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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks February 2003
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

           
             GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - FEBRUARY 2003


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


  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> OR http://64.235.42.210>
    http://mpittweather.com>

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


                        Sources of Information
                        ----------------------

     The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
  average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
  issued by Meteo France's Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre on Reunion
  Island (MFR), which is the World Meteorological Organization's Regional
  Specialised Meteorological Centre for the basin.  The 1-minute average
  maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from warnings issued by the
  Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy,
  located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  The center position coordinates from
  JTWC were compared with those from MFR and annotations made in the
  Remarks column when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm
  or more.


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

   Tropical Cyclone GERRY (MFR-10 / 16S)               08 - 17 Feb
   Tropical Cyclone HAPE (MFR-11 / 17S)                09 - 16 Feb
   Tropical Storm ISHA (MFR-12 / 18S)                  11 - 14 Feb
   Tropical Cyclone JAPHET (MFR-13 / 19S)              25 Feb - 03 Mar

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Storm Name: GERRY                 Cyclone Number: 16S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 10

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

03 FEB 08 0600  14.8 S   55.6 E   999   30    25  30 kts to south
03 FEB 08 1200  14.8 S   55.3 E   999         25         "
03 FEB 08 1800  14.5 S   55.5 E   999   30    25         "
03 FEB 09 0000  13.5 S   56.0 E   998         30
03 FEB 09 0600  12.2 S   55.5 E   998   35    30  JTWC: 13.0 S, 55.5 E
03 FEB 09 1200  11.8 S   55.0 E   998         30
03 FEB 09 1800  11.5 S   54.7 E   998   35    30  JTWC: 12.2 S, 55.0 E
03 FEB 10 0000  12.0 S   54.4 E   998         30
03 FEB 10 0600  11.3 S   54.8 E   994   45    35
03 FEB 10 1200  11.8 S   54.6 E   991         40
03 FEB 10 1800  12.2 S   54.4 E   990   55    40
03 FEB 11 0000  12.8 S   54.7 E   988         40
03 FEB 11 0600  13.8 S   54.5 E   988   60    40  JTWC: 13.3 S, 53.7 E
03 FEB 11 1200  14.9 S   53.4 E   985         50
03 FEB 11 1800  15.4 S   53.5 E   985   55    50
03 FEB 12 0000  16.1 S   54.2 E   982         50
03 FEB 12 0600  16.5 S   54.7 E   975   55    50
03 FEB 12 1200  17.2 S   55.3 E   967         65
03 FEB 12 1800  18.1 S   56.2 E   965   75    70  JTWC: 17.9 S, 55.7 E
03 FEB 13 0000  18.7 S   57.2 E   960         70
03 FEB 13 0600  19.4 S   58.6 E   940  105    90  
03 FEB 13 1200  20.4 S   59.9 E   940         90
03 FEB 13 1800  22.0 S   61.0 E   940  100    90  JTWC: 21.5 S, 61.0 E
03 FEB 14 0000  22.4 S   61.5 E   948  100    80
03 FEB 14 0600  23.3 S   62.1 E   955         75
03 FEB 14 1200  24.7 S   63.3 E   976   75    60
03 FEB 14 1800  25.8 S   65.0 E   985         50
03 FEB 15 0000  27.3 S   65.3 E   990   35    40
03 FEB 15 0600  27.2 S   66.3 E   992         40
03 FEB 15 1200  28.0 S   67.0 E   993   35    40
03 FEB 15 1800  27.8 S   68.6 E   995         40
03 FEB 16 0000  28.0 S   69.5 E   998         30  Locally 35 kts SW and E
03 FEB 16 0600  27.7 S   70.3 E   998         30             "
03 FEB 16 1200  27.0 S   71.3 E   998         30  Extratropical
03 FEB 16 1800  26.5 S   72.5 E   999         30  Locally 35 kts to south
03 FEB 17 0000  25.7 S   74.1 E  1000         30             "
03 FEB 17 0600  26.4 S   74.3 E  1000         30             "
03 FEB 17 1200  26.3 S   75.2 E  1000         30             "

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Storm Name: HAPE                  Cyclone Number: 17S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 11

