 19 0000           40
01 DEC 19 0600           40
01 DEC 19 1200           40
01 DEC 19 1800           40
01 DEC 20 0000           45
01 DEC 20 0600           45
01 DEC 20 1200           45
01 DEC 20 1800           50
01 DEC 21 0000           60
01 DEC 21 0600           70
01 DEC 21 1200           70
01 DEC 21 1800           80
01 DEC 22 0000          100
01 DEC 22 0600          110
01 DEC 22 1200          120
01 DEC 22 1800          120
01 DEC 23 0000          130
01 DEC 23 0600          110
01 DEC 23 1200          110
01 DEC 23 1800          100
01 DEC 24 0000          100
01 DEC 24 0600          100
01 DEC 24 1200           90
01 DEC 24 1800           80
01 DEC 25 0000           70
01 DEC 25 0600           60
01 DEC 25 1200           55
01 DEC 25 1800           50
01 DEC 26 0000           40

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Storm Name: VAMEI                 Cyclone Number: 32W/05B Basin: NWP/NIO
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0126

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 DEC 26 1200   1.4 N  106.5 E         25
01 DEC 26 1800   1.5 N  105.8 E         35
01 DEC 27 0000   1.5 N  105.2 E         45        First JTWC Wrng on 32W
01 DEC 27 0600   1.5 N  104.4 E         75    40
01 DEC 27 1200   1.6 N  103.9 E         45    35  Inland in SE Malaysia
01 DEC 27 1800   1.7 N  103.1 E         40    35
01 DEC 28 0000   1.6 N  102.0 E         30    30  In Strait of Malacca
01 DEC 28 0600   1.7 N  101.4 E         30    25  Over Sumatra
01 DEC 28 1200   1.9 N  100.6 E         25        Final JTWC Wrng on 32W
01 DEC 29 1800   3.6 N   95.4 E  1005   20        STWO for North Indian
01 DEC 30 1800   5.3 N   90.8 E  1004   30        First JTWC Wrng on 05B
01 DEC 31 0600   5.0 N   90.9 E         35
01 DEC 31 1800   3.4 N   90.5 E         30        Final JTWC Wrng on 05B

Note: No warning agencies other than JTWC and JMA issued warnings on
Vamei.  I have not included the central pressure estimates from JMA's
warnings since all were 1008 mb or higher, while ship reports available
to JTWC clearly indicated that the cyclone was a typhoon.

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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.

       Alipate Waqaicelua, Chief Forecaster at the Nadi TCWC, sent me
       the tracks for Tropical Cyclones Vicky and Waka, as well as
       for Trina in late November.  A special thanks to Alipate for
       sending me this information.


                             Systems Tracked
                             ---------------

   Tropical Depression (02F)                           08 - 15 Dec
   Tropical Cyclone VICKY (04F)                        22 - 26 Dec
   Tropical Cyclone WAKA (03F / 07P)                   19 Dec - 05 Jan

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 02F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 DEC 08 1800  18.0 S  179.0 W  1000         25
01 DEC 09 2100  18.0 S  179.0 E  1002         25
01 DEC 10 0600  17.5 S  179.0 E  1000         25
01 DEC 10 1800  17.0 S  178.0 E  1002         25  System now cold-cored
01 DEC 13 2100  19.0 S  175.0 E  1002         25  Redeveloped
01 DEC 14 1800  19.0 S  176.0 E  1002         25
01 DEC 15 0600  20.0 S  179.0 E  1002         25

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Storm Name: VICKY                 Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 04F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 DEC 22 1800  13.7 S  157.2 W  1004         25
01 DEC 23 0000  13.7 S  157.4 W  1004         25
01 DEC 23 0600  13.7 S  157.4 W  1004         25
01 DEC 23 1200  13.9 S  157.0 W  1004         25
01 DEC 23 1800  12.9 S  157.2 W  1003         25  Relocation
01 DEC 24 0000  12.6 S  156.9 W   998         30  JTWC issued TCFA
01 DEC 24 0600  12.8 S  157.0 W   995         35
01 DEC 24 1200  12.5 S  157.5 W   995         35
01 DEC 24 1800  13.7 S  157.2 W   995         35
01 DEC 25 0000  14.6 S  157.1 W   999         30  JTWC issued 2nd TCFA
01 DEC 25 0600  14.7 S  157.4 W  1002         25
01 DEC 25 1800  15.8 S  157.2 W  1002         25  Some associated gales
01 DEC 26 0000  16.4 S  157.5 W  1002         25           "
01 DEC 26 0600  17.1 S  157.5 W  1004         20           "
01 DEC 26 1200  17.1 S  157.5 W  1004         20           "

Note: The associated gales noted after Vicky was downgraded were confined
to a boundary well northeast of the center.   JTWC did not issue any
warnings on this system; hence, there are no 1-min avg MSW estimates.

