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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks June 2008
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

               GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JUNE 2008

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

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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 BORIS (02E)                               27 Jun - 04 Jul
   Tropical Storm CRISTINA (03E)                       27 Jun - 01 Jul

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Storm Name: BORIS                 Cyclone Number: 02E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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08 JUN 27 0600  11.8 N  108.5 W  1007   25
08 JUN 27 1200  12.5 N  109.0 W  1005   35
08 JUN 27 1800  13.1 N  109.5 W  1000   45
08 JUN 28 0000  13.4 N  110.4 W  1000   45
08 JUN 28 0600  13.9 N  111.8 W  1000   45
08 JUN 28 1200  14.4 N  112.6 W  1000   45
08 JUN 28 1800  14.7 N  113.4 W  1000   45
08 JUN 29 0000  14.8 N  114.2 W  1000   45
08 JUN 29 0600  15.0 N  115.0 W  1000   45
08 JUN 29 1200  15.0 N  115.8 W  1000   45
08 JUN 29 1800  15.0 N  116.7 W  1000   45
08 JUN 30 0000  14.8 N  117.8 W   992   60
08 JUN 30 0600  14.9 N  119.0 W   992   60
08 JUN 30 1200  14.9 N  120.1 W   995   55
08 JUN 30 1800  14.7 N  121.5 W   995   55
08 JUL 01 0000  14.6 N  122.5 W   992   60
08 JUL 01 0600  14.6 N  123.7 W   989   65
08 JUL 01 1200  14.6 N  124.6 W   989   65
08 JUL 01 1800  14.8 N  125.0 W   991   60
08 JUL 02 0000  15.3 N  125.6 W   991   60
08 JUL 02 0600  15.7 N  126.2 W   988   65
08 JUL 02 1200  16.3 N  126.9 W   988   65
08 JUL 02 1800  16.7 N  127.5 W   995   50
08 JUL 03 0000  17.4 N  128.0 W   995   50
08 JUL 03 0600  17.2 N  128.4 W   996   45
08 JUL 03 1200  17.7 N  128.9 W  1000   40
08 JUL 03 1800  17.4 N  129.6 W  1002   35
08 JUL 04 0000  17.2 N  130.1 W  1003   30
08 JUL 04 0600  17.2 N  130.6 W  1005   25
08 JUL 04 0900  17.1 N  130.9 W  1005   25

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Storm Name: CRISTINA              Cyclone Number: 03E     Basin: NEP


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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08 JUN 27 1800  13.3 N  122.5 W  1007   30
08 JUN 28 0000  13.9 N  123.2 W  1007   30
08 JUN 28 0600  14.2 N  123.4 W  1007   30
08 JUN 28 1200  14.3 N  124.2 W  1005   35
08 JUN 28 1800  14.5 N  125.0 W  1003   40
08 JUN 29 0000  14.8 N  125.7 W  1000   45
08 JUN 29 0600  14.6 N  126.4 W  1002   40
08 JUN 29 1200  14.5 N  127.1 W  1004   35
08 JUN 29 1800  14.4 N  127.9 W  1004   35
08 JUN 30 0000  14.3 N  128.7 W  1002   40
08 JUN 30 0600  14.2 N  129.5 W  1002   40
08 JUN 30 1200  14.3 N  130.7 W  1005   30
08 JUN 30 1800  14.0 N  131.7 W  1007   25
08 JUL 01 0000  14.1 N  132.7 W  1008   25
08 JUL 01 0300  14.1 N  133.2 W  1008   25

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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
                              ---------------

   Typhoon FENGSHEN (07W / 0806 / FRANK)               17 - 27 Jun

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Storm Name: FENGSHEN              Cyclone Number: 07W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: FRANK       JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0806