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

03 FEB 09 0600  12.2 S  65.5 E   1000         25
03 FEB 09 1200  12.2 S  65.0 E   1000         25
03 FEB 09 1800  12.6 S  64.8 E   1000         25
03 FEB 10 0000  13.2 S  64.4 E    999         25  Locally 30-35 kts
03 FEB 10 0600  14.5 S  64.0 E    998   30    30  JTWC: 13.7 S, 65.0 E
03 FEB 10 1200  14.8 S  63.8 E    998         30
03 FEB 10 1800  15.8 S  63.7 E    998   40    30
03 FEB 11 0000  16.7 S  63.7 E    997         30
03 FEB 11 0600  16.5 S  64.5 E    995   45    35
03 FEB 11 1200  17.5 S  65.0 E    975         60
03 FEB 11 1800  17.6 S  66.1 E    972   75    60
03 FEB 12 0000  17.5 S  67.1 E    968         65
03 FEB 12 0600  17.0 S  68.1 E    965   80    70
03 FEB 12 1200  16.7 S  69.0 E    965         70
03 FEB 12 1800  16.0 S  70.0 E    968   75    65  JTWC: 16.6 S, 69.6 E
03 FEB 13 0000  15.5 S  70.5 E    970         65
03 FEB 13 0600  15.1 S  71.2 E    975   80    55  JTWC: 15.1 S, 70.9 E
03 FEB 13 1200  14.6 S  72.2 E    975         55
03 FEB 13 1800  14.7 S  72.0 E    975   80    60
03 FEB 14 0000  14.7 S  72.5 E    975         60
03 FEB 14 0600  15.8 S  73.8 E    982   65    50  JTWC: 15.4 S, 73.0 E
03 FEB 14 1200  16.7 S  73.9 E    984         50
03 FEB 14 1800  17.3 S  74.7 E    985   60    60  JTWC: 16.7 S, 74.5 E
03 FEB 15 0000  17.8 S  75.3 E    985         60
03 FEB 15 0600  20.1 S  76.2 E    990   35    40
03 FEB 15 1200  21.5 S  77.8 E    995         35
03 FEB 15 1800  23.2 S  78.8 E    998         30
03 FEB 16 0000  23.9 S  80.0 E   1000         25

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Storm Name: ISHA                  Cyclone Number: 18S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 12

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

03 FEB 11 0000  14.0 S   81.2 E         30        JTWC Warning
03 FEB 11 1200  15.5 S   81.5 E  1000   30    25
03 FEB 12 0000  16.3 S   82.1 E   999   40    25  Locally 30 kts
03 FEB 12 0600  16.3 S   82.8 E   998         30
03 FEB 12 1200  17.0 S   83.2 E   997   40    30
03 FEB 12 1800  17.5 S   83.7 E   997         30
03 FEB 13 0000  18.3 S   84.3 E   996   45    30  JTWC: 17.7 S, 84.5 E
03 FEB 13 0600  19.2 S   84.9 E   995         35
03 FEB 13 1200  20.0 S   85.6 E   997   45    30
03 FEB 13 1800  20.8 S   85.5 E   999         25  Locally 30 kts to S
03 FEB 14 0000  20.7 S   85.6 E         35        JTWC Warning

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Storm Name: JAPHET                Cyclone Number: 19S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 13

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

03 FEB 25 1200  22.1 S   43.0 E  1002         25
03 FEB 25 1800  22.5 S   42.4 E  1001   30    25
03 FEB 26 0000  22.3 S   41.0 E  1000   30    25  JTWC: 22.5 S, 42.2 E
03 FEB 26 0600  22.0 S   40.1 E   998         30
03 FEB 26 1200  21.3 S   39.6 E   997   35    30
03 FEB 26 1800  21.4 S   39.3 E   995         35
03 FEB 27 0000  21.1 S   39.3 E   990   45    40
03 FEB 27 0600  21.6 S   39.3 E   987         45
03 FEB 27 1200  22.0 S   38.5 E   980   60    55
03 FEB 27 1800  22.1 S   38.3 E   976         60
03 FEB 28 0000  22.4 S   38.0 E   976   75    60  JTWC: 23.0 S, 37.9 E
03 FEB 28 0600  23.0 S   37.8 E   965         70
03 FEB 28 1200  23.2 S   37.6 E   955   85    75
03 FEB 28 1800  23.6 S   37.4 E   940         90
03 MAR 01 0000  23.8 S   37.6 E   935  115    95
03 MAR 01 0600  23.7 S   37.6 E   927        100
03 MAR 01 1200  23.6 S   37.6 E   927  115   100
03 MAR 01 1800  23.6 S   37.4 E   927        100
03 MAR 02 0000  23.1 S   37.0 E   940  105    90
03 MAR 02 0600  22.6 S   36.5 E   946         85
03 MAR 02 1200  22.1 S   35.6 E   946   85    85
03 MAR 02 1800  21.6 S   35.2 E   955         80
03 MAR 03 0000  21.1 S   34.5 E   970   60    60  Inland
03 MAR 03 0600  20.9 S   34.3 E   980         45
03 MAR 03 1200  20.7 S   33.3 E         55    35
03 MAR 03 1800  20.5 S   32.5 E               25  See Note

