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Monthly Global Tropical Cyclone Tracks January 2007
[Summaries and Track Data] [Prepared by Gary Padgett]

              GLOBAL TROPICAL CYCLONE TRACKS - JANUARY 2007


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

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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 Disturbance (MFR-06)                       06 - 08 Jan
   Intense Tropical Cyclone DORA (MFR-07 / 10S)        28 Jan - 12 Feb

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 06

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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07 JAN 06 1800  18.6 S   42.0 E         25        JTWC satellite bulletin
07 JAN 07 0000  19.1 S   41.8 E         25                    "
07 JAN 07 0600  20.3 S   42.0 E         25                    "
07 JAN 07 1200  20.6 S   41.3 E         25                    "
07 JAN 07 1800  21.3 S   41.5 E         25                    "
07 JAN 08 0000  21.4 S   41.0 E         25                    "
07 JAN 08 0600  22.2 S   42.3 E  1000   30    25  Locally 30 kts E sectors
07 JAN 08 1200  23.0 S   42.9 E   999   25    25  Loclaly 30 kts NE quad

Note: The JTWC position at 08/0530 UTC was 21.4S/42.2E.  The SAB Dvorak
rating at 07/2030 UTC was T2.0/2.0, suggesting that 1-min avg winds could
have been 30 kts, in agreement with MFR estimates of T2.0/2.0.

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Storm Name: DORA                  Cyclone Number: 10S     Basin: SWI
MFR Tropical Disturbance Number: 07

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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07 JAN 28 0600   7.9 S   66.7 E  1003         20  Locally 25 kts
07 JAN 28 1200   9.0 S   66.4 E  1002         25
07 JAN 28 1800   9.8 S   67.4 E  1001   40    25  Locally 30 kts
07 JAN 29 0000  10.6 S   66.9 E  1000         25         "
07 JAN 29 0600  11.8 S   66.7 E   999   40    30
07 JAN 29 1200  12.3 S   65.5 E   996         35
07 JAN 29 1800  12.7 S   65.4 E   994   45    40  JTWC: 12.3S/65.6E
07 JAN 30 0000  12.5 S   65.0 E   985         50
07 JAN 30 0600  12.7 S   65.7 E   985   55    50  JTWC: 12.7S/65.2E
07 JAN 30 1200  13.2 S   65.4 E   978         60
07 JAN 30 1800  13.3 S   65.5 E   975   65    60
07 JAN 31 0000  13.5 S   65.9 E   975         60
07 JAN 31 0600  13.9 S   65.9 E   975   75    60
07 JAN 31 1200  14.0 S   65.9 E   976         60
07 JAN 31 1800  14.3 S   66.3 E   973   75    60
07 FEB 01 0000  14.8 S   66.8 E   973         60
07 FEB 01 0600  14.9 S   67.2 E   970   75    65
07 FEB 01 1200  15.5 S   67.5 E   970         70
07 FEB 01 1800  16.1 S   68.3 E   955   85    80
07 FEB 02 0000  16.9 S   68.4 E   947         85
07 FEB 02 0600  17.6 S   68.2 E   947   90    85
07 FEB 02 1200  17.8 S   68.0 E   955         80
07 FEB 02 1800  18.1 S   67.9 E   942  110    95
07 FEB 03 0000  18.5 S   67.6 E   942         95
07 FEB 03 0600  18.6 S   67.4 E   942  115    95
07 FEB 03 1200  18.8 S   67.2 E   930        100
07 FEB 03 1800  18.8 S   67.0 E   930  110   100
07 FEB 04 0000  18.8 S   67.1 E   935         95
07 FEB 04 0600  18.9 S   67.3 E   950   90    85  JTWC: 18.8S/66.5E
07 FEB 04 1200  19.2 S   66.6 E   955         80
07 FEB 04 1800  19.1 S   66.6 E   968   75    65
07 FEB 05 0000  19.3 S   66.5 E   978         60
07 FEB 05 0600  19.1 S   66.0 E   980   65    55
07 FEB 05 1200  19.3 S   65.4 E   985         50
07 FEB 05 1800  19.2 S   65.1 E   986   60    50
07 FEB 06 0000  19.5 S   64.6 E   986         50
07 FEB 06 0600  20.1 S   64.9 E   987   55    50
07 FEB 06 1200  20.5 S   64.3 E   987         45
07 FEB 06 1800  21.0 S   63.8 E   990   45    40
07 FEB 07 0000  21.3 S   63.2 E   990         40
07 FEB 07 0600  21.6 S   63.2 E   990   35    40
07 FEB 07 1200  22.3 S   63.3 E   990         40
07 FEB 07 1800  23.3 S   63.6 E   990   40    40
07 FEB 08 0000  24.2 S   63.2 E   990         40
07 FEB 08 0600  24.8 S   63.1 E   990   35    45
07 FEB 08 1200  25.1 S   62.6 E   990         45
07 FEB 08 1800  25.1 S   62.6 E   990   35    45
07 FEB 09 0000  25.4 S   62.5 E   990         45
07 FEB 09 0600  26.1 S   61.6 E   992   30    45  XT/Locally 50 kts to S
07 FEB 09 1200  26.5 S   61.5 E   992         50 
07 FEB 09 1800  27.4 S   60.5 E   992         50
07 FEB 10 0000  27.2 S   58.9 E   992         50
07 FEB 10 0600  27.7 S   58.0 E   992         50
07 FEB 10 1200  28.7 S   57.2 E   995         50
07 FEB 10 1800  29.3 S   55.8 E   995         50
07 FEB 11 0000  29.9 S   55.0 E   990         50
07 FEB 11 0600  30.1 S   53.9 E   985         40
07 FEB 11 1200  31.0 S   53.2 E   987         40 
07 FEB 11 1800  32.2 S   51.5 E   987         40
07 FEB 12 0000  33.0 S   50.5 E   992         40
07 FEB 12 0600  34.3 S   50.0 E   992         40
07 FEB 12 1200  36.0 S   49.4 E   992         40
07 FEB 12 1800  37.8 S   49.2 E   992         40