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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08 JUN 17 1800   9.0 N  135.0 E  1006         25  JMA bulletins
08 JUN 18 0000   9.0 N  134.0 E  1008         25
08 JUN 18 0600   9.0 N  133.0 E  1006         25
08 JUN 18 1200   9.4 N  132.9 E  1006   25    30  Initial JTWC warning
08 JUN 18 1800   9.7 N  131.9 E  1002   35    30
08 JUN 19 0000   9.8 N  131.1 E  1000   45    35
08 JUN 19 0600  10.2 N  130.0 E   994   45    45
08 JUN 19 1200  10.4 N  128.7 E   985   50    60  JMA: 10.0N/129.1E
08 JUN 19 1800  10.7 N  127.6 E   980   65    65
08 JUN 20 0000  11.1 N  126.5 E   970   70    70
08 JUN 20 0600  11.5 N  125.3 E   960   75    75  Over Samar Island
08 JUN 20 1200  11.9 N  124.1 E   960   80    75  Near SE Masbate Island
08 JUN 20 1800  11.6 N  123.4 E   960   90    80  Over Visayan Sea
08 JUN 21 0000  11.8 N  122.3 E   945   95    90  JMA: 11.9N/122.7E
08 JUN 21 0600  12.2 N  122.3 E   950   95    85  
08 JUN 21 1200  13.0 N  121.9 E   960   85    75
08 JUN 21 1800  13.9 N  121.5 E   960   80    75  Entering S Luzon
08 JUN 22 0000  14.8 N  120.9 E   960   70    75  Very near Manila
08 JUN 22 0600  15.4 N  120.4 E   970   65    70  Over western Luzon
08 JUN 22 1200  16.7 N  119.5 E   970   65    70  JMA: 15.9N/119.4E
08 JUN 22 1800  17.1 N  118.5 E   975   65    65  JMA: 16.2N/118.0E
08 JUN 23 0000  17.2 N  117.6 E   990   55    50  Over South China Sea
08 JUN 23 0600  17.8 N  116.9 E   985   55    55
08 JUN 23 1200  18.2 N  116.7 E   985   55    55  JMA: 17.9N/116.3E
08 JUN 23 1800  18.5 N  116.3 E   985   55    55  JMA: 18.4N/115.8E
08 JUN 24 0000  19.6 N  115.8 E   985   55    55
08 JUN 24 0600  20.5 N  115.5 E   985   50    55
08 JUN 24 1200  21.4 N  115.0 0   985   50    55
08 JUN 24 1800  22.2 N  114.9 E   990   50    50  JMA: 22.0N/114.5E
08 JUN 25 0000  23.1 N  114.3 E   994   45    40  Inland in China
08 JUN 25 0600  23.1 N  113.8 E   996   40    35
08 JUN 25 1200  23.3 N  113.5 E   998   30    35
08 JUN 25 1800  24.6 N  114.2 E  1000         30  See Note
08 JUN 26 0000  25.0 N  114.5 E
08 JUN 26 0600  26.2 N  114.6 E
08 JUN 26 1200  26.3 N  115.1 E  1000
08 JUN 26 1800  27.0 N  115.9 E  1000
08 JUN 27 0000  27.5 N  116.5 E  1002
08 JUN 27 0600  28.0 N  116.0 E  1000

Note: The tracking information from 25/1800 UTC onward was sent to me
by Steve Young.  The positions were taken from the NCEP re-analysis and
the CP values from JMA's surface analysis.

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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 Depression (Invest 99A)                    05 - 07 Jun
                                                     
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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: NIO
(Identified as NRL Invest 99A)

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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08 JUN 05 0000  15.5 N   66.0 E         25        IMD bulletin
08 JUN 05 0600  17.6 N   65.6 E         25        JTWC sat fix bulletin
08 JUN 05 1200  18.6 N   64.5 E         30        MSW from IMD bulletin
08 JUN 05 1800  18.9 N   64.0 E         30
08 JUN 06 0300  19.5 N   61.4 E         30        SAB sat fix bulletin
08 JUN 06 0600  19.6 N   61.3 E         30        JTWC sat fix bulletin
08 JUN 06 1200  19.6 N   60.9 E         25
08 JUN 06 1500  20.1 N   60.3 E         25        SAB sat fix bulletin
08 JUN 06 2100  20.4 N   60.2 E         25
08 JUN 07 0300  20.7 N   62.8 E         20        SAB - relocated
08 JUN 07 0600  20.8 N   62.8 E         20        JTWC sat fix bulletin

Note: SAB assigned an intensity of T2.5/2.5 at 06/0230 UTC, but I left
the MSW at 30 kts since neither IMD nor JTWC indicated tropical storm
intensity.  However, there were some opinions expressed via e-mail that
this system was a weak tropical storm, based in part on some ASCAT data
which showed 30-kt winds all the way around the depression.

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              !!!!!!  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:

     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:

     https://metocph.nmci.navy.mil/jtwc.php>


  SPECIAL NOTE:  Back issues of the global tropical cyclone summaries
  and monthly cyclone track files can be obtained at the following
  websites:

    ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/pub/landsea/padgett/>
    http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/>
    http://www.typhoon2000.ph>
    http://mpittweather.com>


  PREPARED BY:

  Gary Padgett              [email protected]


  SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:

  Michael V. Padua          [email protected] 
                            [email protected]

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Document: trak0806.htm
Updated: 10th July 2008

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