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

                GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JUNE 2001


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

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ATLANTIC (ATL) - North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico

NOTE:  The tracking and intensity information for Atlantic Basin
       tropical cyclones is based upon operational advisories from
       the Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center,
       located in Miami, Florida, USA.  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.

       In the case of Tropical Storm Allison, the majority of the track
       given below was obtained from the storm summaries issued by the
       Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) in Camp Springs,
       Maryland.  The HPC assumes warning reponsibility for dying inland
       tropical cyclones until the threat of flooding from heavy rains 
       is past.

       A special thanks to David Roth for sending me the track for a
       subtropical system in early May.  This was covered in the May
       summary, and the track was also included as well.  I am including
       the track for this system below so that it will be contained in
       one of the cyclone tracks files.


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

   Possible Subtropical Storm                          05 - 08 May
   Tropical Storm ALLISON (TC-01)                      05 - 19 Jun

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: ATL
(Possible subtropical storm--track supplied by David Roth.)

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 MAY 05 0600  23.0 N   74.0 W  1008   20
01 MAY 05 1200  23.2 N   72.9 W  1007   25
01 MAY 05 1800  23.8 N   72.2 W  1007   30
01 MAY 06 0000  24.8 N   71.7 W  1007   30
01 MAY 06 0600  25.2 N   71.0 W  1006   30
01 MAY 06 1200  25.0 N   70.2 W  1005   30
01 MAY 06 1800  24.5 N   70.1 W  1004   35
01 MAY 07 0000  24.0 N   71.0 W  1004   40
01 MAY 07 0600  24.0 N   69.8 W  1005   45
01 MAY 07 1200  24.2 N   68.8 W  1005   45
01 MAY 07 1800  24.5 N   67.9 W  1006   45
01 MAY 08 0000  25.2 N   67.3 W  1006   45
01 MAY 08 0600  26.0 N   67.0 W  1006   40

Note:  The winds and pressures used were based on ship reports and
analyses prepared by HPC and MPC.  Note that the maximum sustained
winds held constant at gale force until dissipation due to the
formation of another LOW to its north.  Errors on the center location
should be between 30 and 60 nautical miles.

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Storm Name: ALLISON               Cyclone Number: 01      Basin: ATL