Note: The final JTWC position at 09/0600 UTC was 26.0S/62.4E.

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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 Cyclone ISOBEL (07S)                       31 Dec - 03 Jan

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Storm Name: ISOBEL                Cyclone Number: 07S     Basin: AUW
(Name assigned by Perth TCWC)

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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06 DEC 31 0600  12.0 S  114.0 E  1004         25
06 DEC 31 1200  12.0 S  115.0 E  1002         25
06 DEC 31 1800  12.0 S  115.0 E  1002         25
07 JAN 01 0000  11.2 S  115.7 E  1002         25
07 JAN 01 0600  11.5 S  116.0 E  1000         30
07 JAN 01 1200  11.9 S  116.8 E   998         30
07 JAN 01 1800  12.9 S  118.7 E   998         30  Periph. gales N quads
07 JAN 02 0000  13.0 S  119.0 E   996         30
07 JAN 02 0600  15.0 S  119.3 E   988   35    35
07 JAN 02 1200  16.4 S  118.6 E   982   40    45  JTWC: 16.3S/119.3E
07 JAN 02 1800  17.4 S  118.6 E   986         40
07 JAN 03 0000  18.8 S  118.9 E   986   40    40  JTWC: 18.0S/120.0E
07 JAN 03 0600  20.1 S  119.8 E   992         30  Inland
07 JAN 03 1200  22.4 S  121.7 E         25        Final JTWC warning

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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 (06F)                           09 - 17 Jan
   Tropical Cyclone ZITA (07F / 08P)                   17 - 26 Jan
   Tropical Cyclone ARTHUR (08F / 09P)                 21 - 28 Jan

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Storm Name: None                  Cyclone Number: None    Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 06F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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07 JAN 09 2100  13.0 S  167.0 W  1004         25
07 JAN 10 0600  13.0 S  167.0 W  1002         30  Gales away from centre
07 JAN 10 1200  13.0 S  167.5 W  1002         30             "
07 JAN 10 1800  15.5 S  167.0 W  1002         30             "
07 JAN 11 0000  14.0 S  166.6 W  1002         30             "
07 JAN 11 0600  14.0 S  167.5 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 11 1200  14.2 S  167.9 W  1002         30             "
07 JAN 11 1800  14.1 S  167.9 W  1002         30             "
07 JAN 12 0000  13.5 S  166.5 W  1002         30             "
07 JAN 12 0600  13.7 S  166.5 W  1002         30             "
07 JAN 12 1200  12.6 S  169.3 W  1002         30             "
07 JAN 12 1800  12.6 S  169.2 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 13 0000  13.5 S  166.9 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 13 0600  13.5 S  166.9 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 13 1200  13.5 S  167.0 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 13 1800  12.1 S  162.0 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 13 2100  15.0 S  164.0 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 14 0000  15.4 S  163.0 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 14 0600  17.5 S  163.3 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 14 1200  18.0 S  162.0 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 14 1800  18.5 S  157.9 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 15 0000  18.5 S  157.7 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 15 0600  18.5 S  157.0 W  1000         30             "
07 JAN 15 1200  18.8 S  156.3 W  1000         30             "
07 JAN 15 1800  19.5 S  155.0 W  1000         30             "
07 JAN 16 0000  22.2 S  151.3 W  1000         30             "
07 JAN 16 0600  22.7 S  151.0 W  1000         30             "
07 JAN 16 1200  23.6 S  149.0 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 16 1800  22.8 S  152.1 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 17 0000  23.3 S  152.0 W  1000         30             "
07 JAN 17 0600  23.0 S  151.0 W  1000         30             "
07 JAN 17 1200  23.9 S  151.0 W  1000         30             "
07 JAN 17 1800  23.4 S  150.2 W  1001         30             "
07 JAN 17 2100  22.0 S  153.1 W  1000         25  No gales-final bulletin