Note: The final warning on Japhet from MFR did not contain any MSW
value, but based on the time inland since landfall, I would estimate
that winds did not exceed 25 kts.   The final bulletin at 03/1800 UTC
contained the following comments: "Squally weather extending up to
250 km, and locally up to 400 km, in the southeastern sector.  The
more intense convective activity, associated with the strongest
rainfall, is in the northern semicircle and in the eastern sector."

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NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA/SOUTHEAST INDIAN OCEAN (AUW) - Longitude 90E to 135E


                        Sources of Information
                        ----------------------

     The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
  average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
  issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Perth, Western
  Australia, and Darwin, Northern Territory.    The 1-minute average
  maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from warnings issued by
  the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and
  Navy, located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.  The center position coordinates
  from JTWC were compared with those from the Australian centres and
  annotations made in the Remarks column when the differences in general
  amounted to 40-50 nm or more.


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

   Tropical LOW                                        04 - 06 Feb
   Severe Tropical Cyclone FIONA (14S)                 04 - 13 Feb
   Tropical Cyclone GRAHAM (20S)                       26 Feb - 01 Mar

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: AUW


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

03 FEB 04 0400  11.0 S   99.1 E  1004             See Note
03 FEB 04 1000  11.1 S   98.5 E  1002
03 FEB 04 1600  11.2 S   97.7 E  1002
03 FEB 04 2200  11.2 S   96.7 E  1002
03 FEB 05 0400  11.4 S   96.9 E  1002
03 FEB 05 1000  11.5 S   96.2 E  1002
03 FEB 05 1600  11.4 S   95.8 E   998
03 FEB 05 2200  11.4 S   95.0 E  1000
03 FEB 06 0400  11.5 S   94.0 E  1000

Note: The gale warnings from Perth never specified any maximum winds, but
likely the MSW would have been around 25-30 kts.

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Storm Name: FIONA                 Cyclone Number: 14S     Basin: AUW
(Name assigned by the Perth, Western Australia, TCWC)

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

03 FEB 04 2200  11.5 S  113.5 E  1000         30
03 FEB 05 0400  11.7 S  111.6 E  1000   30    30
03 FEB 05 0700  11.8 S  111.2 E   997         40
03 FEB 05 1000  11.7 S  110.8 E   990   35    45
03 FEB 05 1600  11.9 S  109.8 E   985   35    45  JTWC-18Z: 12.0S, 110.8E
03 FEB 05 2200  11.9 S  109.4 E   985         50
03 FEB 06 0400  11.9 S  109.5 E   985   50    50
03 FEB 06 1000  11.9 S  109.0 E   975   55    55
03 FEB 06 1600  12.0 S  108.3 E   970   55    60
03 FEB 06 2200  12.1 S  107.7 E   970   60    60
03 FEB 07 0400  12.2 S  106.6 E   965         65
03 FEB 07 1000  12.4 S  105.9 E   960   75    70
03 FEB 07 1600  12.7 S  104.8 E   960         70
03 FEB 07 2200  13.2 S  104.0 E   955   90    75
03 FEB 08 0400  13.7 S  103.1 E   930        100
03 FEB 08 1000  14.2 S  102.2 E   930  100   105
03 FEB 08 1600  14.6 S  101.1 E   930        105
03 FEB 08 2200  15.1 S  100.0 E   930  100   105
03 FEB 09 0400  15.6 S   99.1 E   935         95
03 FEB 09 1000  16.3 S   97.9 E   945  100    90
03 FEB 09 1600  16.5 S   96.4 E   955         80
03 FEB 09 2200  16.7 S   95.6 E   955  100    80
03 FEB 10 0400  16.6 S   94.6 E   955         80
03 FEB 10 1000  17.1 S   93.5 E   960   90    80
03 FEB 10 1600  17.1 S   92.5 E   960         80
03 FEB 10 2200  17.4 S   91.7 E   960   80    70
03 FEB 11 0400  17.9 S   91.5 E   965         70
03 FEB 11 1000  18.4 S   91.1 E   960   80    75
03 FEB 11 1600  19.0 S   91.0 E   960         75
03 FEB 11 2200  19.6 S   91.0 E   960   60    75
03 FEB 12 0400  20.3 S   91.4 E   970         60
03 FEB 12 1000  21.2 S   91.9 E   980   55    55
03 FEB 12 1600  21.7 S   92.2 E   990         45
03 FEB 12 2200  22.1 S   92.7 E   998   30    40
03 FEB 13 0400  21.9 S   92.1 E  1002         35  Final Perth Warning