   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 JUN 05 1800  28.1 N   94.7 W  1004   50
01 JUN 05 1900  28.3 N   94.7 W  1004   50        See Note #1
01 JUN 05 2100  28.8 N   95.1 W  1002   50
01 JUN 06 0300  29.1 N   95.0 W  1003   40
01 JUN 06 0900  30.2 N   95.3 W  1004   30        Center inland
01 JUN 06 1500  31.0 N   95.1 W  1005   13        See Note #2
01 JUN 06 2100  31.6 N   95.0 W  1005   13
01 JUN 07 0300  31.6 N   95.0 W  1005    9
01 JUN 07 0900  31.8 N   94.9 W  1006    9
01 JUN 07 1500  31.2 N   95.0 W  1006   17        Winds 22 kts on coast
01 JUN 07 2100  31.2 N   95.0 W  1007   13
01 JUN 08 0300  30.9 N   95.6 W  1005    9
01 JUN 08 0900  30.7 N   96.1 W  1004    9
01 JUN 08 1500  30.4 N   96.2 W  1005    9        Winds 17 kts offshore
01 JUN 08 2100  30.0 N   96.3 W  1007   13
01 JUN 09 0300  29.8 N   96.1 W  1007   17
01 JUN 09 0900  29.4 N   95.6 W  1007   13
01 JUN 09 1500  29.0 N   95.8 W  1007   13        25-30 kts on coast
01 JUN 09 2100  29.0 N   95.4 W  1008   17
01 JUN 10 0300  28.7 N   94.9 W  1007   17        Center offshore
01 JUN 10 0900  28.5 N   95.2 W  1007   13
01 JUN 10 1500  28.8 N   93.8 W  1006   22
01 JUN 10 2100  28.6 N   93.1 W  1005   25
01 JUN 11 0300  29.7 N   91.5 W  1004   25        Center re-formed/inland
01 JUN 11 0900  30.2 N   90.0 W  1002   35        Center inland
01 JUN 11 1500  30.9 N   88.9 W  1000   40        See Note #3
01 JUN 11 2100  31.3 N   87.9 W  1002   25        See Note #4
01 JUN 12 0300  31.4 N   86.8 W  1004   25        Peak winds on coast
01 JUN 12 0900  31.7 N   85.9 W  1004   20
01 JUN 12 1500  32.4 N   84.3 W  1007   13
01 JUN 12 2100  33.1 N   83.0 W  1005   13        See Note #5
01 JUN 13 0300  33.2 N   82.1 W  1006   13
01 JUN 13 0900  33.4 N   81.6 W  1004   13
01 JUN 13 1500  34.0 N   80.2 W  1006   17        Gusts 30 kts SC coast
01 JUN 13 2100  34.2 N   79.0 W  1006   13                 "
01 JUN 14 0300  34.4 N   78.1 W  1007   13
01 JUN 14 0900  34.6 N   77.8 W  1007   17
01 JUN 14 1500  35.1 N   77.7 W  1007   13        Est 22 kts offshore
01 JUN 14 2100  34.7 N   77.3 W  1007   13
01 JUN 15 0300  34.6 N   77.3 W  1008   17
01 JUN 15 0900  34.9 N   76.7 W  1008   13
01 JUN 15 1500  35.7 N   76.6 W  1010   17
01 JUN 15 2100  36.0 N   76.6 W  1008   17
01 JUN 16 0300  36.3 N   76.4 W  1007   25        Peak winds offshore
01 JUN 16 0900  36.8 N   76.2 W  1006   25        See Note #6
01 JUN 16 1500  37.0 N   76.0 W  1007    9        Gusts 22 kts offshore
01 JUN 16 2100  37.6 N   75.6 W  1007    9                 "
01 JUN 17 0300  38.0 N   75.4 W  1006   13        MSW 22 kts offshore
01 JUN 17 0900  38.4 N   75.0 W  1004   17        MSW 25 kts offshore
01 JUN 17 1500  39.3 N   74.0 W  1004   25        See Note #7
01 JUN 17 2100  40.0 N   72.0 W  1005   17        Gust 33 kts offshore
01 JUN 18 0300  40.9 N   70.5 W  1008   22        Merged with cold front
01 JUN 18 0600  43.0 N   68.0 W  1008   30        MPC High Seas Bulletin
01 JUN 18 1200  42.0 N   67.0 W  1008   30                  "
01 JUN 18 1800  43.0 N   64.0 W  1009   25                  "
01 JUN 19 1200  40.0 N   60.0 W  1018   20                  "

Note #1: Normally in the cyclone tracks I use the analyzed positions at
standard synoptic hours (0000, 0600, 1200, 1800 UTC) instead of the
advisory-time positions.  I did not do so for Allison for two reasons:
(a) the initial special advisory at 05/1900 UTC and the next regular
advisory at 05/2100 UTC gave different coordinates for 1800 UTC, and
(b) for continuity with the positions in the storm summaries issued by
HPC which form the vast majority of the track for Allison.

Note #2: Track coordinates and intensities for 06/1500 UTC through
18/0300 UTC were obtained from storm summaries issued by HPC.  The exact
hour of analysis was often not explicitly stated, and when it was, some-
times differed from the hour given in the table by an hour or two, but
since the center was usually broad and ill-defined and also slow-moving,
I made no attempt to adjust the positions to the exact advisory hour.

Note #3: A location in the Chandeleur Islands off the Mississippi and
Louisiana coasts reported a peak gust of 50 kts at 11/1200 UTC.

Note #4: Eglin AFB (near Valparaiso, Florida) reported a gust of 47 kts
shortly before local noon (11/1700 UTC).

Note #5: Shortly after 2000 UTC a gust of 28 kts was measured at Vidalia,
Georgia.  The highest gust of 31 kts was recorded at an offshore buoy
northeast of St. Simons Island.

Note #6: Diamond Shoals Lighthouse reported a peak sustained wind of
32 kts at 17/0300 UTC.