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Storm Name: WAKA                  Cyclone Number: 07P     Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 03F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 DEC 19 2100  11.0 S  171.0 E  1002         25
01 DEC 20 1200  11.5 S  172.0 E  1000         30
01 DEC 20 1800  11.5 S  172.3 E  1000         30  JTWC issued TCFA
01 DEC 21 0000  11.5 S  172.5 E  1000         30
01 DEC 21 0600  14.0 S  174.0 E  1000         30  Relocation
01 DEC 21 1200  14.4 S  174.5 E  1000         30
01 DEC 21 1800  14.5 S  174.8 E  1000         30  JTWC issued 2nd TCFA
01 DEC 22 0000  15.0 S  175.0 E  1000         30
01 DEC 22 0600  15.0 S  175.0 E  1000         30
01 DEC 22 1200  15.0 S  175.5 E  1000         30
01 DEC 22 2100  16.5 S  175.0 E  1004         25  JTWC cancelled TCFA
01 DEC 23 0600  16.5 S  179.5 E  1003         25
01 DEC 23 2100  17.0 S  179.0 W  1003         25
01 DEC 24 2100  15.0 S  176.5 W  1003         25
01 DEC 25 2100  14.0 S  177.0 W  1003         25
01 DEC 26 0600  14.0 S  177.0 W  1002         25
01 DEC 27 0000  12.5 S  177.5 W  1004         25  Some associated gales
01 DEC 27 0600  11.8 S  178.0 W  1002         25           "
01 DEC 27 1200  12.0 S  175.0 W  1002         25           "
01 DEC 27 1800  12.0 S  175.5 W  1001         25           "
01 DEC 28 0000  11.7 S  175.5 W  1001         25           "
01 DEC 28 0600  11.4 S  176.4 W  1001         25           "
01 DEC 28 1200  10.6 S  175.0 W  1001         25           "
01 DEC 28 1800  10.5 S  175.4 W  1000         30           "
01 DEC 29 0000  10.9 S  174.0 W   997   30    30           "
01 DEC 29 0600  11.4 S  174.5 W   995         35  Upgraded to TC Waka
01 DEC 29 1200  11.9 S  174.8 W   990   35    40
01 DEC 29 1800  12.5 S  175.7 W   985         50
01 DEC 30 0000  13.1 S  176.1 W   980   65    55
01 DEC 30 0600  13.4 S  176.0 W   975         60
01 DEC 30 1200  14.3 S  175.8 W   960   90    75
01 DEC 30 1800  15.0 S  175.8 W   955         80
01 DEC 31 0000  16.1 S  175.6 W   945  100    85
01 DEC 31 0600  17.3 S  174.6 W   940         90
01 DEC 31 1200  18.7 S  174.1 W   935  100    90  JTWC: 18.3 S, 174.2 W
01 DEC 31 1800  20.4 S  172.7 W   930         95
02 JAN 01 0000  21.9 S  171.5 W   940   90    90  JTWC: 22.1 S, 171.1 W
02 JAN 01 0600  23.9 S  169.6 W   950         80
02 JAN 01 1200  25.6 S  168.5 W   965   65    70  Wrngs from Wellington
02 JAN 01 1700  27.5 S  167.8 W   980         55
02 JAN 02 0000  29.5 S  168.0 W   980   50    55
02 JAN 02 0500  30.5 S  167.5 W   984         55  Extratropical
02 JAN 02 1100  31.0 S  167.0 W   984         55
02 JAN 02 1700  32.0 S  167.0 W   990         55
02 JAN 02 2300  32.0 S  167.0 W   990         50
02 JAN 03 0500  32.0 S  166.0 W   990         60
02 JAN 03 1100  32.0 S  166.0 W   990         55
02 JAN 03 1700  33.0 S  166.5 W   989         55
02 JAN 03 2300  33.5 S  165.5 W   990         50
02 JAN 04 0500  35.0 S  165.0 W   985         45
02 JAN 04 1100  36.0 S  164.0 W   985         45
02 JAN 04 1700  38.0 S  165.0 W   984         35
02 JAN 04 2300  40.0 S  163.5 W   986         35
02 JAN 05 0500  43.0 S  162.0 W   989         35

Note: The JTWC position at 01/1200 UTC was 25.6 S, 169.2 W.

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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 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>

     In the near future I shall contact the other tropical warning
  centers to see if I can locate any links to sites where their "best
  tracks" might be archived.

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Document: trak0112.htm
Updated: 27th December 2006

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