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Storm Name: GRAHAM                Cyclone Number: 20S     Basin: AUW
(Name assigned by the Perth, Western Australia, TCWC)

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

03 FEB 26 0100  17.0 S  119.5 E   997         30  See Note
03 FEB 26 0400  17.0 S  119.5 E   997         30
03 FEB 26 1000  17.0 S  119.5 E   997         30
03 FEB 26 1600  17.5 S  119.5 E   997         30
03 FEB 26 2200  17.5 S  119.6 E   990         30
03 FEB 27 0400  17.5 S  119.6 E   990   30    30
03 FEB 27 0700  17.5 S  120.0 E   988         45
03 FEB 27 1000  17.6 S  120.1 E   988         45
03 FEB 27 1600  17.5 S  120.1 E   985   30    45
03 FEB 27 2200  17.5 S  120.4 E   985         45
03 FEB 28 0400  18.1 S  121.8 E   985   35    40  JTWC-06Z: 18.3S, 120.9E
03 FEB 28 1000  18.6 S  121.5 E   985         45
03 FEB 28 1600  19.3 S  121.5 E   985   35    45  Inland
03 FEB 28 2200  19.7 S  121.4 E   985         45
03 MAR 01 0400  19.4 S  122.6 E   990   25    35  JTWC-06Z: 20.6S, 120.8E

Note: During Graham's formative period, west to northwest winds of
35-40 kts were occuring north of the monsoon trough and well north of
the system's centre.   I chose to represent the 10-min avg MSW during
this period with 30 kts to underscore the fact that the system had not
yet been named as a tropical cyclone.  From 27/0700 UTC onward the
MSW values given above were taken from the High Seas Warnings.  The
public advices estimated the peak gusts at 100-110 km/hr, which would
equate to around a 39 to 42-kt 10-min avg MSW.

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NORTHEAST AUSTRALIA/CORAL SEA (AUE) - Longitude 135E to 160E


                        Sources of Information
                        ----------------------

     The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
  average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
  issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Darwin, Northern
  Territory; Brisbane, Queensland; and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
  The 1-minute average maximum sustained wind estimates were taken from
  warnings issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the U. S.
  Air Force and Navy, located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.    The center
  position coordinates from JTWC were compared with those from the
  Australian centres and annotations made in the Remarks column when the
  differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm or more.


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

   Hybrid LOW                                          28 Feb - 01 Mar

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: AUE


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

03 FEB 28 0000  23.4 S  154.8 E  1001             See Note
03 FEB 28 0600  23.9 S  154.4 E   998
03 FEB 28 1200  24.3 S  154.5 E   997         40
03 FEB 28 1800  25.0 S  155.0 E   998         40
03 FEB 28 2300  25.5 S  156.0 E   998         35
03 MAR 01 0430  26.0 S  158.0 E   998         30

Note: This LOW was likely a hybrid of some sort.  There was some deep
convection associated with the system, but not organised near the
centre.

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SOUTH PACIFIC (SPA) - South Pacific Ocean East of Longitude 160E


                        Sources of Information
                        ----------------------

     The track coordinates as well as the central pressure and 10-minute
  average maximum sustained wind estimates were obtained from warnings
  issued by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres at Nadi, Fiji, and
  Wellington, New Zealand.  The 1-minute average maximum sustained wind
  estimates were taken from warnings issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning
  Center (JTWC) of the U. S. Air Force and Navy, located at Pearl Harbor,
  Hawaii.  The center position coordinates from JTWC were compared with
  those from the Southern Hemisphere centres and annotations made in the
  Remarks column when the differences in general amounted to 40-50 nm
  or more.