Note #7: Atlantic City, New Jersey, reported sustained winds of 25 kts
with gusts to 34 kts at 17/0200 UTC.

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

   Tropical Storm BARBARA (02E)                        20 - 23 Jun

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Storm Name: BARBARA               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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01 JUN 20 0000  11.9 N  126.5 W  1008   30
01 JUN 20 0600  12.1 N  128.0 W  1008   30
01 JUN 20 1200  12.2 N  129.2 W  1007   30
01 JUN 20 1800  12.9 N  130.5 W  1005   35
01 JUN 21 0000  13.7 N  131.5 W  1003   40
01 JUN 21 0600  14.6 N  132.8 W  1000   45
01 JUN 21 1200  14.7 N  134.2 W   997   50
01 JUN 21 1800  15.1 N  135.3 W  1000   45
01 JUN 22 0000  15.6 N  136.4 W  1000   45
01 JUN 22 0600  16.0 N  137.9 W  1004   35
01 JUN 22 1200  16.5 N  138.9 W  1005   35
01 JUN 22 1800  16.8 N  140.1 W  1006   30 
01 JUN 23 0000  17.3 N  141.2 W  1006   30

Note: Final two advisories issued by CPHC, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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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 Typhoons Chebi/Emong and Durian, and for
       Tropical Depression Darna.   Roger Edson, of the University of
       Guam, also sent me his version of a track for Darna.   Huang
       Chunliang, of Fuzhou, China, sent me tracks for the two typhoons
       from the National Meteorological Center of China and the Hong
       Kong Observatory.  A special thanks to these gentlemen 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 main track in a separate table.


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

   Tropical Depresssion DARNA                          13 - 20 Jun
   Typhoon CHEBI (04W / EMONG / 0102)                  19 - 24 Jun
   Typhoon DURIAN (05W / 0103)                         29 Jun - 03 Jul

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: DARNA       JMA Tropical Storm Number: None

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 JUN 13 1200  10.0 N  137.5 E         15        Roger Edson Track (RE)
01 JUN 14 0000  10.5 N  135.5 E         15
01 JUN 14 1200  11.0 N  133.5 E         20
01 JUN 15 0000  11.5 N  131.5 E         25
01 JUN 15 1200  12.5 N  129.5 E         25
01 JUN 16 0000  13.5 N  128.0 E         25
01 JUN 16 1200  14.0 N  126.5 E         25
01 JUN 16 1800  14.5 N  125.0 E               30  PAGASA Warnings
01 JUN 17 0000  14.3 N  124.7 E         30    30
01 JUN 17 0600  14.4 N  124.4 E               30
01 JUN 17 1200  15.2 N  123.2 E         30    30  RE: 16.5 N, 123.0 E
01 JUN 17 1800  16.1 N  122.5 E               30
01 JUN 18 0000  16.7 N  119.5 E         30    30  RE: 19.0 N, 121.5 E
01 JUN 18 0600  16.3 N  118.9 E               30
01 JUN 18 1200  20.2 N  119.0 E         30    30  RE: 20.5 N, 120.5 E
01 JUN 18 1800  20.5 N  120.0 E               30
01 JUN 19 0000  21.0 N  120.1 E         30    30  RE: 21.5 N, 119.5 E
01 JUN 19 0600  21.8 N  120.4 E               30
01 JUN 19 1200  22.9 N  120.7 E         25    30  RE: 23.0 N, 120.0 E
01 JUN 19 1800  23.7 N  121.1 E               30  Inland in Taiwan
01 JUN 20 0000  26.0 N  120.5 E         15        Roger Edson Track

Note: Roger Edson indicated that his track was based on available
scatterometer and satellite imagery, and that the coordinates were
rounded to the nearest half-degree.