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Storm Name: ZITA                  Cyclone Number: 08P     Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 07F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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07 JAN 17 2100  12.0 S  174.0 W  1002         20
07 JAN 18 0800  12.0 S  177.0 W  1003         20  
07 JAN 18 1800  12.0 S  177.0 W  1004         20
07 JAN 19 0600  13.0 S  175.0 W  1004         20
07 JAN 19 2100  13.0 S  174.5 W  1004         20
07 JAN 20 0600  13.5 S  171.3 W  1003         20
07 JAN 20 1800  13.0 S  168.0 W  1003         20
07 JAN 20 2100  12.0 S  166.0 W  1003         20
07 JAN 21 0700  12.2 S  164.6 W  1002         30  Peripheral gales 
07 JAN 21 1200  12.4 S  163.6 W  1002         30          "
07 JAN 21 1800  11.9 S  162.9 W  1002         30          "
07 JAN 22 0000  12.3 S  161.1 W  1001         30          "
07 JAN 22 0600  12.8 S  160.0 W  1001         30          "
07 JAN 22 1200  13.5 S  158.8 W  1001         30          "
07 JAN 22 1800  14.1 S  157.6 W  1000   45    30  JTWC: 14.0S/157.1W
07 JAN 22 2100  14.4 S  156.7 W   995         35
07 JAN 23 0000  15.0 S  156.1 W   990         40
07 JAN 23 0600  16.1 S  154.5 W   985   60    50
07 JAN 23 1200  17.3 S  153.8 W   975         60
07 JAN 23 1800  20.0 S  151.7 W   975   50    60
07 JAN 24 0000  21.7 S  151.8 W   985         50
07 JAN 24 0600  23.4 S  151.2 W   987   35    45
07 JAN 24 1100  25.0 S  150.0 W   990         45  Wellington warnings
07 JAN 24 1700  27.5 S  150.2 W   995         35
07 JAN 25 0000  29.0 S  150.0 W   998         35  Extratropical
07 JAN 25 0600  31.0 S  151.0 W   998         35
07 JAN 25 1200  34.0 S  150.0 W  1000         35
07 JAN 25 1800  35.0 S  152.0 W  1002         35
07 JAN 26 0000  37.0 S  152.0 W  1002         35

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Storm Name: ARTHUR                Cyclone Number: 09P     Basin: SPA
Fiji Tropical Disturbance Number: 08F

   Date   Time   Lat      Lon    Cent  MSW   MSW        Remarks
          (GMT)                 Press 1-min 10-min
                                 (mb) (kts) (kts)
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07 JAN 21 0730  11.9 S  176.4 W  1002         25
07 JAN 21 2100  12.3 S  176.1 W  1000         25
07 JAN 22 0600  12.8 S  175.8 W  1000         25  Peripheral gales
07 JAN 22 1200  12.8 S  175.7 W   999         25          "
07 JAN 22 1800  12.4 S  175.2 W   998         30          "
07 JAN 23 0000  12.4 S  174.5 W   998         30          "
07 JAN 23 0600  12.5 S  174.1 W   998         30          "
07 JAN 23 1200  13.0 S  173.5 W   998         30
07 JAN 23 1800  13.0 S  172.5 W   998         30
07 JAN 24 0000  14.0 S  169.7 W   999         30  Relocated
07 JAN 24 0600  14.4 S  167.7 W   999         30 
07 JAN 24 0900  14.5 S  166.8 W   998         30  Peripheral gales
07 JAN 24 1200  14.7 S  165.6 W   995   45    40
07 JAN 24 1800  15.1 S  162.9 W   980         55
07 JAN 25 0000  15.7 S  160.8 W   975   65    60
07 JAN 25 0600  16.2 S  159.5 W   975         60
07 JAN 25 1200  16.7 S  157.8 W   987   60    45  JTWC: 17.1S/156.6W
07 JAN 25 1800  18.2 S  155.1 W   990         40
07 JAN 26 0000  19.7 S  153.9 W   990   35    45
07 JAN 26 0600  20.8 S  153.0 W   985         50
07 JAN 26 1200  22.5 S  151.5 W   985         50
07 JAN 26 1800  24.5 S  148.7 W   985   55    50  JTWC: 23.6S/149.7W
07 JAN 26 2300  26.1 S  148.5 W   980         55  Wellington warnings
07 JAN 27 0500  28.0 S  147.0 W   985         50
07 JAN 27 1200  31.0 S  145.0 W   990         45  Extratropical
07 JAN 27 1800  33.0 S  144.0 W   990         50
07 JAN 28 0000  35.0 S  142.0 W   994         45
07 JAN 28 0600  38.0 S  139.0 W  1000         35
07 JAN 28 1800  40.0 S  130.0 W   998         35

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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:

     http://199.10.200.33/jtwc.html>


  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>
    http://www.tropicalcyclone2005.com/>


  PREPARED BY:

  Gary Padgett              [email protected]


  SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY:

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

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Document: trak0701.htm
Updated: 14th February 2007

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