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

   Tropical Depression (08F)                           30 Jan - 09 Feb
   Tropical Cyclone DOVI (09F / 15P)                   05 - 12 Feb
   Depression ("L1")                                   18 - 21 Feb

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 08F

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

03 JAN 30 1800  11.0 S  171.0 W  1005             See Note
03 JAN 31 0600  11.5 S  169.0 W  1002
03 JAN 31 2100  10.1 S  169.0 W  1002
03 FEB 03 0600  15.0 S  168.0 W  1003
03 FEB 03 2100  15.0 S  167.0 W  1002
03 FEB 04 0600  15.0 S  167.0 W  1001
03 FEB 04 2100  13.0 S  165.0 W  1001
03 FEB 05 0600  15.0 S  171.0 W  1002         15  Relocated
03 FEB 06 0600  16.0 S  172.0 W  1002         15
03 FEB 06 2100  17.5 S  180.0 W  1004         15  Relocated
03 FEB 08 0600  16.0 S  177.0 E  1004         15
03 FEB 08 2100  15.1 S  176.5 E  1004         15
03 FEB 09 0600  13.9 S  177.7 E  1003         15

Note: No maximum winds were given in the Tropical Disturbance Summaries
from Nadi prior to 5 February.  The system was referred to as a tropical
disturbance through the 4th, but was accorded tropical depression status
from the 5th through the 8th.

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Storm Name: DOVI                  Cyclone Number: 15P     Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 09F

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

03 FEB 05 0600  11.0 S  163.0 W   999   25    30  Peripheral gales
03 FEB 05 1200  12.0 S  163.2 W   999         30        "
03 FEB 05 1800  13.1 S  162.2 W   997   30    30        "
03 FEB 05 2300  14.0 S  162.8 W   995         40
03 FEB 06 0000  14.1 S  162.8 W   990         40
03 FEB 06 0600  14.5 S  162.6 W   990   35    40
03 FEB 06 1200  15.0 S  162.7 W   990         40
03 FEB 06 1800  16.0 S  163.3 W   985   65    50
03 FEB 07 0000  16.3 S  163.8 W   970         70
03 FEB 07 0600  16.4 S  164.2 W   970   75    75
03 FEB 07 1200  17.0 S  164.5 W   970         80
03 FEB 07 1800  17.5 S  165.5 W   925  125   100
03 FEB 08 0000  18.0 S  166.1 W   920        110
03 FEB 08 0600  18.4 S  166.7 W   925  130   100
03 FEB 08 1200  18.9 S  167.4 W   920        110
03 FEB 08 1800  19.4 S  167.8 W   920  130   110
03 FEB 09 0000  20.2 S  168.5 W   920        110
03 FEB 09 0600  20.9 S  168.9 W   925  125   100
03 FEB 09 1200  21.5 S  169.1 W   935         90
03 FEB 09 1800  22.1 S  169.3 W   945  110    85
03 FEB 10 0000  23.1 S  169.0 W   960         75
03 FEB 10 0600  24.0 S  168.5 W   970   85    65
03 FEB 10 1200  24.2 S  168.5 W   980         55
03 FEB 10 1800  24.9 S  168.2 W   985   55    50
03 FEB 10 2300  26.0 S  169.0 W   986         50  XTRP - New Zealand Wrng
03 FEB 11 0500  27.0 S  170.0 W   985         50
03 FEB 11 1100  27.0 S  170.0 W   986         50
03 FEB 11 2300  27.0 S  170.0 W   992         45
03 FEB 12 0500  28.0 S  170.0 W   987         45
03 FEB 12 1700  28.0 S  169.0 W   990         35
03 FEB 12 2300  28.0 S  169.0 W   993         35

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: None  (Designated as Depression L1)

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

03 FEB 18 2100  17.5 S  154.8 W  1004             Classed as LOW
03 FEB 19 0600  17.5 S  154.8 W  1004
03 FEB 19 2100  17.0 S  153.0 W  1004
03 FEB 20 2100  20.3 S  147.7 W  1004             Classed as depression
03 FEB 21 0600  21.0 S  146.0 W  1004
03 FEB 21 2100  24.5 S  145.5 W  1003

Note: This system was likely not fully tropical, as evidenced by the
fact that it wasn't designated with one of Nadi's sequential tropical
disturbance numbers; also, it was referred to simply as a depression,
not as a tropical depression.     No maximum winds were given in the
Tropical Disturbance Summaries.

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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>


  PREPARED BY:

  Gary Padgett              [email protected]


  SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:

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

  Huang Chunliang           [email protected]

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Document: trak0302.htm
Updated: 27th December 2006

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