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Storm Name: CHEBI                 Cyclone Number: 04W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: EMONG       JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0102

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 JUN 19 1800  12.0 N  135.8 E         30
01 JUN 20 0000  12.0 N  135.1 E  1002   30    30
01 JUN 20 0600  13.0 N  133.6 E   996   35    35  Named by JMA
01 JUN 20 1200  13.8 N  131.5 E   996   40    35
01 JUN 20 1800  14.1 N  129.2 E   992   45    35
01 JUN 21 0000  14.3 N  127.7 E   990   45    45
01 JUN 21 0600  15.2 N  127.2 E   990   45    45
01 JUN 21 1200  16.0 N  125.9 E   980   55    50
01 JUN 21 1800  17.1 N  124.7 E   980   60    50
01 JUN 22 0000  18.3 N  123.6 E   975   65    50
01 JUN 22 0600  19.3 N  122.4 E   965   75    60
01 JUN 22 1200  20.4 N  121.1 E   965   75    65
01 JUN 22 1800  21.1 N  119.9 E   960   90    65
01 JUN 23 0000  22.1 N  119.4 E   955  100    70
01 JUN 23 0600  23.3 N  119.1 E   965   95    75
01 JUN 23 1200  24.7 N  119.3 E   980   90    65
01 JUN 23 1800  26.3 N  119.7 E   990   85    55  On coast of China
01 JUN 24 0000  28.3 N  120.5 E   998   45    45  Inland
01 JUN 24 0600  30.3 N  122.2 E  1000         45  Coord-JMA / MSW-China
01 JUN 24 1200  32.8 N  124.6 E  1000         35         " - Offshore

Note: Position coordinates were in very good agreement among the various
warning agencies throughout the life of Chebi.  The 10-min mean sustained
winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins with the exception of
the last two entries, which were estimated by the National Meteorological
Center of China (NMCC).   (JMA's winds for those two times were 35 kts
and 30 kts, respectively.)  Following is a tabular summary of the maximum
10-min average wind estimates from PAGASA, NMCC, and the Hong Kong
Observatory (HKO):


   Date   Time       MSW (10-min) in Kts
          (GMT)    PAGASA     NMCC    HKO
--------------------------------------------

01 JUN 20 0000       35
01 JUN 20 0600       40        35
01 JUN 20 1200       40        40
01 JUN 20 1800       45        40
01 JUN 21 0000       50        40
01 JUN 21 0600       50        40
01 JUN 21 1200       55        45
01 JUN 21 1800       55        50      50
01 JUN 22 0000       55        60      55
01 JUN 22 0600       55        70      65
01 JUN 22 1200       55        70      65
01 JUN 22 1800       55        70      70
01 JUN 23 0000       65        80      75
01 JUN 23 0600       65        80      75
01 JUN 23 1200                 70      65
01 JUN 23 1800                 60      60
01 JUN 24 0000                 45      45
01 JUN 24 0600                 45      35
01 JUN 24 1200                 35

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Storm Name: DURIAN                Cyclone Number: 05W     Basin: NWP
PAGASA Internal Name: None        JMA Tropical Storm Number: 0103

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 JUN 29 0600  16.2 N  116.4 E  1004         30  JMA Bulletin
01 JUN 29 1200  16.0 N  116.0 E  1000         30        "
01 JUN 29 1800  16.2 N  116.4 E  1000   25    30  JMA: 16.7 N, 114.6 E
01 JUN 30 0000  16.6 N  115.7 E  1000   35    30  JMA: 16.6 N, 114.5 E
01 JUN 30 0600  17.1 N  115.0 E   996   40    35
01 JUN 30 1200  18.1 N  114.3 E   990   45    45
01 JUN 30 1800  18.7 N  113.9 E   985   55    50
01 JUL 01 0000  19.4 N  112.7 E   985   55    50
01 JUL 01 0600  19.8 N  112.3 E   985   65    50
01 JUL 01 1200  20.1 N  111.6 E   980   70    55
01 JUL 01 1800  20.9 N  110.8 E   970   75    60
01 JUL 02 0000  21.4 N  109.8 E   975   75    50
01 JUL 02 0600  21.6 N  108.7 E   980   70    45
01 JUL 02 1200  22.1 N  108.1 E   990   65    40  Inland
01 JUL 02 1800  22.8 N  107.5 E   992   40    35  See Note
01 JUL 03 0000  22.3 N  106.6 E   992         35  Hong Kong Obs Wrng

Note: At 1800 UTC on 2 July, the position from China's National
Meteorological Center (NMCC) was 22.2 N, 107.2 E.  Also, for this time,
the 35-kt 10-min avg MSW is NMCC's estimate.  JMA's value was 30 kts
while Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) was reporting 40 kts.    The 10-min
mean sustained winds given above were taken from JMA's bulletins with
the exception of the last two entries, as noted.    Following is a
tabular summary of the maximum 10-min average wind estimates from NMC
and HKO:

  Date    Time     MSW (10-min) in Kts
          (GMT)        NMCC     HKO
----------------------------------------

01 JUN 30 0600          35       35
01 JUN 30 1200          45       40
01 JUN 30 1800          45       45
01 JUL 01 0000          50       50
01 JUL 01 0600          60       55
01 JUL 01 1200          65       65
01 JUL 01 1800          70       65
01 JUL 02 0000          60       65
01 JUL 02 0600          60       55
01 JUL 02 1200          45       45
01 JUL 02 1800          35       40
01 JUL 03 0000                   35

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SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN (SWI) - South Indian Ocean West of Longitude 90E

NOTE:  The tracking coordinates, 10-min avg MSW, and estimates of
       central pressure were obtained from the RSMC La Reunion's
       (MFR) advisories, while the 1-min avg MSW values were taken
       from JTWC's warnings.  A very special thanks to Patrick Hoareau
       of Rennes, France, for sending me the track for this system
       already typed in the correct format with only minimal editing
       needed by myself.   Also, a special thanks to Karl Hoarau of
       Cergy-Pontoise University, near Paris, for sending me the results
       of a Dvorak analysis he performed on satellite imagery of the
       subject tropical cyclone.   The 1-min avg MSW given in the primary
       track below were taken from Karl's analysis.  JTWC's MSW estimates
       follow the track in a separate tabulation.


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

   Tropical Cyclone (MFR 11 / 21S)                     20 - 23 Jun          

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: 21S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 11

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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01 JUN 20 0000  33.2 S   35.7 E         20        From Karl Hoarau
01 JUN 20 0600  31.7 S   35.3 E         25                "
01 JUN 20 1200  30.2 S   34.3 E         30                "
01 JUN 20 1800  28.5 S   34.0 E         35                "
01 JUN 21 0000  26.9 S   33.9 E         45        JTWC JMV File
01 JUN 21 0600  26.6 S   34.7 E         65              "
01 JUN 21 1200  26.4 S   35.2 E  1005   65    30  MFR Warnings
01 JUN 21 1800  26.4 S   35.8 E  1005   55    30  JTWC: 26.0 S, 36.3 E
01 JUN 22 0000  26.0 S   37.3 E         45        JTWC JMV File
01 JUN 22 0600  25.8 S   39.2 E  1000   45    40  MFR Warnings 
01 JUN 22 1200  25.9 S   40.2 E  1000   35    40   
01 JUN 22 1800  25.7 S   41.1 E  1000   30    30
01 JUN 23 0000  25.1 S   41.7 E         25        JTWC JMV File
01 JUN 23 0600  24.6 S   41.9 E         20        Final JTWC Warning
01 JUN 23 1200  23.9 S   41.9 E               30  MFR Trop Wx Discussion

Note: The 1-min MSW estimates were provided by Dr. Karl Hoarau of Cergy-
Pontoise University, France, based on his own Dvorak analysis and Quik-
Scat data (60 kts at 21/0445 UTC).  The peak intensities on 21 June are
significantly higher than those estimated in the warnings from MFR and
JTWC; however, both Roger Edson and Chip Guard of the University of Guam
have expressed the opinion that the cyclone most likely was of hurricane
intensity on that date.   The 10-min mean winds above were obtained from
MFR's warnings.  JTWC's 1-min avg MSW operational estimates are listed
below:


   Date   Time   MSW (1-min) in Kts
          (GMT)        JTWC
-----------------------------------

01 JUN 21 1800          45
01 JUN 22 0600          35
01 JUN 22 1800          35
01 JUN 23 0600          25

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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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Document: trak0106.htm
Updated: 29th December 2006

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